News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


Leader Rodgers: This is Biden’s Price Hike. Let’s Reverse it by Flipping the Switch ON American Energy.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on President Biden’s price hike and America’s pain at the pump.



News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A local tax preparer admitted to preparing false and fraudulent tax returns on behalf of taxpayers, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Colorado CEO and Fund Manager Admits to $11 Million Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Denver, Colorado, CEO today admitted conducting a securities scheme to fraudulently obtain $11 million from investors through various misrepresentations about fund operations, his background, and his contribution to the fund, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Former Air Force Officer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Theft of Government Property and Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Maine man was sentenced to 63 months in prison for theft of government property and bankruptcy fraud.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Carper’s Opening Statement for Hearing on EPA’s FY23 Budget Proposal

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan on EPA’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2023.


Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Air Quality Control, Miscellaneous Rule Revisions to Definitions and Permitting discussed on April 5 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor seeks input from Nevada highway construction employers to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking businesses in Nevada’s highway construction industries to complete a survey to help the division establish prevailing wage rates, as required by the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. Not limited to federally funded construction projects, the survey includes active highway construction projects in Nevada between Aug. 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Hearing with IRS Commissioner Rettig

News Release: This morning the Finance Committee meets to discuss the IRS budget for the year ahead and the filing season that’s winding down later this month.


April 6: bills handled by Energy and Natural Resources Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on April 6.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


April 7: bills handled by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on April 7.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, has been sentenced in federal court to 57 months imprisonment and six years’ supervised release on his conviction of drug and firearms offenses, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Las Cruces man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for production of child pornography

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Armando Abel Gonzalez, 40, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced in federal court today to 20 years in prison for production of child pornography. Gonzalez pleaded guilty on March 17, 2020.


The US Interior Department published a five page rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on April 6.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on April 6 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on April 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.