News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


How politicians on Energy and Commerce Committee dealt with bills on June 14

There was activity on seven bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 14.


Murray Leads HELP Committee to Advancing Key Steps to Address Formula Crisis in Bipartisan Package

News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the HELP Committee voting to pass a bipartisan deal, which included policies to respond to the formula crisis which she worked with Senator Casey (D-PA), Senator Burr (R-NC), and others to pass as part of the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act.


Murray, Cantwell, Casey Call on FTC to Investigate Price Gouging of Infant Formula

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families, urged...


NOAA Launches New Season of Discovery in Alaska’s Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems

This summer, three expeditions will use innovative sampling technology to collect information supporting sustainable ecosystem-based management of Alaska’s commercial fisheries.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Al Thani


$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...


Camden County Woman Admits Stealing $2.67 Million in Rent Checks from Work, Failing to Pay Taxes

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing approximately 700 checks and money orders from her employer and failing to pay taxes on the income, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Blinken: Nicaraguan regime 'holds over 180 political prisoners'

The United States will impose visa restrictions on 93 more Nicaraguan individuals who are mostly judges, prosecutors, National Assembly members and Interior Ministry officials.


Notice published by Commerce Department on June 14

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


Federal Aviation Administration set to publish a new notice on June 16

There is one release scheduled to be published on June 16.


Buttigieg: 'We’re pleased to make four new marine highway projects eligible for federal funding'

Four new Marine Highway Projects have been designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration to help relieve the current supply chain challenges.


News Release: A new corn germplasm resource developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Wooster, Ohio, is now available to use for breeding commercially grown varieties that can withstand the synergistic viral disease, maize lethal necrosis (MLN).


DOS-JER grant application closes on July 25

Entrepreneurial & Economic Empowerment (E3) Hub grant opened on June 15.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on Sept. 22

F23AS00377 - FY 2023 - Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act - BIG Tier 1 grant opened on June 15.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), welcomed Mr. Pat O’Toole, president of Family Farm Alliance, to the committee. O’Toole testified before the committee at a hearing to examine short and long term solutions to extreme drought in the western United States.


Commerce Department discusses Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish on June 14

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


There is one release scheduled to be published on June 16.


Senator Murray Lands Historic Bipartisan Agreement to Allow Drug Importation from Canada

News Release: (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the HELP Committee voting to pass a bipartisan deal to establish safe drug importation from Canada which she negotiated as part of the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act.



US Department of Labor reminds Great Lakes region’s employers that workers need protection from dangers of heat illness: indoors, outdoors

News Release: CHICAGO - As Midwest temperatures rise, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.