News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


Mancuso: U.S. works with international partners to 'keep counterfeit pharmaceuticals and medical devices out of the global supply chain'

The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center announced their participation in Operation Pangea XV June 23-30 to seize illicit medicines.


There are 14 releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 9.


Plane Crash and Rescue Near Ptarmigan Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

News Release: Copper Center, AK-At approximately 3:50 p.m. on August 7, 2022, the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) was notified of a plane crash near Ptarmigan Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve after a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) was activated belonging to a Cessna 172. The pilot, Christopher...


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Disaster Recovery Center is open in Knott County to assist Kentucky flood survivors who experienced loss from the flooding that began on July 26.


Pallone Hails Inclusion of Key Health Care Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key health care provisions that will lower the cost of health care and lifesaving prescription drugs for Americans...


As employers hire more young workers in the summer months, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor noticed child labor investigations and infractions have surged since 2015.


U.S. Energy Secretary: CHIPS and Science Act will 'boost our national security, bring manufacturing home'

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm praised Congressional passage of CHIPS and Science Act.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with New Zealand Defense Minister Peeni Henare

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with New Zealand Defense Minister Peeni Henare in Honiara, Solomon Islands, where they attended ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal. They discussed the strong ...


Pallone Applauds Senate Passage of Historic Climate & Clean Energy Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding Senate passage of historic clean energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which are expected to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent by 2030...


Crapo Votes Against Democrats’ Damaging Tax-and-Spend Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today voted against the Democrats’ mislabeled “Inflation Reduction Act," a partisan, filibuster-proof budget proposal that does nothing to bring the economy out of stagnation and recession, and instead gives Americans higher taxes, more spending, higher prices and an army of IRS agents.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met today with Solomon Islands Opposition Leader Matthew Wale and Member of Parliament Peter Kenilorea, Jr. in Honiara, Solomon Islands. They discussed opportunities to strengthen the relationship between the American people and the people of Solomon Islands.


'Moral obligation': Rep. Greg Murphy pushing bill that would force universities to pull investments out of Chinese companies

Legislation now before a U.S. House committee would discourage universities from rewarding endowments to Chinese companies and others from countries considered hostile


DHS-DHS grant application closes on Sept. 8

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Incident Management System (NIMS) grant opened on Aug. 8.


Barrasso Votes to Lower Prices at the Pump

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), issued the following statement after voting in support of Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) amendment to lower prices at the pump:



Release: Today we solemnly remember the lives - Americans, Kenyans, Tanzanians, and others - that were violently taken from us 24 years ago. The terrorist attacks against our Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania claimed 224 innocent victims and injured more than 4,500 others. Among those we...


Massachusetts Man Arrested for Making Bomb Threat to Arizona State Election Official


FBI Blows the Whistle on Peyton Manning Wannabe Who Tried to Rob ABQ Bank


Russian National Charged With Conspiring To Have U.S. Citizens Act As Illegal Agents Of The Russian Government


Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy