News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News Release: SACRAMENTO-Federal inmate Joseph Cabrera Sablan, 47, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of release for the murder of United States Correctional Officer Jose Rivera, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced.

Committee Releases Manager’s Amendment Ahead of HR 8 Markup

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a manager’s amendment ahead of today’s opening statements for the markup of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The bill up for consideration before the committee has taken...

15 Individuals Charged With Drug Trafficking In The Municipality Of Bayamon, Puerto Rico

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Sept. 23, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a six-count indictment against 15 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), Bayamón Strike Force, are in charge of the investigation.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces New Civil Rights Charges In Beating Death At Rikers Island

News Release: Officer Now Charged With Causing Death of an Inmate.

#SubOversight Seeks Clarity on How Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Been Spent on State Obamacare Exchanges

By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today convened to hear from various states about their experiences implementing state based marketplaces under the president’s health law. Subcommittee members sought answers on how billions of taxpayer dollars were spent on state exchanges, what oversight was conducted, and what challenges the states face moving forward.

Ten Puerto Rico Police Officers Indicted For Allegedly Running Criminal Organization Out Of Police Department

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ten Puerto Rico police officers have been indicted for their alleged participation in a criminal organization, run out of the police department, that used their affiliation with law enforcement to make money through robbery, extortion, manipulating court records and selling illegal narcotics, announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico.

House Continues to Stand With Life

By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 3495, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act, authored by Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI), another bill that would help to protect innocent infant lives. This bill would provide states with more flexibility so that a state is able to choose to...

False Income Tax Returns from Inmates Part of Tax Preparer’s Scheme

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Preparing false income tax returns in the names of prison inmates was one of the schemes a Kansas City tax preparer used to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of more than $400,000, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Tuesday.

#SubOversight Seeks Clarity on How Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Been Spent on State Obamacare Exchanges

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations today convened to hear from various states about their experiences implementing state based marketplaces under the president’s health law. Subcommittee members sought answers on how billions of taxpayer dollars were spent on state exchanges, what oversight was conducted, and what challenges the states face moving forward.

Rep. Grijalva Highlights Republican Majority’s Misstatements on Land and Water Conservation Fund Ahead of Tomorrow’s Expiration

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement today ahead of Wednesday’s expected expiration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), one of the nation’s most successful public land conservation programs. The program’s funding authorization will expire on Wednesday and the Fund will stop collecting the royalties it currently receives from oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf.

Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing on Puerto Rico’s Economic Crisis

News Release: There are more than three million United States citizens living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, where longstanding economic challenges have developed into a very real and very immediate crisis.

HOUSE TRANSPORTATION LEADERS INTRODUCE PTC EXTENSION

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 29, 2015

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, leaders of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the deadline for implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) until 2018. The legislation comes after a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that most U.S. railroads will fail to meet the Dec. 31, 2015 deadline to implement critical, life-saving PTC technology.

Committee Releases Manager’s Amendment Ahead of HR 8 Markup

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today released a manager’s amendment ahead of today’s opening statements for the markup of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015. The bill up for consideration before the committee has taken...

Committee Leaders Request Documents from Volkswagen as Investigation Continues

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today requested information from Volkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Volkswagen’s alleged efforts to circumvent emissions requirement for certain models of diesel engine passenger vehicles. Today’s requests...

Levin Opening Statement at Markup of Reconciliation Legislation

News Release: There are so many serious issues that this committee could be grappling with today. Issues that could impact families across this country, issues that could draw inspiration from the Pope’s address to Congress just last Thursday. No, today, we are seemingly taking the next step after the Speaker’s announcement on Friday to appease the right-wing of the Republican Conference.

Madison County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that James L. Wagner, 49, of Madison County, Illinois, pled guilty to knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. At sentencing, Wagner faces a minimum...

Committee Leaders Request Documents from Volkswagen as Investigation Continues

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee Leaders today requested information from Volkswagen and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Volkswagen’s alleged efforts to circumvent emissions requirement for certain models of diesel engine passenger vehicles. Today’s requests...

Essex County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To 53 Months In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearm, Smuggling Drugs Into Federal Jail