News published on Federal Newswire in April 2022

News from April 2022


In-person adoptions return to Wyoming Honor Farm May 14

In-person adoptions return to Wyoming Honor Farm May 14


Carper, Booker, Duckworth Applaud Administration Equity Action Plans

Carper, Booker, Duckworth Applaud Administration Equity Action Plans


Carper Welcomes Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Reduction Program

Carper Welcomes Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Carbon Reduction Program


Barrasso: Biden is Making American Energy More Expensive & Harder to Produce

Barrasso: Biden is Making American Energy More Expensive & Harder to Produce


Manchin, Capito And McKinley Announce More Than $1.6 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Support Rural Schools, Roads, Other Services

Manchin, Capito And McKinley Announce More Than $1.6 Million From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Support Rural Schools, Roads, Other Services


Chair Grijalva Slams SCOTUS Decision to Exclude Residents of Puerto Rico from SSI Benefits

Chair Grijalva Slams SCOTUS Decision to Exclude Residents of Puerto Rico from SSI Benefits


Chair Grijalva Statement on Newly Finalized NEPA Regulations

Chair Grijalva Statement on Newly Finalized NEPA Regulations


Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior’s New Oil and Gas Lease Sale Reforms and Imminent Sale Notices

Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior’s New Oil and Gas Lease Sale Reforms and Imminent Sale Notices


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

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


There were 13 notices published by the Justice Department in week ending April 23, according to the Federal Register.


US Attorney Wilkison on Buck sentencing: 'This defendant preyed upon vulnerable victims'

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that former Hollywood businessman Ed Buck has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for injecting a lethal amount of methamphetamine into two men and killing them.


There were 12 notices published by the Environmental Protection Agency in week ending April 23, according to the Federal Register.


McGinnis: FGI criticizes gas price plan that 'does not tackle the current fuel crisis'

The Functional Government Initiative is pumping the breaks on a Biden administration plan that would deal with the country’s rising gas price crisis by invoking the Defense Production Act and promoting electric vehicles as opposed to American energy production.


Transportation Department publishes 22 notices in week ending April 23

There were 22 notices published by the Transportation Department in week ending April 23, according to the Federal Register.


Regan: EPA releases Equity Action Plan 'to protect human health' by 'breaking down the barriers that have stood for far too long'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released its plan to asses the difficulties populations of underserved communities have in accessing federal benefits and opportunities.


Szymanski: Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will 'give wildlife a chance of surviving'

The National Wildlife Federation and Caltrans started work on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.


FBI Atlanta agent: Gang member sentenced to 'lengthy prison terms' for possessing firearm

A gang member from Valdosta, Georgia, has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for firearm-related charges.


Mancuso: Maryland man, accomplice 'kidnapped and victimized a vulnerable woman'

Two Maryland residents were sentenced for their roles in an intricate kidnapping and sex trafficking conspiracy.


Tarasca: ‘The FBI is committed to serving and protecting members of the Native American community’

A Michigan woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for a second-degree murder committed on the Isabella Indian Reservation.


News Release: Watrous, NM - Fort Union National Monument will be closed Sunday April 24 and Monday April 25, due to fire activity in the area and heavy smoke from those fires.