News from May 2012
By State News Post | May 31, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 31, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today marks the beginning of the annual Atlantic Hurricane Season. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, noted the occasion as he released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report he requested on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) opposed H.R. 3541, the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2012." Formerly known as the “Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act," the bill jeopardizes women’s access to safe, legal medical care and undermines the constitutional right to privacy guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - The National ParkGrand Canyon, Ariz. - The National Park Service (NPS) is now accepting comments on the development of a fisheries management plan for waters between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead within Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The two...
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: "This bill, covering the legislative branch, is the smallest of all the appropriations bills. But it funds an entire equal branch of government. We should all feel some personal sense of responsibility when we consider the operations of Congress during consideration of this bill.".
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theorists has already figured out at least one talent they may have. According to the theorists, including one from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), physicists might one day use quantum computers to study the inner workings of the universe in ways that are far beyond the reach of even the most powerful conventional supercomputers.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: "Working with Chairman Culberson and the members of the subcommittee, we have crafted a bill that will address the funding needs for military construction and family housing for our troops and their families as well as other quality of life construction projects. In addition, it will provide funding for many important VA programs as well as agencies like the Veterans Court of Appeals and the American Battle Monuments Commission.".
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: In celebration of the Transit of Venus-one of the rarest astronomical alignments-the Shasta Astronomy Club and the Schreder Planetarium will be partnering with the National Park Service to provide public viewing of this once in a lifetime occasion. Since the invention of the telescope, there have been...
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: Full Committee Ranking Member Rep. Norm Dicks.
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON-Total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 21.9 percent nationwide for the 2011/2012 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America.
By State Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, reacted to reports that the Palestinian Authority plans to honor terrorists responsible for the deaths of innocent Israeli civilians.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 31, 2012 - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) sent a to the Obama Administration requesting further information on how much the federal government spends on Endangered Species Act (ESA)-related litigation and settlement costs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two of Congress’s leading voices on U.S. energy policy today called on President Barack Obama to use his existing authority to limit the export of America’s energy resources. In a letter, Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, and U.S...
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2012
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), today held a hearing entitled, “Barriers to Lower Health Care Costs for Workers and Employers." The hearing examined changes enacted under the 2010 health care law that are undermining policies designed to make health insurance more affordable.
