News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hattiesburg Man Sentenced to Over 14 Years in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss. - A Hattiesburg man was sentenced to 175 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator John Godfrey traveled to Valetta, Malta to co-chair the annual meeting of the Governing Board of Administrators for the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) this week. In Malta, Coordinator Godfrey also met with Christopher Cutajar, Malta’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs, to discuss issues of mutual interest, including Libya and countering the financing of terrorism.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on President Biden’s nomination of Robert Califf, M.D., to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):


Sunpro Solar’s owner cited again for exposing workers to fall hazards after investigation at Naples work site; faces $160K in penalties

News Release: NAPLES, FL - Despite being cited twice in two years for exposing workers to dangerous fall hazards, one of the nation’s leading residential solar panel installation contractors has again violated federal workplace safety requirements, this time at a Naples work site.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Diego Fernando Cardona Lozano (46, Cali, Colombia), also known as “El Doctor" and “Pomada," to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and conspiring to commit international money laundering. The court also ordered Cardona Lozano to forfeit approximately $1.4 million, which are traceable to proceeds of the offense.


Leader Rodgers Commends Republican Whip Scalise on the Secure Equipment Act Becoming Law

News Release: Washington, D.C.-House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement commending House Republican Whip Steve Scalise’s (R-LA) Secure Equipment Act, which will safeguard U.S. telecommunications networks from untrusted vendors.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairs DeFazio, Carbajal Announce Hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Shoreside Infrastructure Backlog

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Salud Carbajal (D-CA) announced the subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Rebuilding Coast Guard Infrastructure to...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stephen K. Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress

News Release: Two Charges Filed for Failing to Honor House Subpoena From Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Capitol Breach.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Franklin County Man Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Adam Neftali Santana, age 37, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted on Nov. 10, 2021, following a three-day trial before United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson of conspiracy...


Pallone Stresses Need for Medicare Prescription Drug Reform After CMS Announces Part B Premium Increase

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Part B premiums paid by beneficiaries will increase next year, and attributed the increase largely to the rise in prescription drug costs...


Pallone Stresses Need for Medicare Prescription Drug Reform After CMS Announces Part B Premium Increase

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Part B premiums paid by beneficiaries will increase next year, and attributed the increase largely to the rise in prescription drug costs...


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Denver, Colorado, man convicted of First Degree Premeditated Murder, First Degree Felony Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Assault, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on November 5, 2021, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.