News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which threatens to overturn longstanding constitutional protections guaranteeing the right to access abortion care...


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone and Doyle on House Passage of Three Bipartisan Cybersecurity Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement after the House of Representatives passed three cybersecurity bills today...


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service has begun a two-year project to improve accessibility and visitor services at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. The chamber of the memorial and the statue of Thomas Jefferson will remain open and accessible for the duration of the project.


Tonto National Monument to participate in Audubon's 122nd Annual Christmas Bird Count

News Release: Roosevelt AZ - Tonto National Monument invites the public to assist with the collection of bird species data for the National Audubon Society’s 122nd Annual Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Pre-registration is not required. This drop-in event is free and open to the public. Orientation and guiding will be available 8am to 3pm. We ask that participants plan to observe for 2 hours.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan Griffith (R-VA), wrote to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic...


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Section 230 Legislation to Hold Big Tech Accountable

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms for Tech’s Legal Immunity:"


News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Leader Rodgers participated in a pro-life event on the Court steps this morning to advocate that our laws protect the dignity and value of the unborn.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on Section 230 Legislation to Hold Big Tech Accountable

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee legislative hearing titled, “Holding Big Tech Accountable: Targeted Reforms for Tech’s Legal Immunity:"


New Jersey Man Charged With Distribution Of Controlled Substances Resulting In Death

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on November 9, 2021, Daniel D. Wheeler, a/k/a “Danny Manhattan," age 32, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was charged by a federal grand jury with drug distribution resulting in death and conspiring to do the same. The case was unsealed following Wheeler’s arrest on Nov. 30, 2021.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following statement, as prepared, on the House floor in support of H.R. 5720, the Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act of 2021...


South Florida Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Building “Ghost Guns” and Manufacturing Ammunition in Garage

News Release: Miami, Florida - This week, Mark Gene George, 58, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, appeared in federal court in Fort Pierce and was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being convicted of possessing a firearm and ammunition while being a convicted felon.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Stands Up for Life in Front of the Supreme Court

News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Leader Rodgers participated in a pro-life event on the Court steps this morning to advocate that our laws protect the dignity and value of the unborn.