News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


USDA Designates Piute County, Utah, as Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...



News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama announces the latest results of the continued collaborative work by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to reduce violent crime in Alabama by keeping guns out of the hands of people who are prohibited due to previous felony convictions. In recent weeks, fourteen individuals across North Alabama faced separate charges in federal court for illegally possessing firearms.



News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Millen, Georgia, for water infrastructure upgrades in support of local businesses.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.3 million grant to the Grenada County Board of Supervisors, Grenada, Mississippi, to bolster the region’s technology sector by improving access to Grenada Technology Park North.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Garnell Eugene Graves, age 58, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty yesterday to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child in relation to the sexual abuse of five minor victims.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on the bipartisan, bicameral draft discussion bill that empowers Americans with more control over their personal data online.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $723,935 to Support Infrastructure Improvements Designed to Facilitate Business Growth in South Sioux City, Nebraska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $723,935 grant to the city of South Sioux City, Nebraska, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to facilitate the growth of industry in the region.


Bilirakis: “This is a historic bill that puts control of data back into the hands of everyday Americans”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act to protect Americans’ privacy and data security online.


Chair Cheri Bustos Opening Statement at Hearing, "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Economic Perspectives on Title I Commodities and Title XI Crop Insurance"

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Chair Cheri Bustos delivered the following statement at today's hearing titled "A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Economic Perspectives on Title I Commodities and Title XI Crop Insurance."


Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation Fresh Pod of Pea (Pisum sativum) for consumption from Ethiopia. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.


Determinations Regarding Eligiblity To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance discussed on June 14 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a three page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


How politicians on Homeland Security Committee dealt with bills on June 14

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on June 14.


USDA Designates Two Arizona Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...



USDA Designates Kleberg County, Texas, as Primary Natural Disaster Area

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced Thuy Tien Luong, 38, of Charlotte, North Carolina, to 15 years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered her to pay $75,000 in restitution to the victim. A federal jury previously convicted the defendant of forced labor on Jan. 8, 2021, following a five-day trial.


Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zones in Reentry Sites; Jacksonville, Daytona, Cape Canaveral, Tampa, and Tallahassee, Florida on June 13

The US Homeland Security Department published a five page proposed rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-604) Comment Request; Extension on June 14

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.