News published on Federal Newswire in September 2007

News from September 2007


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a six page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT BUSH ON NCLB

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in responseto President Bush’s remarks on reauthorizing No Child Left Behind.


STATEMENT OF SENATOR EDWARD M. KENNEDY ON UAW STRIKE AGREEMENT

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the followingstatement in response to the settlement reached late last night between the United AutoWorkers Union and General Motors.


LIEBERMAN, COLLINS VOTE IN FAVOR OF MYERS’ CONFIRMATION

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Wednesday reported out the nomination of Julie Myers to continue as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, overseeing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau. Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn.


Subcommittee Reviews Commodity Exchange Act Reauthorization

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 reauthorization of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Congressman Bob Etheridge of North Carolina is Chairman of the Subcommittee.


Lantos, King Send Bipartisan Message to Stop Violence on Burma

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) announced committee passage of a resolution (H.Con.Res.200) that denounces the violence and human rights violations in Burma and calls for the immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The bill passed unanimously through the Foreign Affairs Committee and is scheduled to come soon to the House floor for a vote.


News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 29, Oregon Caves National Monument will celebrate the fourteenth annual National Public Lands Day with a volunteer cleanup effort at Oregon Caves. Sponsored for the ninth consecutive year by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, National Public Lands Day is the largest annual coast-to-coast, single-day volunteer restoration effort for America’s public lands.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Committee on Ways and Means unanimously approved 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. Under current law, debt forgiven following mortgage foreclosure or renegotiation is considered income for tax purposes, resulting in tax liability for individuals and families.