News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Chad

Release: The Transitional Military Council (CMT) suspended the constitution upon taking power in April after President Idriss Deby died of battle wounds shortly after being declared the winner of the presidential election for what would have been his sixth term. The CMT put in place a Transitional Charter and...


Senator Murray Applauds Biden Admin Cancelling All Debt for Defrauded Corinthian Students

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s announcement that it will provide $5.8 billion in student debt relief to wipe all remaining loans owed...


News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal grand jury last week indicted a Madison County man on multiple child sexual exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr., and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Katrina W. Berger.


USDA Opens Applications for Cooperative Agreement to Improve WIC Participation and Retention

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced today a $20 million cooperative agreement opportunity for an academic or nonprofit organization to improve participation and retention in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC.


History Highlight: APHIS Combats Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

In the mid-1990s, thousands of cattle in the United Kingdom (UK) were affected by an outbreak of a fatal neurological disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as “mad cow disease.”


EPA Regional Administrator Debra Shore Urges Eligible School Districts in Michigan to Apply for $500 Million In Available Funding for Clean School Buses

President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Creates New EPA Program to Protect Children’s Health, Reduce Pollution, and Boost American Manufacturing



Export Sales to China

Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China.


Summertime Events and Programming at Gateway Arch National Park

Summertime Events and Programming at Gateway Arch National Park


Blue Ridge Parkway Opens 2022 Season Memorial Day Weekend

Blue Ridge Parkway Opens 2022 Season Memorial Day Weekend



Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Hiring Opportunity

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Hiring Opportunity


National Park Service awards $7.27M in grants to support historic preservation projects in rural communities

National Park Service awards $7.27M in grants to support historic preservation projects in rural communities


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Arkansas Farm Bill Field Hearing

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today announced the committee will hold a field hearing in Arkansas to gain input from Natural State agricultural producers as the process of writing the 2023 Farm Bill begins.


USDA Approves Certain LED Lights for Official Inspection and Weighing of Grain

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service has approved the use of certain LED lights for use in the U.S. Official Grain Inspection and Weighing System beginning May 26, 2022.


Biden Administration Announces $254 Million to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

A total of 8 communities in South Carolina will receive Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup or High Performing Revolving Loan Fund support to help build back America’s economy while addressing environmental justice concerns


Secretary Blinken’s Call with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Colonna

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna to congratulate her on her appointment and discuss some of the pressing global issues the United States and France are confronting together.


Fact Check: Americans Need Solutions to Inflation, Not Higher Taxes

America’s inflation crisis is worsening and the White House still has no answers.


Washington County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Receipt of Child Pornography

News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa - Christopher Michael Wilson, age 45, was sentenced on June 1, 2022, to 210 months in prison for Receipt of Child Pornography. Wilson was ordered to serve fifteen years of supervised release to follow his prison term, as well as pay $3,000 in restitution to his victims. Wilson was also assessed a $100 Special Assessment immediately payable to the Crime Victims’ Fund.