News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-NZL offers new grant application process starting July 13

Young Pacific Leaders 10-year Alumni Commemoration grant opened on July 13.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.7 million grant to the Mylan Park Foundation, Morgantown, West Virginia, to support construction of the Mylan Park Regional BMX Facility. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Commerce Department discusses Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting on July 12

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DHS to Expand Security Cooperation with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates

News Release: WASHINGTON - Last week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers was in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to expand security cooperation between the United States and each nation, and to advance key homeland security agreements and objectives. In Doha, Qatar, Under...


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that WARREN PICARD, age 26, of New Orleans, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess a firearm by a felon and misprision of felony.


Cortez Masto, Murray Will Seek Unanimous Consent to Pass Bill Protecting Right to Travel on THURSDAY

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), issued the following statement announcing that they will seek to pass their Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022 by unanimous consent this Thursday.


Cavalry Day 2022

News Release: CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: Bring the family and catch a glimpse of cavalry field life on Cavalry Day at Washita Battlefield National Historic Site. Explore an army surgeon’s tent. Test your horsemanship skills by participating in a stick pony race. Touch and feel items from a cavalry soldier. Taste “delicious"...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in a Rules Committee hearing today on H.R. 8296, the Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act, and H.R. 8297, the Loopholes for Child Traffickers Act.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Drug Dealing Pilot Who Attempted to Hire a Hitman is Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: MEDFORD, Ore.-A Josephine County, Oregon man who distributed marijuana throughout the U.S. using his private airplane, and who hired a hitman to kill a drug trafficking associate, was sentenced to federal prison today.



Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Cocaine Distribution Offenses

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Jeffrey Walt Boston (45, Orlando) to 8 years and 8 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing cocaine. He was also required to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. Boston had pleaded guilty on Feb. 15, 2022.


Kaufman County, Texas Flood Maps Become Final

News Release: DENTON, Texas - New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on Jan. 12, 2023, for Kaufman County, Texas. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps.


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will accompany President Biden to Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia July 13-16 to consult with Israeli, Palestinian, Gulf and regional partners on a range of priorities, including deepening U.S. ties across the region, regional security, support for a two-state ...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on July 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Request Update from FDA Commissioner on Agency’s Food Safety Reform Efforts

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Ranking Member Morgan...


Bills addressed by Judiciary Committee on July 12

There was activity on one bill related to the Judiciary Committee on July 12.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Upgrade Infrastructure in Oxford, Alabama

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Oxford, Alabama, to make infrastructure upgrades. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Chair Grijalva, Reps. Velázquez, González-Colón, Soto Release Statement on Puerto Rico Status Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Small Business Committee Chair Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y), Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico), and Rep. Darren Soto (D-Fla.) today released the following joint statement on the Puerto Rico Status Act...