News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Statesboro, GA: Lakesia Mills, 35, of Adrian, Georgia, was sentenced last week by United States District Court Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to 46 months in prison for making false statements on 784 amended tax returns.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) responded to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report examining the September 2014 fence jumping incident at the White House.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today released the following statement on the Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.-Timothy M. Longmeyer, the former Secretary of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet, admitted in federal court today that he solicited and accepted over $200,000 in kickbacks from a private consultant during his tenure.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted House Republican Appropriators today for exempting e-cigarettes and other vapor products from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation. The measure was approved as part of a Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 appropriations bill that funds the FDA.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON -Grab your magnifying glass and Metro card and explore the wilds in and around Washington, D.C., like never before! On May 20-21, parks across Greater Washington will participate in the National Parks BioBlitz. BioBlitz is a fun, fast-paced biological survey of a park's creepers and crawlers, plants and pollinators, mammals and more! The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday with more than 100 BioBlitzes across the country.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: BEAR CREEK, Wis. - A Wisconsin food cannery faces $143,550 in federal penalties after a 35-year-old worker fell more than 17 feet into an empty sauerkraut vat and broke multiple bones. The inspection that followed was the fourth time since 2011 that the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited GLK Foods LLC for failing to protect workers from fall and machine hazards.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a markup considering several bills that improve Americans’ access to public safety, improve spectrum efficiency, bring broadband to skilled nursing facilities, and keep the spending of the FCC’s Lifeline program in check.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today gave the following opening statement at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing on “Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and Law Enforcement Perspectives."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: CINCINNATI - Acting U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman met this morning with members of the board of directors of the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati. The gathering is part of a continued effort to foster understanding and safety for Muslim American communities within the Southern District of Ohio.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: “This bill urges the IRS to make available printed copies of the IRS publication 17 - the Tax Guide for Individuals - to taxpayers, free of charge.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on H.R. 3881 introduced by Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), the “Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2015." The bill clarifies and codifies the repeatedly upheld decision by federal courts to protect the rights of private mineral owners in the Allegheny National Forest (ANF).
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee members Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced H.R. 4979, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016. The bipartisan legislation will help provide the regulatory structure needed for safe, advanced nuclear energy technologies to play an important role in the U.S. energy portfolio.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: CANON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking input on a draft business plan for Guffey Gorge. An increasing number of visitors are drawn to Guffey Gorge because of the scenic canyon carved out by Fourmile Creek and its unique, water-based recreation opportunities. The small size of the area, high visitation and isolated location has resulted in the need for infrastructure and additional services.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing entitled, “Deciphering the Debate Over Encryption: Industry and Law Enforcement Perspectives." Members examined the intersection of the benefits associated with strong encryption and...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the implementation of Medicare payment reforms included in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. The hearing examined how physician organizations and their members...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, April 29, House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats led by Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), in partnership with the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), will hold a forum...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), the top Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, applauded the inclusion of an amendment he sponsored along with Senate Democrats to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) Reauthorization bill to strengthen U.S.
By State Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - At a hearing to assess progress with Central America’s “Alliance for Prosperity" initiative, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, stressed the importance of establishing strategic objectives for continued U.S. support of the alliance, which ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the implementation of Medicare payment reforms included in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. The hearing examined how physician organizations and their members...
