News published on Federal Newswire in November 2021

News from November 2021


The US Justice Department published a five page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today issued the following statement on the Biden administration's proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States" (WOTUS) while it considers future regulatory action.


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Chisago County man was sentenced today to 175 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a felon and for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Changes In Entrance And Camping Fees At Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is proposing a change in its current entrance fees.


News Release: Memphis, TN - The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. In the Western District of Tennessee, the City of Ripley was awarded funding totaling $316,620.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Nov. 3, 2021, Salvador Dionisio-Guillermo, age 42, of Mexico, was indicted by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.


Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Possession After Domestic Disturbance

News Release: Memphis, TN - Donya Davis, 27, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a weapon during a domestic disturbance. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph C. Murphy Jr., announced the guilty plea today.


Leader Rodgers Statement on CBO Estimates of E&C Provisions in the Tax and Spending Spree

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s table of Energy and Commerce provisions in the tax and spending spree.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing

News Release: $2,138,709 Awarded to Law Enforcement Agencies in the Eastern District of California.


Office of Nuclear Energy looking to AI-powered drones for work

To cut costs and boost safety, the Office of Nuclear Energy is mulling the idea of using artificial intelligence-powered drones in nuclear power plants, the agency said in a Nov. 2 release.


News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Eagle Butte man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 27-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison after admitting he intended to engage in sexual activity with a minor female, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Controller for Anaheim-Based Companies Charged in Federal Grand Jury Indictment that Alleges $3 Million Embezzlement

News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A federal grand jury today returned a 15-count indictment that accuses the former controller for two Anaheim-based companies of embezzling more than $3 million by directing the transfer of company funds to bank accounts that she controlled.



News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Nov. 18, 2021, Ian Alan Olson of Nashotah, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 14 months in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for attacking United States Servicemen on account of their status as servicemen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1389(a).


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement praising House passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act...