News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022



APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report


USDA Announces August 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers


On Senate Floor, Murray Applauds Kansas Victory for Abortion Rights

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), spoke on the Senate floor and applauded Kansans’ overwhelming rejection of a ballot measure that would have shredded the right to abortion enshrined in the state’s constitution.


Herrell: U.S. 'cannot trust the corrupt authoritarians running China'

Rep. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., said she introduced two bills that would prevent American tax dollars from funding Chinese research projects.


Bills addressed by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 3

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 3.


Archivist Kate Hanson Plass Named Winner of the NPS Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award for Cultural Resource Specialist

News Release: Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Archivist Kate Hanson Plass has been named the winner of the 2021 National Appleman-Judd-Lewis Award for Cultural Resource Specialist.


There was activity on one bill related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on Aug. 3.


News Release: Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa O. Monaco traveled to South Carolina this week to see firsthand how the Justice Department is working with local communities to protect public safety.



Two companies plead guilty over bid rigging scheme in Connecticut

BC Flynn Contracting Corp. and Axion Specialty Contracting LLC have entered guilty pleas in a federal court in Connecticut, admitting to their involvement in a conspiracy to rig bids on insulation contracts.


Pallone & Doyle Praise House Passage Of Communications And Technology Bills


Pallone & Schakowsky Applaud House Passage Of Consumer Protection Bills


Pallone & Eshoo Praise House Passage Of Two Public Health Bills


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Hail Committee Passage Of The American Data Privacy And Protection Act


E&C Republicans Lead to Grow Hydropower Production and Innovation


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Hail Committee Passage of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act


How politicians on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee dealt with bills on Aug. 3

There was activity on one bill related to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on Aug. 3.


Banks: State Department 'in league with the Chinese Community Party'

Failure to respond to a congressional request for information in a timely manner has put a spotlight on a controversial State Department grant program regarding atheists and has opened the door to pointed criticism.


At Subcommittee Hearing, Members and Witnesses Call on Federal Government to Phase Out Dangerous Leaded Aviation Fuel