News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Avocado from Panama


APHIS Reports Out on 2021 Animal and Plant Health International Standard-Setting Activities


History Highlight: APHIS Establishes National Program to Combat Destructive Feral Swine


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland- Deaven Cherry, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise.


Elkhart Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Firearm Offense

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Shea Pletcher, 42 years old, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), today released the following statement reaffirming support for renewal of cross-border humanitarian access to Syria during the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) vote.


USDA Announces July 2022 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers


USDA Invests $13 Million to Expand Access to Rural Water Infrastructure and Create Economic Opportunities for More Than 19,000 People in Colonias, Rural and Tribal Communities


USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors


RMA Announces Greater Flexibilities for Crop Insurance Reporting 


Man Who Possessed Methamphetamine and Firearms  Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: A man who possessed over fifteen grams of methamphetamine was sentenced July 6, 2022, to more than five years in federal prison. Kevin Kautman, age 37, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 1, 2022 guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.


DHS, Army Partner to Provide New Chemical Security Laboratory Capability

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced that its Chemical Security Analysis Center (CSAC) opened a new experimental Chemical Security Laboratory (CSL) in partnership with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological...


Boston Man Arrested in Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Conspiracy

News Release: Approximately 5,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills seized.


Guthrie Opening Statement on Combatting China’s Influence in American Research

Guthrie Opening Statement on Combatting China’s Influence in American Research


Leader Rodgers: A Momentous Day for the Dignity and Sanctity of Every Human Life

Leader Rodgers: A Momentous Day for the Dignity and Sanctity of Every Human Life


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Consent Decree, Unreasonable Delay Claim Regarding Petition Concerning Treated Seeds and Treated Article Exemption on July 6

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on July 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Felon Previously Convicted of Shooting into an Occupied Home Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man and self-avowed member of the Bloods Gang was sentenced today to six and a half years in prison for possession of a firearm after being convicted of discharging a firearm in a public space on two separate occasions.


Griffith Highlights the Benefits of Medicare Advantage for Seniors

Griffith Highlights the Benefits of Medicare Advantage for Seniors


EPA Takes Step to Protect Vulnerable Species from Three Organophosphate Insecticides