News published on Federal Newswire in August 2022

News from August 2022


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Free legal assistance is available to survivors in Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Owsley, Perry, Pike and Whitley counties who were affected by Eastern Kentucky flooding.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality on Aug. 23

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four New Jersey men were charged for their alleged roles in drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracies, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


“GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Dec. 22, 2018

The Congressional Record published “GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN” in the Senate section on Dec. 22, 2018.



Congressional Record publishes “HONORING THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS DURING THE 115TH CONGRESS”  on Jan. 3, 2019

The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “HONORING THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS DURING THE 115TH CONGRESS” on Jan. 3, 2019.


House Democrats Advance Sham Wildfire, Drought Legislation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 29, 2022 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response.


News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Ronald Keith Scronce, 65, of Lincolnton, N.C., to 168 months in prison and five years of supervised release for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


House to Vote on Package of Bills to Address Wildfire and Drought Resiliency This Week

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow, Thursday, July 28, the House is expected to consider and vote on H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act (WRDR Act), led by National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee Chair Joe Neguse (D-Colo.). The legislative package includes text from 49...


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Aug. 23

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Dr. Anthony Fauci

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after Dr. Anthony Fauci announced his plans to step down from the positions of Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation, as well as the position of Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden.


Bonita Canyon Drive Closure

News Release: WILLCOX, AZ - Due to recent monsoon rains at Chiricahua NM, Bonita Canyon Drive is closed to all traffic beyond the Bonita Canyon Campground. Significant rockfall and treefall has been occurring with each rain event the park has had over the past week on park roads and trails. Staff have been and will...


Idaho Site Makes Headway Reducing Risk in Spent Nuclear Fuel Projects

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site are making significant progress to reduce risk through two projects involving spent nuclear fuel in support of a 1995 agreement with the State of Idaho.


Illinois contractor racks up additional $303K in federal fines for, repeatedly exposing construction workers to deadly fall hazards

News Release: NORTH BARRINGTON, IL - A Roselle contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers to potential deadly fall hazards at a North Barrington job site.


FNS Programs at Work in the San Francisco Bay Area

Release: By Cindy Long, FNS Administrator. In early August, Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean and I travelled to San Francisco for meetings and events related to the work the USDA Food and Nutrition Service does to support local communities. On Aug. 3, we spent the day visiting programs around the Bay Area...



Proposed Amendment and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Bartlesville and Miami, OK discussed on Aug. 23 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes on Aug. 23

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Aug. 23 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.