News from June 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, is introducing legislation to rein in the abuse of non-disclosure, confidentiality, and non-disparagement agreements in the workplace and create new protections for employees whose professional images...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Department Continues to Advance Biden-Harris Administration’s Efforts to Stop Importation of Goods Produced by Forced Labor WASHINGTON – As part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: A federal grand jury in Ocala, Florida, has charged two Florida men with committing a hate crime. The indictment charging Roy Lashley, 55, and Robert Lashley, 52, was unsealed today following the arrest of Robert Lashley.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: On Monday, June 20, representatives from the United States and twenty-eight other governments, along with non-governmental organizations, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, academia, refugees, and the private sector will convene the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR) in Geneva, Switzerland. The three-day ATCR is a high-level, multilateral forum to discuss and advance refugee resettlement issues of common interest.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Just days after they returned home from a year-long study abroad as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks to 350 American high school, vocational, and young professional program participants at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. The Secretary will be joined by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: A federal jury found defendant Lonnie Mitchell, 36, guilty of numerous offenses relating to the defendant’s involvement in coercing several victims, including a minor, to engage in prostitution over the course of several years. Following a five-day trial, the jury convicted the defendant of sex trafficking ...
By John Kelly | Jun 18, 2022
An investigation spearheaded by HSI has led to a 25-year prison sentence for a U.S. Navy service member for the sexual exploitation of children.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement demanding that TikTok be held accountable for knowingly allowing the Chinese Communist Party to access American user data.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: U.S. Attorney King Will Also Serve on the Subcommittees on Civil Rights, Violent and Organized Crime, and LECC/Victim/Community Issues.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: The United States supports the Philippines in calling on the PRC to end its provocative actions and to respect international law in the South China Sea. We share the Philippines’ concerns regarding the PRC’s provocative actions interfering with Philippine sovereign rights within the Philippine exclusive ...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA); and Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) sent a letter to U.S. Comptroller General Gene L. Dodaro requesting the Government Accountability Office (GAO) perform a study on the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the pharmaceutical supply chain.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By John Kelly | Jun 18, 2022
Westlake Chemical Corporation subsidiaries agreed to decrease harmful air pollution at three of its U.S. chemical sites.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a six page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: SEATTLE - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation that uncovered a farm labor contractor’s already costly failures to protect migrant and seasonal agricultural workers took an unexpected turn when investigators found the same employer had denied 165 farm laborers more than $80,000 in overtime wages for hours spent cleaning the popular Gorge Amphitheater.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 17, 2022 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proclamation in recognition and support of National Pollinator Week (June 20 – 26, 2022). Pollinator species, such as bees, other insects, birds, and bats play a critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States. Honey bee pollination alone adds more than $18 billion in value to agricultural crops annually.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement applauding the appointment of Desirée Cormier Smith as Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the Department of State...
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
News Release: We extend our congratulations to Professor Laurence R. Helfer on his election today to serve as an independent expert on the UN Human Rights Committee for the 2023-2026 term. Professor Helfer is a distinguished scholar, lecturer, and professor of international human rights law, and will bring to this Committee a determined passion to protect and promote civil and political rights.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first let me say I’m just going to drop the microphone and leave it to these two, because who wants to follow that? (Laughter.).
