News published on Federal Newswire in December 2022

News from December 2022



DOI-FWS offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

F23AS00126 FY23 Candidate Species Conservation Fund grant opened on Dec. 21.


DOS-JPN offers new grant application process starting Dec. 21

FY2023 U.S. Consulate Fukuoka: High-Tech Labor Force Curriculum Development Workshop grant opened on Dec. 21.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement following the Taliban’s decision to not allow Afghan women to attend college in Afghanistan.


Ruston Man Sentenced to Prison for Making Threats to Member of United States Congress

News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Chase Levi Thibodeaux, 39, of Ruston, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty to 36 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for transmitting threats in interstate commerce.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


US Department of Labor finds 11 Crumbl Cookies’ franchisees violated child labor regulations in 6 states, affecting 46 minor-aged workers

News Release: DALLAS - A federal investigation into child labor violations by franchisees of a Lindon, Utah-based franchise network of a fast-growing national chain of cookie bakeries found 11 operators in six states allowed young employees - many 14 and 15 years of age - to work more than the law permits or in hazardous or prohibited occupations.


Extension of Period To Allow Submission of a PDF With a Patent Application Filed in DOCX Format discussed on Dec. 20 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Eddie Guy Jewell, 49, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Dec. 20 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Dec. 20 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wyden Announces Finance Committee Legislation to Bolster Retirement Savings, Shut Down Tax Shelters Included in Omnibus

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced the bipartisan Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) 2.0 Act to bolster retirement savings, and Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act to shut down fraudulent tax shelters are included in the omnibus spending package.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen emphasizing the need for increased accountability of ...


Transportation Department discusses Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility Determination for a Foreign-Built Vessel: DIM SUM (Sail); Invitation for Public Comments on Dec. 20

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Transportation Department discusses Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders on Dec. 20

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wyden Cheers Significant Health Care Provisions in End of Year Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued a statement after omnibus bill text was released, including a major health care title.


News Release: UOP LLC, doing business as Honeywell UOP, a U.S.-based subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc., has agreed to pay more than $160 million to resolve parallel bribery investigations by criminal and civil authorities in the United States and Brazil stemming from bribe payments offered to a high-ranking official at Brazil’s state-owned oil company.