News published on Federal Newswire in March 2012

News from March 2012


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Howard Berman Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Federal Courts to Rule on Jerusalem Passport Case

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in support of today’s Supreme Court ruling allowing federal courts to rule on Jerusalem Passport case.


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** TOMORROW: Committee to Examine Massey Negligence and Enforcement Failures at Upper Big Branch Mine

News Release: On Tuesday, March 27 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Learning from the Upper Big Branch Tragedy." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


New Industry Commitments to Give 15 Million Households Tools to Shrink Their Energy Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Responding to President Obama's call for an "all-of-the-above" strategy to help consumers reduce their energy costs, the Administration announced on March 22 that nine major utilities and electricity suppliers will commit to providing more than 15 million households access to data...


McDermott, Rangel Applaud Inclusion of South Sudan in the Generalized System of Preferences Program

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Committee Member and former Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) applauded today’s presidential proclamation designating the Republic of South Sudan the newest least developed country beneficiary of the Generalized System...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Obama administration’s Environmental Protection Agency today released a carbon pollution standard that would require power plants to reduce heat-trapping emissions that are causing dangerous climate change. Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the co-author of the only climate change bill to pass a chamber of the U.S. Congress, today issued the following statement...


National Park Week Events 2012

News Release: Charles Pinckney National Historic Site presents "Colonial Day" from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2012 and "National Junior Ranger Day" on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Held during National Park Week, these free events celebrate both outdoor activities and American heritage.


News Release: On Wednesday, March 28 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers with the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Md., design, develop and improve analytical methods for measuring nutritional components in the food supply. The Beltsville center is part of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency.


News Release: Dear Speaker Boehner, Leader Pelosi, Leader Cantor and Whip Hoyer...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today issued the following statement on President Obama’s comments to Russia President Dmitri Medvedev on request to delay national security matters until after his re-election...


Rep. Ryan on GOP Tax Proposal: “I don’t know” if middle class would suffer

News Release: Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan yesterday made his priorities clear when asked by Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace whether the Republican tax proposal would hurt the middle class even as it cuts taxes for millionaires by an average $150,000 a year.


News Release: Fort Monroe, Va. - To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Union General George B. McClellan and the Army of the Potomac at Fort Monroe, the National Park Service, in partnership with the Fort Monroe Authority, will offer a guided walking tour of Fort Monroe National Monument at 10:30...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - A Department of Energy (DOE) program that helps graduate students and early career professionals gain hands-on field research experience in areas related to carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) is accepting applications until April 15.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Anshin Produce Co. Inc.