News published on Federal Newswire in October 2007

News from October 2007


Housing Tax Relief Bill Passes Full House

News Release: WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives gave overwhelming bipartisan support to H.R. 3648, the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, today in response to some of the tax issues that have arisen as a result of problems in the subprime mortgage market. The measure passed the full House 386 to 27. Similar legislation is pending before the U.S. Senate.


News Release: Woodstock, VT - Forestry operations in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park will begin later this month as prescribed in the park’s forest management plan, completed in 2006. Three stands totaling 27 acres will be thinned to promote the growth of healthy trees. The French red pine stand...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Amidst rising concern over the safety of foreign goods and a growing string of recalled products, the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittees on Trade and Oversight held a joint hearing today examining how the U.S. can better ensure the safety of its imports.


News Release: Good evening. Thank you for inviting me to be here. I’m pleased to discuss the competitiveness of the global economy and how we can keep our leadership position in it.


News Release: WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced he will travel to Uruguay Oct. 8-9 and Brazil Oct. 9-11 to discuss with senior government officials and the business community ways to promote greater bilateral trade, economic growth and opportunity and to foster greater commercial cooperation between the United States and both Uruguay and Brazil.


Pilgrim's Pride Corp. in Pittsburg, Texas, agrees to pay more than 5,300 applicants $1 million for hiring discrimination based on gender and ethnicity

News Release: PITTSBURG, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) today announced that Pilgrim's Pride Corp., headquartered in Pittsburg, has entered into two consent decrees to settle the department's allegations that the company engaged in hiring discrimination based on gender and ethnicity over a two-year period against some 5,300 applicants.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.