News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Barrasso: American Families Are Being Crushed by President Biden’s Historic Inflation & High Energy Prices

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 regarding President Biden’s climate announcement.


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Step back in time this Sunday with live pioneer music and a Pony Express demonstration at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.


NIST’s Indoor CO2 Tool Can Help Assess Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality

News Release: A key ingredient for good indoor air quality is good ventilation. One simple method that can be used to determine if a space is well ventilated is to measure indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) levels.


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

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), full Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following joint statement today after Committee members voted to pass H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) by a vote of 53-2...


US Department of Labor seeks input from Nevada’s highway construction industry for wage survey to establish accurate prevailing wage rates

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking Nevada’s highway construction industry to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts.


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

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Ranking Member Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after Committee members voted to pass H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) by a vote of 53-2...


Subcommittee Leader Bilirakis Opening Remarks for Full Committee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup which includes the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act which will protect kids and give Americans more control over their personal online data.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Full Committee Markup of Six Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act and five other consumer protection and commerce bills...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bipartisan bill to improve screening of vehicles and cargo entering the United States by increasing the use of non-intrusive inspection systems,...


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


DOS-INL offers new grant application process starting July 21

Security Force Professionalization Assistance to Congolese National Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo grant opened on July 21.


News Release: Washington D.C - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s full Committee markup on several bills protecting Americans and their data, including the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which will give Americans more control over their personal information online than any other law in existence.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


July 20: bills handled by Foreign Relations Committee

There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Relations Committee on July 20.


Joint Statement on Cooperation on Global Supply Chains

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the 17 partner economies on the occasion of the Supply Chain Ministerial Forum.




Raimondo: 'Apprenticeships are key to training new workers'

The Departments of Commerce and Labor recently announced the 120-Day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint at the National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House.


Parker: OSHA calls on employers 'to ensure that required protections are fully in place' for trenching, excavation

Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched enhanced enforcement initiatives in the wake of the deaths of 22 workers from risks associated with trenching and excavation work in the first half of 2022.


Granholm: 'This administration wants to seize U.S. leadership in solar energy'

The Department of Energy is set to fund $56 million to advance solar manufacturing and recycling.