News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


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


Jury Convicts Naval Flight Officer Of Firearms Conspiracy And Lying During Security Clearance Background Investigation

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found Fan Yang (36, Jacksonville) guilty of conspiring with his co-defendants Ge Songtao (51, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China) and Yang Yang (36, Jacksonville) to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to federally licensed firearms...


North Dakota woman sentenced following ICE HSI investigation for string of violent robberies

News Release: FARGO, N.D. - An eastern North Dakota woman was sentenced Monday to 45 months in federal prison for her role in a string of robberies committed under the guise of offering commercial sex.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced President Biden has signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act into law which includes their...


Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations

News Release: Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related False Claims Act Allegations.


E&C Announces Full Committee Markup of 12 Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


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


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


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



Santa Clarita Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Prison for Scheming to Fraudulently Obtain $1.8 Million in COVID-Relief Funds

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Santa Clarita Valley man was sentenced today to 51 months in federal prison for scheming to fraudulently obtain approximately $1.8 million in COVID-19 relief guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).


Leader Rodgers Statement on President Biden’s Summit with Xi Jinping

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 two page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hudson Valley Tequila Producer Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSEPH CIMINO, the founder of a tequila brand based in the Hudson Valley, pled guilty today to securities and wire fraud charges before U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti. CIMINO admitted as part of his plea that he fraudulently solicited investments for his company.


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


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the Full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 10:30 a.m. (EST) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


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


News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Heath Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Part B premiums paid by beneficiaries will increase next year, one of the largest increases in the program’s history.


Capito Celebrates America Recycles Day

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today released the below statement in observance of America Recycles Day.


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