News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Release: The Hong Kong government’s December 29 raid and arrest of seven senior staff at Stand News have forced yet another of the few remaining bastions of free and independent media in Hong Kong to cease operations. Journalism is not sedition. We call on PRC and Hong Kong authorities to cease targeting Hong Kong’s free and independent media and to immediately release those journalists and media executives who have been unjustly detained and charged.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a seven page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Secretary Blinken has appointed Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat as his Special Adviser on Holocaust Issues. He is a former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, and Ambassador to the European Union, and is ...


The US Labor Department published a nine page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leadership on Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights:  Rina Amiri and Stephenie Foster

Release: Two highly qualified and respected leaders will advance the State Department’s vital work to support Afghan women, girls, and human rights: Special Envoy Rina Amiri and Senior Advisor Stephenie Foster. They bring decades of public policy, diplomatic, and advocacy experience to the Department.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of the No Surprises Act’s ban on surprise medical billing going into effect on Jan. 1, 2022...


News Release: A 21-year-old Tulsa man who committed a shooting outside of a Tulsa nightclub in August pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.