News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Pallone Applauds FDA Proposal to Ban Menthol-Flavored Cigarettes & Flavored Cigars

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in support of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and flavored cigars.


There was activity on five bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on April 28.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Due to high fire danger and prolonged drought, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is implementing fire restrictions on public lands in Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, Socorro, Torrance and Valencia Counties. The restrictions will go into effect on April 29, 2022, at 12 a.m. and will remain in effect until further notice.


Department of Justice Recognizes Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney's Office With Financial Restoration Award

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the team from the Asset Forfeiture Unit and Financial Litigation Program in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee with the Crime Victim’s Financial...



The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Murray, Menendez, COVID Survivor Groups Honor Almost 1 Million Lives Lost to COVID, Urge Congress to Pass PREVENT Pandemics Act

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and COVID survivor groups to honor the nearly 1 million Americans who have died from COVID-19 and urge their colleagues to pass the emergency COVID funding package and Senator Murray’s bipartisan PREVENT Pandemics Act, which the HELP Committee passed in an overwhelming bipartisan vote in March.


Rodgers, Banks, & Wenstrup Lead QALY Ban to Affirm Every Person’s Life has Value

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader and Republican Study Committee Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, RSC Chairman Jim Banks, and RSC Member and GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chair Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M, introduced The Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act, important legislation that would expand access to life saving cures and prevent discrimination against Americans with disabilities.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on April 28?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a nine page proposed rule on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A Kayak Tour from Lookout Creek to Brown’s Ferry

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will conduct a FREE, 3- hour, family friendly kayak tour with a ranger on Saturday, May 14, at 9 am. The National Park Partners will sponsor an event where visitors will paddle the waters of Lookout Creek and the Tennessee River to learn about the rich Civil War and American Indian history associated with the area. The following reservation and paddler requirements must be met prior to tour participation.


USDOJ-OJP-BJS grant application closes on June 22

FY 2022 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails: Pretest Sample Enhancement grant opened on April 29.


News Release: Denver - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Patrick James Murray was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for his role in three bank robberies.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Air Force Installations and Quality of Life Update Hearing.


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on April 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Two Men Indicted on Drug Trafficking Related Offences

News Release: WICHITA, KAN - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging two men with various drug trafficking related offenses.


News Release: Defendant Participated in Plot to Use Force to Oppose Execution of U.S. Laws, Including the Attack on the Capitol During the Certification Proceeding.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.