News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Anthony Hill, Jr., of Columbus, Ohio, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: For Racketeering Conspiracy and Drug and Firearm Crimes.


BLM Accepting Comments on Environmental Assessment for Colorado March Oil and Gas Lease Sale

News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer 26 parcels, totaling 30,548 acres in Jackson and Las Animas counties at its March 2020 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The public comment period on associated environmental documents ends Dec. 16, 2019. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com.


Former Georgia Youth Softball Umpire Pleads Guilty In Child Sexual Exploitation Case

News Release: MACON, Ga.- A former youth softball umpire arrested during “Operation End Game," a multi-agency effort targeting and arresting adult perpetrators seeking sex with children, entered a guilty plea in federal court this morning, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of...


News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Monument of America’s Heritage and Education Centers will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. The trails and other outdoor areas are open from dawn to dusk every day, including Thanksgiving Day.


E&C Democrats Express Concerns Over 2.5 GHz Proceeding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about the shortened notice and filing window for spectrum license applications in the 2.5 GHz proceeding, which will prevent many tribes and...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 47-1...


Montgomery County Man Charged with String of Gunpoint Robberies of Local Businesses

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Tyson Blount, 35, of Abington, PA was arrested and charged by Indictment with four counts of Hobbs Act Robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.


E&C Democrats Express Concerns Over 2.5 GHz Proceeding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about the shortened notice and filing window for spectrum license applications in the 2.5 GHz proceeding, which will prevent many tribes and...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (H.R. 1603 ) was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 47-1...


Department of Energy Announces $15 Million for Development of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Tools

Release: ARPA-E Funds 23 Projects to Accelerate the Energy Technology Design Process


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man today admitted to receiving and possessing videos and images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Unknown Destinations

Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 191,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2019/2020 marketing year.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of 18 Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup of 18 bills...


Pallone & Rush Applaud Committee Passage of Pipeline Reauthorization Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) applauded Committee passage of the “SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019" (H.R. ____), which was favorably reported, as amended, to the full House of Representatives by a vote of 30-21...


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES FARRELL, 55, of, East Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to approximately one day of imprisonment, time already served, and two years of supervised release, for defrauding the New Haven County Credit Union. Judge Underhill also ordered Farrell to perform 50 hours of community service.


Second Mesa Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Child

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Louie Josytewa, of Second Mesa, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 27 years of imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime term of supervised release. Josytewa was convicted of two crimes at a jury trial earlier this year: (1) Abusive Sexual Contact with a Child, and (2) Offense by a Registered Sex Offender.


Walden and Upton: Democrats Are Putting Politics Over Safety of Americans

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) released the following statement slamming Democrats for putting politics over pipeline safety.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of 18 Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Full Committee markup of 18 bills...


E&C Democrats Express Concerns Over 2.5 GHz Proceeding

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Five Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter today to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai raising concerns about the shortened notice and filing window for spectrum license applications in the 2.5 GHz proceeding, which will prevent many tribes and...