News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of Class E Airspace; Honesdale, PA on June 13

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Monday, James Steele Saunders, 60, of Kingman, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 12 months and 1 day in prison. Saunders previously pleaded guilty to Tax Evasion.


News Release: HONOLULU - Senior United States District Judge Helen Gillmor today sentenced Dwayne P. Gouveia, 58, of Waimea, Hawaii, to ten years imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Gouveia was previously sentenced by the Court in 2005 to ten years imprisonment for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2023 Legislative Branch Funding Bill

News Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2023 bill.


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


News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - JAMAR TRAYLOR, also known as “J-Hop," 22, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a racketeering charge stemming from his participation in a violent Bridgeport street gang.


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Visit the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this Saturday and Sunday for an entire weekend devoted to Native American history.


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



State Department official meets with 'increasingly angry' Abbas during visit to West Bank

Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara A. Leaf traveled to Israel and the West Bank last week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian authorities in ongoing U.S diplomatic efforts in the region.


Union County Man Charged with Distribution and Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A retired middle school teacher was arrested for receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


$1 Billion of New U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine

Release: Today, we announced an additional $1 billion in additional military assistance for Ukraine. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our twelfth drawdown of arms and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine’s defense since August 2021, valued ...



Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, June 14, 2022 - Today, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced the public call for nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The committee will review scientific evidence to help inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, ...


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Spearfish, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Government Funds was sentenced on June 13, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on June 13, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Three Charged with Stealing Cash & Cigarettes in Robbery Spree

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging STEVEN GALARZA...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, “Protecting America’s Consumers: Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Data Privacy and Security:"


News Release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced the availability of a draft recovery plan for the island marble butterfly (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) and a 60-day public comment period.The island marble butterfly, a beautiful, medium-sized, white butterfly with green ‘marbling’ on its wings, was historically...


There was activity on two bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 14.


News Release: Spokane, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, joined United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.