News from July 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republicans are launching a probe into efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obstruct oversight by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). In a letter to DHS Secretary...
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters and Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Simplify Application Process for Federal Disaster Recovery Assistance
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Federal Register notice extending for an additional 18 months Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for eligible Syrians already in the United States, from Oct. 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024, due to ongoing armed conflict and extraordinary and ...
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters and Lankford Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve How Federal Government Communicates with Americans
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters Convenes Hearing with Transportation Security Administrator to Discuss Safeguarding Travelers
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters to Convene Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Detroit to Examine Impact of 2020 Census on Michigan
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation to protect and secure federal data centers. Federal data centers store considerable amounts of sensitive information, and house critical information...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: Today, NOAA Fisheries announced proposed changes to vessel speed regulations to further protect North Atlantic right whales from death and serious injuries resulting from collisions - part of a multifaceted approach to stabilize and recover this endangered population. The changes would expand the current mandatory seasonal speed restrictions of 10 knots or less in designated areas of the ocean and extend to most vessels measuring 35 to 65 feet in length.
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I offer my best wishes in celebration of your National Day on July 30.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC), Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) released the following statement in response to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report which found the Department of Education underestimated the cost of student loans by billions...
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters and Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Screening of Vehicles and Cargo at Ports of Entry
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters Statement on Postal Service Announcement to Expand Electric Vehicle Fleet
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Peters Convenes Hearing on Protecting Communities from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Bolstering Health Security at DHS
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
On Senate Floor, Portman Urges Colleagues to Include Bipartisan Research Security Provisions in CHIPS Plus Package
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On July 28, 2022, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Israeli Minister of Public Security Omer Bar Lev to discuss shared security priorities and sign a Declaration of Intent on Promoting Cooperation in Combating Illicit Finance, which includes the establishment...
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Portman, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Support for Victims of Human Trafficking
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
New Portman Report Details China’s Efforts to Target, Influence, and Undermine U.S. Federal Reserve Banks
By State Newswire | Jul 30, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a markup for several pieces of legislation. Two of those bills, H.R. 6498, the PEACE through Music Diplomacy Act and H.R. 6455, the U.S.-Africa Economic Engagement Act were authored by House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10). After both bills passed the committee, Rep. McCaul issued the following statements.
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Portman Presses TSA Nominee on Ensuring Safe Air Travel, Need to Comply with Congressional Oversight
By Press release submission | Jul 30, 2022
Portman, Hassan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Prepare for Quantum Cybersecurity Risks & Strengthen National Security
