News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


E&C Announces Full Committee Markup of Six Consumer Protection Bills

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, July 20, at 9:45 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Secretary of State Blinken to Host the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will release the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. Department of State. The TIP Report is the U.S. government’s principal diplomatic and diagnostic tool to guide relations ...


Explore outdoors with Campbell Creek Science Center’s summer programs

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is offering a wide variety of free and fee-based outdoor programs for the public this summer. .


US Department of Labor recovers $175K in back wages, liquidated damages for 59 Port Charlotte workers after finding overtime violations

News Release: Employer: Pest Eliminators Inc. Investigation site: 3314 Harbor Blvd., Unit B Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Investigation findings: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the employer failed to pay an overtime rate to non-exempt workers for hours over 40 in a workweek, a violation ...


BLM seeks public comment on U.S. Forest Service application for land withdrawal near Superior, Arizona

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a request from the U.S. Forest Service to withdraw 276 acres of land in the Tonto National Forest. The requested withdrawal would protect the lands from new mining claims under the U.S. mining laws and certain mining-related development pending sale of the land to the town of Superior, Arizona.


Remembering the Victims of Hizballah Attacks

News Release: Today brings a moment of somber reflection for the victims and survivors of two heinous Hizballah attacks: the 1994 bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the 2012 attack on a tour bus in Burgas, Bulgaria, carrying Israeli tourists. The two Hizballah attacks, carried out with Iranian support, devastated hundreds of families.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced yesterday to 330 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release and ordered to pay $10,000.00 in fines on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Meeting Notice; Closed Meeting discussed on July 18 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Stockton residents Jose Curiel, 35, and Roberto Tostado-Cadenas, 43, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Labor Department set to publish a new notice on July 20

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 20.


News Release: CHICAGO - A member of a violent Chicago street gang has been sentenced to more than 35 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included multiple murders, armed robberies, drug trafficking, and extortion.


News Release: BOSTON - A Chelmsford man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking counterfeit oxycodone and Adderall pills that actually contained fentanyl and methamphetamine.



Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park wildfire update for July 19

News Release: HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi - The Power Line wildfire on the southeast flank of Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park is 100% contained and is holding at 42.5 acres in size.


House committee on science addresses remaining nuclear waste cleanup sites

Chairwoman of House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Eddie Bernice Johnson on July 13 discussed how innovation and technology is required to clean the 15 active nuclear waste sites in the U.S.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mobile River, Hurricane, AL discussed on July 18 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department set to publish a new notice on July 20

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 20.


CISA Announces Opening of Attaché Office in London, UK

News Release: Washington - The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today announces its first Attaché Office, which will open this month in London. The Attaché Office will serve as a focal point for international collaboration between CISA, UK government officials, and other federal agency officials.


Mount Rainier National Park accepting Commercial Use Authorization Applications starting September 1, 2022

News Release: Superintendent Greg Dudgeon announced today that the park will accept Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) applications starting Sept. 1, 2022 and Special Use Permits in lieu of Commercial Use Authorizations (SUPilCUA) applications starting Oct. 1, 2022.