News published on Federal Newswire in October 2021

News from October 2021


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Risch, Booker on Committee Passage of South Sudan Resolution

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) released the following statements on today’s committee passage of S.Res.380, a resolution reiterating United States support for the people of the Republic of South Sudan ...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers."


Chairman David Scott Announces Business Meeting to Consider 1890 African American Land-Grant Institution Scholarship Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced that the House Agriculture Committee will host a Business Meeting to consider H.R. 4252 - To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Second Defendant Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempted Arson During 2020 Civil Unrest in Madison

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Anessa Renee Fierro, 28, Madison, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 years in prison for attempted arson. Fierro and her codefendant Willie Johnson were indicted by a federal grand jury for this offense in October 2020.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


E&C Announces Health Hearing on Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, "Caring for America: Legislation to Support Patients, Caregivers, and Providers."


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Arizona man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for aiding and abetting possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Top of Working Lunch with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso and Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Mauricio Montalvo

Release: MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Entering the room is Mr. Guillermo Lasso Mendoza, Constitutional President of the Republic of Ecuador; and Secretary Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States of America. (Applause.).


Danville Man Sentenced to 108 Months in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A Danville, Ill., man, Demaje Robinson-Potts, 23, has been sentenced to 108 months in prison for distributing crystal methamphetamine and fentanyl together with his brother and codefendant, D’Vaughnte Robinson, on Sept. 16, 2020. Robinson was previously sentenced to the same prison term for his role in the brothers’ scheme.


DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

News Release: MIAMI - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 200 collection sites located throughout the State of Florida. Please visit www.DEATakeBack.com or call 800-882-9539 to find a collection site near you.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: During a Scheme to Steal more than $16,000 from a Victim, Bryan Orchestrated a “Swatting" Attack to Exact Revenge on a Co-conspirator.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Oct. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.