News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $648,339 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Sustainable Energy on the Oneida Nation Reservation in Northeast Wisconsin


Owner of Three Casa Don Juan Restaurants Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: A Nevada restaurant owner pleaded guilty today to tax evasion.


Murray, Luján, Padilla, Rosen Introduce Legislation to Protect Doctors From Republicans’ Anti-Abortion Attacks

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act to protect...


News Release: Grand Canyon National Park lifted its mandatory water conservation measures when water storage on the South Rim reached an acceptable level, Aug. 1, 2022.



Aug. 2: bills handled by Ways and Means Committee

There was activity on three bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on Aug. 2.


“AFGHANISTAN” was published on pages S3910-S3911 of the Congressional Record on Aug. 3.


There was activity on one bill related to the Appropriations Committee on Aug. 2.


There was activity on one bill related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on Aug. 2.


Release: Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley led a USDA trade mission to the Philippines, July 18-21. He was joined by representatives from 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations and 10 state departments of agriculture, working together to strengthen trade relationships and further expand export opportunities.



“Text of Senate Amendment 5194” published by the Congressional Record  on Aug. 3

The Congressional Record published “Text of Senate Amendment 5194” in the Senate section on Aug. 3.


News Release: The Secretary will travel to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from August 2-6 to participate in the ASEAN-related ministerial meetings. He will also hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn. The Secretary, the Prime Minister, and the Deputy Prime ...


US Department of Labor, AGC of Chicagoland renew alliance, to educate workers, employers on construction's deadly hazards

News Release: CHICAGO - With the construction season in full swing, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and more than 10,000 voluntary employee members of the Associated General Contractors of Chicagoland are working together to protect industry workers from common hazards and avoid adding to the hundreds of thousands of U.S. workers injured, some fatally, each year.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Aug. 4.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Aug. 4.


Aug. 2: bills handled by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Aug. 2.


Census Bureau to Release 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey Results   for Puerto Rico and Housing Units  

News Release: - The U.S. Census Bureau will release the final set of results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) on Aug. 16. These results will provide insight into the quality of the 2020 Census counts for the Puerto Rico population and housing units. It also includes coverage estimates for housing units across the nation, regions, states and the District of Columbia, and by selected characteristics for the nation.



News Release: There will be a Fee Free Day on August 4th, 2022 at Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and all other National Park Service sites across the nation. This is recognition of the anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act passed in 2020. Come and visit us!.