News from July 2016
By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Energy and Power Subcommittee Ranking Bobby Rush delivered the following opening remarks at the hearing titled, "A Review of EPA's Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors":
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Text of Legislation. * S. 524, House and Senate Conference Draft . Amendments. * . Opening Statements. * . Documents. * Meeting Notice . * Background Memo . * Order of Recognition, Statements . * Proxy Form . Related Items: Upton Announces Opioid Conference Committee Meeting NEXT WEEK
By State Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT[1]. Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada. 6-8 July 2016. Introduction. Delegations from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland, the European Union, Iceland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian Federation...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today said the Senate voted to proceed to final debate on his bipartisan proposal to protect the use of agriculture biotechnology and to ensure consumers have access to food information they want. With cloture invoked by a vote of 65-32 the Senate will vote on final passage as early as Thursday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. -A Union County, New Jersey, woman today admitted accepting kickbacks in exchange for using her company as a “straw" contractor that allowed non-minority owned firms to circumvent regulations on federally funded transportation projects, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After this morning’s meeting of House and Senate opioid conferees, bicameral leaders announced that a conference report has been filed. The conference report will be considered by the House Rules Committee tonight, and is expected to be on the House floor on Friday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Pursuant to Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Some people may find it hard to get excited about a brochure. But an informative outreach piece can be a very powerful tool. That's why I'm excited to announce the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy’s program overview brochure recently received a prestigious Award for Publication Excellence, also known as an APEX Award.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Kimberly Michelle Bishop, the former director of Macon County’s Board of Elections was sentenced late yesterday to six months in prison for embezzling public funds, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bishop, 44, of Franklin, N.C., was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release, the first six months of which to be served under home detention, and to pay $68,705.26 as restitution.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Disrupter Series: Health Care Apps."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on July 5, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 4361, the Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced that it will host a forum discussion on conscience rights on Friday, July 8, 2016, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The discussion will be led by Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA). Participants...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: The U.S. faces a growing demand for scientists trained and educated in radiochemistry, the chemical study of radioactive elements. With that in mind, the Energy Department's offices of Nuclear Energy (NE) and Environmental Management (EM) are co-funding a new traineeship program in radiochemistry at...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Audi N. Sumilat, a resident of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a scheme to illegally buy numerous guns and then smuggle them out of the country for the benefit of members of the protective security detail of the President and the Vice President of the ...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, during the Senate and House conference committee meeting on S. 524, the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), Senate Finance Committee Chairman and conferee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) delivered the following statement...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Text of Legislation. * S. 524, House and Senate Conference Draft . Amendments. * . Opening Statements. * . Documents. * Meeting Notice . * Background Memo . * Order of Recognition, Statements . * Proxy Form . Related Items: Upton Announces Opioid Conference Committee Meeting NEXT WEEK
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: Price, Utah- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office will host a public meeting to explore recreational opportunities associated with the Old Spanish National Historic Trail in Emery County. The BLM partnered with Emery County to develop an Activity Trail Plan to identify recreational...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the impacts of major EPA regulations on the American energy and industrial sectors. Since 2009, EPA has published over 3,900 rules, totaling 33,000 pages.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining the impacts of major EPA regulations on the American energy and industrial sectors. Since 2009, EPA has published over 3,900 rules, totaling 33,000 pages.
