News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting April 14

BJA FY 22 Justice Reinvestment Initiative Assessment and Coordination grant opened on April 14.


Notice published on April 13 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C., -- Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division & the Metropolitan Police Department issued a Public Safety Alert warning residents in the D.C. metropolitan area of the alarming increase in fentanyl-related mass overdose events across the city. The Public Safety...


Release: Let me first thank Jeff Abramson and the entire Forum on the Arms Trade steering committee for inviting me to engage with your network of civil society experts and exchange ideas on promoting a more responsible arms trade - in particular, how we can better address the risk that arms trade and security assistance will contribute to corruption. Thank you all for hosting me today.


“Energy (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S2012-S2014 on April 6


Chair Grijalva, Committee Members Urge Interior to Reverse Trump-Era Decision Approving Highway through Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) sent a letter today with eight other Natural Resources Committee members to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland urging reversal of the Trump administration’s decision to approve the Northern Corridor Highway (NCH) through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (Red Cliffs NCA) in southern Utah....


Towaoc Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting His Brother

News Release: DURANGO - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that a federal jury in Durango has found Alonzo Gary Summa, age 36, guilty of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon. The judge sentenced him to 96 months in prison.


Interior Department discusses National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions on April 13

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOT official: Calling 811 prior to digging avoids 'tragic results to people and property'

April has been designated National Safe Digging Month by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration as a reminder of the importance of safe-digging practices.


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate Committee Meetings” on April 6.


News Release: Defendant arrested following disturbance in downtown Seattle hotel room.


Seven Minority-Serving Institutions Selected for Solar Research Funding through DOE Pilot Program

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in collaboration with the Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) STEM Research and Development Consortium (MSRDC), awarded $3.2 million for eight projects at seven MSIs through the recently announced Science and Technology Research Partnership program. These projects will advance the Biden Administration’s goals of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields and funding innovative clean energy research and development.


New Haven Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging NELSON SANTINI, 27, of New Haven, with one count of distribution of 40 grams or more fentanyl.


USDA-APHIS grant application closes on June 14

USDA APHIS Tribal Nations Wild Cervid Chronic Wasting Disease Opportunities 2022 Cooperative Agreements grant opened on April 14.



Environmental Protection Agency publishes proposed rule on April 13

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on April 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EPA's Starfield: Settlements with energy companies 'a victory for communities in the Uinta Basin'

Two energy companies must pay nearly $4 million in penalties for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act at oil and gas production facilities in Utah.


April 14: bills handled by Energy and Commerce Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on April 14.


There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture Committee on April 14.


California Man Arrested for Sexually Exploiting a Child

News Release: Defendant allegedly climbed onto a garage to surreptitiously film an 11-year-old girl changing in her bedroom.