News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


ATF Releases National Firearms in Commerce and Trafficking Assessment Report

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced the release of a comprehensive report on firearms commerce and trafficking examining how firearms enter the illegal markets.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes on May 31

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: VELDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – Today, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves joined Peter Wennink, CEO and President of Dutch Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer ASML, at ASML’s Veldhoven headquarters to announce ASML’s $200 million expansion of their Wilton, Connecticut facility. ASML is the latest international ...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 33-year-old Mexican national has been charged with attempting to import over 400 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.



News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver virtual remarks at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Foreign Affairs Magazine, in the first discussion of its centennial event series celebrating the magazine’s one-hundredth anniversary, will host Secretary Blinken.


News Release: Orlando, FL - A Florida woman pleaded guilty today to filing a false tax return with the IRS, whereby she obtained a refund she was not entitled to receive.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - United States District Court Judge Stephen R. Clark on Wednesday sentenced Anthony D. Jones Jr. to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting a St. Louis woman in 2019 before stealing her car.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Today, a federal district judge sitting in Fort Pierce sentenced John Francis Bolieau, 44 of Massachusetts, to 60 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for failing to register as a sex offender.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on Aug. 26

F23AS00014 - NAWCA 2023 Canada Grants grant opened on June 1.


Temporary Closure of 49 Palms Hiking Trail in Joshua Tree National Park

News Release: Beginning today, Wednesday June 1, 2022, Joshua Tree National Park managers will close the 49 Palms Trail to allow bighorn sheep undisturbed access to surface water. The park is under extreme drought conditions and herds in the area are increasingly reliant on the oasis spring to survive the hot summer...


News Release: Photo of Defendant Jose Luis Montoya


Nampa Man Sentenced to 6 years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: BOISE - A Nampa man was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


May: 55 press releases published by U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

There were 55 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in May.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Angelo Joseph Fernandez, 42, of Fresno, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to six years and six months in prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


How politicians on Education and Labor Committee dealt with bills on May 31

There was activity on one bill related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 31.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin.


News Release: Honolulu- Pearl Harbor National Memorial will collect a parking fee beginning Jan. 15, 2023 in line with the request for comment announcement made on July 30, 2021. Generated revenue would support the park’s recurring maintenance needs and upkeep on the USS Arizona Memorial as well as park sites on...


May 31: bills handled by Ways and Means Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Ways and Means Committee on May 31.


What They’re Saying: Murray-Kaine Child Care Reconciliation Plan Lowers Costs and Gets Parents Back to Work

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Earlier this month, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), released details of a revamped child care and early education reconciliation proposal, which would support the child care workforce, get parents back to work, and lower costs for families. A one-pager on Senator Murray and Kaine’s revamped child care proposal can be found HERE.