News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Washington - During today’s historic White House Tribal Leaders Summit, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced several new initiatives that expand USDA’s commitment to serving Indian Country through equitable policies and programs.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today joined President Biden at the White House as he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 into law. Carper led passage of the bipartisan legislation in the Senate earlier this year, which incorporated Carper's Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 and his Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reclamation promotes hydropower development at Taylor Park Dam with lease of power privilege contract negotiations

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites members of the press and public to a virtual meeting with the Taylor River Hydro, LLC (a joint entity between the Uncompahgre Water Users Association and Gunnison County Electric Association) to negotiate a lease of power privilege contract. The...


Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: CONCORD - Miguel Skrl Guillermo-Graseki, 23, of Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced to 45 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.


The US Energy Department published a six page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Capito Attends White House Bill Signing of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined President Joe Biden at the White House as he signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the Senate passed this summer and the House passed earlier this month. Senator Capito released the below statement following the event...


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s meeting today with Chinese President Xi Jinping.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Carper Welcomes EPA’s First-Ever National Recycling Strategy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and co-founder of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s release of its National Recycling Strategy, the first-ever overarching document guiding recycling policy at the federal level.


News Release: Washington D.C.- House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) does not have legal authority to permanently extend enhanced Medicaid funding in Puerto Rico.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.