News published on Federal Newswire in June 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Republicans unveiled a plan to grow our economy by tackling excessive regulations, developing American energy, and promoting financial independence for people who work hard and do the right thing. It is our vision for a Confident America that is the best place in the world to live, work, build things, start a business, and raise a family.

Upton & Walden on Disappointing Net Neutrality Decision

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), today issued the following statement after the D.C. Circuit Court issued its opinion on the FCC’s Net Neutrality rules.

Federal Jury Convicts Kingsport Attorney Of Fraud

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On June 13, 2016, following a five-day trial in U.S. District Court, a jury convicted Everett H. Mechem, 57, of 28 counts of wire fraud, two counts of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) fraud, two counts of providing false statements, and one count of theft from the United States. Sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m., on Sept. 21, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Greeneville.

Passed in the House: Roskam Bill to Protect Taxpayer Information, Stop IRS Political Targeting

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House voted 240 to 182 to pass H.R. 5053, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act. This legislation, authored by Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL), would prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from collecting the identity of people who donate to tax-exempt organizations.

Murkowski Presses Admin. on Misguided, Vague Mitigation Policy

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday sent a letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), calling on the agency to withdraw its proposed policy on mitigation, which attempts to implement a Presidential Memorandum on mitigation released in November 2015.

#SubOversight Examines Antibiotic Resistant “Superbugs”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining the U.S. public health response to “superbugs," or antibiotic resistant bacteria. The hearing was sparked by the discovery of the MCR-1 gene in a Pennsylvania woman who...

Pallone Opening Statement at FCC Privacy Rules Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing entitled “FCC Overreach: Examining the Proposed Privacy Rules":

Committee Releases Updated Mental Health Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today released updated bill text in advance of a full committee markup on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy’s (R-PA) bipartisan H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act. The text will be considered as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (AINS) to the previous bill text.

Roskam, Lewis Applaud Decision to Update Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Ranking Member John Lewis (D-GA) today released the following statements after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) outlined the actions it would take to help small business owners and farmers wronged by the agency’s civil asset forfeiture abuses.

Speaker’s Signature Moves Chemical Safety Reform One Step Closer to Law

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) join Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) as he signs landmark chemical safety legislation (Photo Courtesy of Caleb Smith/Speaker Ryan’s Office).

#SubCommTech Reviews FCC’s Proposed Privacy Rules

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing examining the FCC’s proposed privacy rules. The hearing follows up on a letter sent to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the agency’s proposed privacy and data breach notification requirements for broadband Internet service providers (ISPs).

Pallone Opening Statement for Full Committee Markup of H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at an Energy and Commerce Committee markup on H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act...

Pallone Opening Statement at Antibiotic Resistance Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on “Combatting Superbugs: U.S. Public Health Responses to Antibiotic Resistance":

Joplin Man Sentenced for Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.

Monroe County Oil Company Owner Sentenced for Illegally Dumping 50 Gallons of Brine Water Per Week

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Donald E. Hercher, 67, of Sycamore Valley, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court to a $70,000 fine, four days in prison and two years of probation for violating the Clean Water Act.

Panel Reviews Bill to Give States and Tribes a Seat at the Table in Federal Royalty Decisions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a legislative hearing on Rep. Ryan Zinke’s (R-MT) “Certainty for States and Tribes Act" (H.R. 5259), legislation to reestablish the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) and create a more transparent and cooperative process in royalty management issues.

Capitol Heights Felon Pleads Guilty to Stealing Guns From a Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer and to Illegal Possession of Ammunition

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Gary Alphonso Robinson, age 27, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the theft of eight firearms and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.

House Republicans Unveil Plan to Grow Our Economy

By EPA Newswire | Jun 14, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Republicans unveiled a plan to grow our economy by tackling excessive regulations, developing American energy, and promoting financial independence for people who work hard and do the right thing. It is our vision for a Confident America that is the best place in the world to live, work, build things, start a business, and raise a family.

Buchanan Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen America’s Families

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Human Resources Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) led a bipartisan group of Committee members to introduce the Family First Prevention Services Act (H.R. 5456). The legislation will keep more children safely at home and out of inappropriate foster...

Women From Essex County, New Jersey, And Brooklyn, New York, Admit Roles In Oxycodone Distribution Ring