News published on Federal Newswire in February 2010

News from February 2010


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Kerry and Bayh Press Western Union, MoneyGram to Eliminate Fees on Money Transfers to Haiti

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, today called on Western Union and MoneyGram to eliminate or reduce the fees for money transfers to Haiti through June 2010 after the devastation of last month's earthquake.


News Release: Washington - With the final rewritten text (Abercrombie substitute ) of H.R. 2314, the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009, being provided to members of the U.S. House of Representatives with less than 24 hours before a formal vote may be called, analysis of its provisions are ongoing.


News Release: A change in federal law effective Feb. 22, allows people who can legally possess firearms under federal, Colorado, Utah and local laws to possess those firearms in Dinosaur National Monument.


Harkin: With a Bipartisan Summit on the Horizon, the White House has Laid Out a Path Forward for Comprehensive Health Reform this Year

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today issued the following statement after the White House unveiled their health reform proposal. Harkin is Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.


News Release: New Federal Firearms Law Takes Effect.


News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member issued the following statement criticizing the Treasury Department’s reported plan to exclude oversight by the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) in creating a new Small Business Lending Fund...


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A change in federal law that goes into effect today allows firearms in many national park areas, including Lake Mead National Recreation Area. People who can legally possess firearms under federal and state law can now possess those firearms in the recreation area.


Scientists Identify Specific Barley Tissues Infected by Scab

News Release: Recent studies involving the fungus that causes the disease known as scab in barley have helped Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists identify the specific tissues the fungus infects.