News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


How politicians on Environment and Public Works Committee dealt with bills on June 15

There was activity on one bill related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on June 15.



US Department of Labor recovers $276K in back wages from North Carolina pizza chain that denied minimum wage, overtime to 63 workers

News Release: WINSTON-SALEM, NC - A North Carolina pizza chain’s pay practices denied full wages to 63 workers at three locations in Clemmons, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. The employer paid as little as $1.19 per hour as a cash wage to workers, which forced them to rely almost entirely on tips for their income, a federal investigation has found.


Leader Rodgers: “Increasing spectrum access is necessary for innovation and will expand people’s access to critical technologies”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology Subcommittee markup on seven bipartisan bills that promote innovation and strengthen communication networks.


Leader Rodgers Statement on the Decision of OPEC and Russia to Increase Oil Production

Leader Rodgers Statement on the Decision of OPEC and Russia to Increase Oil Production


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee voted favorably to approve the Honest Census Communications Act, as well as several other good government bills...


June 15: bills handled by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 15.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding clarity on the Department’s statutory authority for its recent and proposed executive actions on student loans.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


TSA intercepts gun at Dayton International Airport

Release: DAYTON, Ohio Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a handgun from making its way onboard an airplane at Dayton International Airport (DAY) Thursday.


Energy Department discusses Sunshine Act Meetings on June 15

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Richlands Salon Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Federal Government

News Release: Mandi Hammond received nearly $30,000 in fraudulent Covid-19 Unemployment Funds.


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf will travel to Israel and the West Bank June 11-14 to consult with Israeli and Palestinian partners on a range of priorities, including deepening bilateral U.S. cooperation with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Israeli-Palestinian...


News Release: WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 - "Nutrition Information/Misinformation: Who's Right? Who Gets to Decide?" is the title of distinguished nutrition scientist Alice H. Lichtenstein's 2022 Agricultural Research Service W.O. Atwater Memorial Lecture, presented virtually today at 10 a.m. at Nutrition 2022, the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.


CHEYENNE MAN CHARGED ON FENTANYL AND FIREARM OFFENSES

News Release: United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that a grand jury returned an indictment charging TROY MICHAEL PAINTER, 26, of Cheyenne, Wyoming with possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl and being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Painter has been arrested...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced a legislative hearing for Wednesday, June 22, at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing to Strengthen Energy Infrastructure, Efficiency, and Financing."


The IAEA Board of Governors Resolution on Iran

Release: Yesterday, we joined the overwhelming majority of the IAEA Board of Governors in expressing support for the IAEA’s essential mission of safeguarding nuclear material to prevent nuclear proliferation. Iran must cooperate with the IAEA and provide technically credible information in response to the IAEA’s questions, which is the only way to remove these safeguards issues from the Board’s agenda.


Meeks, McCaul, Menendez, Risch Statement on Threatened Turkish Incursion into Northern Syria

News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Michael McCaul (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the below statement in reaction to the threatened Turkish incursion into Northern Syria...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.