News published on Federal Newswire in December 2021

News from December 2021


Lying on Form in Order to Buy Guns for a Felon Results in Probation for Waterloo Woman

News Release: One of the guns Graham illegally purchased was accidently discharged and seriously injured a four year-old Cedar Rapids child.


News Release: MENTOR, OHIO-As of Jan. 1, 2022, James A. Garfield National Historic Site will no longer charge a $10 fee for the guided tour of the Garfield home, which is the only way to see the home’s interior. Due to ongoing safety measures related to COVID-19, guided tours remain limited to one per hour for a maximum of seven people. Reservations are required and may be made by calling the site at (440) 255-8722.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans for the Eastern District of Louisiana, announced that TREYVON TOBIAS (“TOBIAS"), age 22, of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana was sentenced on Dec. 16, 2021 to 125 months imprisonment today by United States District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo for Brandishing ...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairwoman Maloney and Rep. Pressley Applaud FDA Eliminating Medically Unnecessary Restrictions on Mifepristone Access

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force.


Comer Releases Report on PBMs’ Tactics Leading to Soaring Prescription Drug Prices

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.)


Neal Statement on Ruling in Tax Returns Case

Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding Judge Trevor McFadden’s ruling in the Committee’s case to access former President Donald Trump’s tax information.


W&M Analysis: Costs for Child Care & Nursery Schools Increased Under Dems’ Expanded Child Tax Credit

When asked whether Democrats’ tax-and-spend bill “would lower inflation” particularly in child care, White House Press Secretary Psaki .


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Tyeed Henson, 22, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged by Indictment with nine counts of Hobbs Act robbery stemming from a rash of late-2020 armed robberies of Philadelphia-area convenience stores over the course of one week.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Ottumwa and Des Moines Man Sentenced to 15 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children

News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Nov. 16, 2021, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Matthew Eric Mason, age 26, formerly of Ottumwa and Des Moines, to 188 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography announced United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal. Mason pleaded guilty to...


Reports of Mass Detentions, Killings, and Forced Expulsions in Western Tigray

Release: The United States is gravely concerned by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in western Tigray by Amhara security forces. The UN reports that 1.2 million people have been forcibly displaced from western Tigray since the beginning of the...


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Return of the British Invasion. Richmond National Battlefield Park and Historic St. John’s Church partner in living history event explaining Benedict Arnold’s Raid. RICHMOND, Va.- The British invasion returns! On Saturday, January 8, the public is invited to join Richmond National Battlefield Park and...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“Senate Committee Meetings” was published on pages D1351-D1352 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 8.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.