News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


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


Following Push from Murray, FDA Moves to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new proposed rules to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.


Energy Subcommittee Leader Upton Opening Remarks on Biden’s Energy Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing with Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm for the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget.


Interior Department discusses National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board Meeting on April 28

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


There was activity on one bill related to the Ways and Means Committee on April 28.


Nesting Bird Temporary Closure 2022

News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - This notice is to inform visitors of temporary closures to foot traffic and minimum approach distance of 100 yards at four islands in Glacier Bay. The purpose of these closures is to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.


Release: Millions of people in Ethiopia continue to face acute food insecurity and extreme hunger as a direct result of conflict. We are encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in Tigray and Afar have taken steps in recent weeks to enable the delivery of desperately needed food aid...


News Release: Alpine, TX - Eiler Cruz-Silva was returned to the Republic of Mexico by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) after an arrest warrant was issued in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, charging him with Forcible Disappearance.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses EPA Board of Scientific Counselors; Notice of Charter Renewal on April 28

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


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Lance Cojo, 36, of Mescalero, New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, pleaded guilty on April 26 in federal court to one count of assault of an intimate or dating partner resulting in substantial bodily injury and one count of assault of an intimate or dating partner by strangling. Cojo will remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled.


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


News Release: GREENSBORO, NC - Markeith Jamar Norman, 56, was sentenced on April 29, 2022, to 27 months in prison for aiding and assisting in the preparation and presentation of a false tax return. Sandra J. Hairston, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, made the announcement.


“MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE“ was published in the Senate section on page S2130 on April 25


Energy Department discusses Jackson Generation, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date on April 28

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


US Department of Labor to hold public meeting to provide overview of OSHA initiatives to protect workers from heat hazards

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a stakeholder meeting May 3, 2022, to provide an overview of and seek comments on the agency's ongoing efforts to protect workers from heat-related hazards. The meeting will be held online from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. EDT.


News Release: MIAMI - On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, a federal district judge in West Palm Beach sentenced a 31-year-old man from Okeechobee County, Florida, to 130 months in prison for drug trafficking.


News Release: Carlos Fernando Melo Allegedly Conspired with Foreign Terrorist Organizations to Provide them Firearms and Explosives for the Purpose of Facilitating Attacks in Colombia, Including a Potential Kidnapping and Murder of a DEA Agent and Bombing of the U.S. E.


DOJ Commemorates National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (“OVC") and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa will join federal, state, and local communities nationwide in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and celebrating victims’ rights, protections, and services. This year’s observance takes place April 24-30 and features the theme, “Rights, access, equity, for all victims.".


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


Chair Thompson, Vice Chair Torres Lead Bipartisan Letter To MTA Regarding Security Cameras In Wake Of Nyc Subway Shooting

Chair Thompson, Vice Chair Torres Lead Bipartisan Letter To MTA Regarding Security Cameras In Wake Of Nyc Subway Shooting