News published on Federal Newswire in May 2007

News from May 2007


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


H.Con.Res.25

Release: A concurrent resolution to expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than Jan. 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in...


Committee Approves Three Bills for Floor Consideration

News Release: Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved three measures regarding farm-based renewable energy, eminent domain, and hunger relief efforts. H. Con. Res 25, H.R. 926, and H. Res. 79 were all passed by voice vote and were ordered to be reported favorably to the House floor. A brief summary of each...


ARS Scientists Honored for Tech Transfer Efforts

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 17-Six individual and team awards were presented today to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists for "Excellence in Technology Transfer" by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC ), a nationwide network of more than 700 federal laboratories. The awards were made at the FLC's annual meeting in Arlington, Texas. ARS is the chief intramural scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


H.R. 926

Release: A bill to prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property for private commercial development or that fails to pay relocation costs to persons displaced by use of the power of eminent domain for economic development purposes. (Passed Committee by voice vote and ordered to be reported favorably to the House with the recommendation that it pass, May 17, 2007).


News Release: Weekly Up-date: The annual seasonal closures of village beaches to ORV use were established on May 15, 2007. During the May 7 Nor’easter, the beaches and inlets experienced varying degrees of erosion and notable high tides. Travel in many areas may still be limited during high wind/tide conditions...


House Agriculture Committee Kicks Off Farm Bill Drafting Process

News Release: Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, along with Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte and other members of the Committee, held a press conference to outline the first steps in the development of the 2007 Farm Bill.


H.Res. 79

Release: A resolution to recognize the establishment of Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the contributions of those programs efforts to decrease hunger and help feed those in need. (Passed Committee by voice vote and ordered to be reported favorably to the House with the recommendation that it pass, May 17, 2007).


Grassley: House Democrats’ AMT Relief Offsets Would Mean Big Tax Increases

News Release: Earlier this week I came to the floor to flesh out some of the options that may be circulating among the current Democratic majority on the House side for resolving the crescendo of the AMT crisis.


Grassley: House Democrats, not Senate Republicans, Have Opposed Tax Shelter Crackdowns

News Release: Mr. President, I was struck by the exchange between the Senators from North Dakota regarding abusive leasing transactions called SILOs and so-called corporate inversion transactions. They seemed to express dismay that this body can’t shut down these deals. Listening to them, it seemed like they had no idea that...