News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Notice published on June 7 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Illinois: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions discussed on June 7 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sam: Revitalization grant recipients announced to 'support the economic development goals and needs in their communities'

U.S. National Park Service announced more than $7.2 million revitalization grants in 10 states for economic development in those rural communities.


Buttigieg: FTA grants to help cities, towns plan for 'the future their residents want and deserve'

U.S. Department of Transportation announced an initial $13 million in Federal Transit Administration competitive grant funds for transit-oriented planning.


Bonnie: Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program seeks 'innovative approaches that expand markets'

The deadline to apply for the second round of funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities is approaching.


Walsh: 'Absence of worker protections can lead to the most egregious abuses' in Sudan

The U.S. Department of Labor is warning American businesses and individuals to be aware when doing business with the Sudanese government.


Price: Department of State working with African leaders 'to continue finding durable solutions to the global food crisis'

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is working toward the U.S. government’s commitment to doing all it can to find solutions to the world’s growing food insecurity issues.


Miles: Georgia woman sentenced for 'aiding in the illegal prescription of large amounts of drugs'

A former clinic owner in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting she laundered money for a notorious “pill mill” doctor who illegally dispensed drugs.


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized nearly four pounds of the drug from her vehicle was sentenced today to five and a half years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.



DOE Announces First Loan Guarantee for a Clean Energy Project in Nearly a Decade

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it closed on a $504.4 million loan guarantee to the Advanced Clean Energy Storage project in Utah - marking the first loan guarantee for a new clean energy technology project from DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) since 2014. The loan...


New notice from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to be published on June 9

There are three releases scheduled to be published on June 9.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on June 7?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s decision to exempt tariffs for solar panels from certain Asian countries, along with the administration’s announced use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to push its rush-to-green agenda, all of which will make the United States even more dependent upon Chinese supply chains.


Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Sigfrido Adolfo Rivero, 56, of Nogales, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 121 months in federal prison, followed by 120 months of supervised release. Rivero previously pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.


Blackouts are Coming. Republicans Call for Biden’s Plan as His Energy Crisis Heightens Safety Threat.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans demand to know from Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) how the Biden administration plans to prepare for and prevent dangerous blackouts that the North American Electric Reliability...


June 7: bills handled by Finance Committee

There was activity on two bills related to the Finance Committee on June 7.


Child Predator Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Producing Sexually Explicit Material of a Minor

News Release: EVANSVILLE - Christopher J. McGee, 45, of Evansville, was sentenced today to twenty-four years in federal prison for production and attempted production of sexually explicit material involving minors.