News published on Federal Newswire in July 2007

News from July 2007


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Domenici Backed Bill to Provide Discounted Parks Pass for Veterans Receives Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON - A bill backed by U.S. Senator Pete Domenici that would grant veterans discounted access to National Parks and other federal lands today received its first hearing, setting the stage for action by the full Energy Committee.


News Release: The National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area will be closing Kamloops Island Campground from July 25 to Aug. 15, 2007. This closure is to facilitate replacement of the Hedlund Bridge at the intersection of SR 395 and Northport Flatcreek Road. Although construction of the new bridge will continue until summer of 2008, once reopened visitors will be able to access the campground via the detour from Napoleon Bridge.


Senators Lieberman, Collins Request Evaluation of DHS Disaster Response Capabilities

News Release: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Thursday asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate Department of Homeland Security disaster response and disaster response exercises to make sure response plans are...


Baucus, Grassley Ask IRS To Better Publicize Saver’s Credit

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Republican Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to better publicize the Saver’s Credit, a non-refundable tax credit that encourages low- to middle-income Americans to save...


Grassley works to protect whistleblowers at the National Institutes of Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley is working to protect federal employees who speak out about wrongdoing by highlighting the legal protections given to whistleblowers in a letter sent today to the Director of the National Institutes of Health.


37th TN Living History Weekend

News Release: Superintendent Shawn Benge invites you to attend a special living history program at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15, 2007.


Statement by Sens. Grassley and Hatch on a potential veto of possible legislation to reauthorize the SCHIP program

News Release: Sens. Chuck Grassley and Orrin Hatch issued the joint statement below regarding reports of the Bush Administration’s plans to recommend a veto of SCHIP reauthorization legislation that may be considered by the Senate Committee on Finance. Sen. Grassley is Ranking Member of the Committee and Sen. Hatch is Ranking Republican Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care.


Subcommittee Reviews Trading in Energy Derivatives

News Release: James Ryder (202) 225-0020. James.Ryder@mail.house.gov. - Today, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing to review the trading of energy-based derivatives. Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina is Chairman of the Subcommittee. “The trading...


News Release: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park and Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site are honoring the life and legacy of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, former First Lady and steadfast friend of both parks, by instituting closures of some park sites during the period of repose and remembrance following her death on July 11.


News Release: The public will have an opportunity to pay their respects to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson as her cortege moves through Johnson City on Sunday, July 15 at approximately 10 a.m. The cortege will enter Johnson City via U.S. Highway 290, then follow Avenue F south, past the LBJ Boyhood Home, turning on to Ladybird...


News Release: Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today questioned government officials on the regulation of nuclear licenses in a post-9/11 world. “We have made real progress in preventing terrorists,...