News published on Federal Newswire in May 2019

News from May 2019


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes U.S. Airlines and Cities for New Tokyo Haneda Routes

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today proposed to select four U.S. airlines to provide new daytime service to Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport as early as summer 2020.


Engel Statement on State Department Denying Citizenship to Children of Americans

News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding reports that the Department of State is denying American citizenship to certain children of American citizens abroad...


News Release: A New Orleans, Louisiana, man pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to solicit the payment of illegal health care kickbacks to several individuals, including two New Orleans-area physicians, for the referring and certifying of individuals for medically unnecessary home health services.


Murray Calls on Food and Drug Administration to Take Swift Action on Tobacco Following Court Ruling

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement after a federal court ruled yesterday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted illegally when it delayed the regulation of newly regulated tobacco products like e-cigarettes.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Deputy Special Agent in Charge Jerry Templet repatriated 10 Greek coins to the Government of Greece, Tuesday, during a reception at the San Francisco Greek Consulate.


Energy Department Selects Five Winning Teams for Solar in Your Community Challenge Prizes

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced five winners of the Solar in Your Community Challenge. Led by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, this $5 million competition incentivized new approaches to increase the affordability of electricity resulting in expanded solar adoption across America.


Grassley, Wyden Announce Taskforces to Find Long-Term Solutions to Temporary Tax Policy

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today announced the formation of several bipartisan taskforces to examine temporary tax provisions that expired, or will expire, between Dec. 31, 2017 and Dec. 31, 2019 - a total of 42 provisions.


Grassley on Launch of Bipartisan Taskforces to Resolve Temporary Tax Policy

News Release: On February 28th, I came to the floor to talk about the more than two dozen tax provisions that have expired since the end of 2017. That same day, I joined with Finance Committee Ranking Member Wyden to introduce the Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019 to extend those provisions through 2019.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was living in Mexico has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute more than 10 kilograms of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Derek Clemens, age 31, of Evansdale, Iowa, has been charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on May 8, 2019, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.


Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management to Hold Hearing on Disaster Preparedness

News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Disaster Preparedness: DRRA Implementation and FEMA Readiness."


News Release: Haleakalā National Park’s 2019 Artist in Residence, astrophotographer Stan Honda, will hold a public night sky photography workshop on March 23, 2019 at 5 p.m. at the Headquarters Visitor Center in the Summit District of Haleakalā National Park (7,000 ft. elevation).


BLM to release wild horses in Hardtrigger Herd Management Area

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will disperse 45 wild horses (24 studs, 21 mares) in three different locations within the Hardtrigger Herd Management Area (HMA) south of Marsing at the end of May. The BLM Owyhee Field Office invites members of the public interested in watching one of the releases to meet at the I-O-N Truck Plaza, 5644 Buntrock Rd., Marsing, at 10 a.m. on May 29 to caravan to the release location.


News Release: Nine people, most from Toledo, were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic large amounts of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl in Northwest Ohio.