News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Justice Department Secures Settlement in Race Discrimination Suit Against Groveport, Ohio, Board of Education

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement with the Groveport Madison Local School District Board of Education (the Board) in Groveport, Ohio. The settlement resolves the department’s complaint alleging that the Board violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when ...


Release: . NAVVCB. The NAVVCB allows APHIS to stockpile animal vaccines and other related products, serving as an effective insurance policy in the extremely rare chance of an outbreak of certain high-consequence foreign animal diseases, like foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus. APHIS will invest an additional ...


There was activity on three bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on June 15.


Hardy County man sentenced to 9 years for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Roger Allen See, of Wardensville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 110 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Grossman: 'The leaders of even the most powerful criminal organizations will be held accountable'

A former Marine was recently sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison after admitting he ran an international organization that brought tons of cocaine into the U.S.


TSA recruiting officers to work at Richmond International Airport

Release: RICHMOND The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be staffing a recruitment table in Mechanicsville, Va., to provide detailed information about the hiring process for security officers to work at Richmond International Airport.


Secretary Haaland Announces Members of the First-Ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON – In remarks at the National Congress of American Indians 2022 Mid Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the launch of the first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC).



Rep. Castor: 'The climate crisis is an ocean crisis'

The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis held a hearing June 9 to study the relationship between oceans and the climate crisis, and analyzed ocean-specific ways to combat climate change.


ICYMI: Miah Cerrillo’s Video Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis

ICYMI: Miah Cerrillo’s Video Testimony at Oversight Hearing on Gun Violence Crisis


Comer: Congress Must Work to Prevent Violent Crimes & Protect the Most Vulnerable

Comer: Congress Must Work to Prevent Violent Crimes & Protect the Most Vulnerable


Biden Policies: Impoverish Americans & Tell Them to Stop Being Poor

Biden Policies: Impoverish Americans & Tell Them to Stop Being Poor



Scientists Develop Method for Seasonal Prediction of Western Wildfires

Scientists Develop Method for Seasonal Prediction of Western Wildfires


Senate Republicans Block Menendez Motion to Confirm Nominees to Foreign Policy Positions Critical to U.S. Efforts to Counter Malign Chinese Influence Abroad

Senate Republicans Block Menendez Motion to Confirm Nominees to Foreign Policy Positions Critical to U.S. Efforts to Counter Malign Chinese Influence Abroad


McCaul, Meeks Release Statement Regarding U.S. Hostages Held in Iran

McCaul, Meeks Release Statement Regarding U.S. Hostages Held in Iran


United States and Taiwan Announce the Launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade

United States and Taiwan Announce the Launch of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade


Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Team Achieves 35 Million Safe Hours

Savannah River Site Liquid Waste Team Achieves 35 Million Safe Hours


Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2023 funding bill.


Renewal of the Charter of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee

News Release: The U.S. Department of State renewed the Charter of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. The Committee was established by the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act (Public Law 97-446) to provide recommendations regarding requests for assistance from foreign governments under the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.


Leader Rodgers: “This bipartisan, bicameral bill is the best opportunity we’ve had to pass a federal data privacy law in decades.”

Leader Rodgers: “This bipartisan, bicameral bill is the best opportunity we’ve had to pass a federal data privacy law in decades.”