News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


BLM Public Meetings in Colorado for the Big Game Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement


News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alaska to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by a landslide on May 7, 2022.


Be Fire Aware: Extreme Fire Danger on Public Lands in Lakeview District


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM), Morrilton, Arkansas, to build a new Allied Health and Science Center.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today during consideration of H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022...


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend Bipartisan Solutions to Protect Americans’ Safety and Online Security

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement commending the passing of bipartisan legislation that protects Americans’ consumer safety and strengthens online security.


NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating Monkeypox Tests

News Release: In an effort to help speed the expansion of monkeypox testing in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced a material that can help ensure the accuracy of tests for the disease. NIST is making the material, which contains gene fragments from the virus that causes the disease but is noninfectious and safe to handle, freely available for use by test manufacturers and testing laboratories.


News Release: Park Ranger Margaret Speicher will present Acoustic Bat Monitoring in the Johnstown Flood National Memorial Lakebed on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 at 7:00 pm at the Visitor Center. This free program will last approximately one hour.



Pompano Beach contractor’s failure to heed prior violation left roofing workers unprotected, investigation into employee’s 25-foot fatal fall finds

News Release: DAVIE, FL - In 2018, federal workplace safety investigators cited a Pompano Beach roofing contractor who exposed its workers to the construction industry’s most lethal hazard, falls from elevation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that the company’s failure to heed that warning claimed the life of a 25-year-old worker in February 2022.


Graves Raises Concerns that Biden Administration is Diverting FEMA Disaster Resources to Assist Illegal Immigrants

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leader Sam Graves (R-MO) today raised questions about the diversion of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resources, workforce, and expertise to deal with illegal immigration and the Biden Administration’s crisis at the southern border.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting July 28

OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance grant opened on July 28.


Dog Canyon to Reopen

News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park will reopen the Dog Canyon developed area, including the Indian Meadow Nature Trail, and the Dog Canyon Campground will reopen for overnight use on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022.


Public Meetings of the National Park Service Alaska Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program discussed on July 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field Office is seeking public comment on the draft environmental assessment for the development and implementation of a travel and transportation management/recreation area management plan for the Johnson Hill (also known as Gordy’s Hill) Special Recreation Management Area. The public comment period is from Aug. 1 to Aug. 30, 2022.



There was activity on two bills related to the Finance Committee on July 27.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.9 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Improve the Tatanka Trail and Boost Tourism in Fort Pierre, South Dakota

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.9 million grant to the city of Fort Pierre, South Dakota, for make improvements and establish amenities on the Tatanka Trail. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.