News from June 2022
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks in support of H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H) Act.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending nearly $1.3 million to the State of Connecticut to reimburse it for the administrative costs of recovering from the tornadoes and storms that struck the state on May 15, 2018.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Jim Risch (R-ID), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, Marco Rubio (R-FL), Vice...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
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), issued the following statement regarding President Biden’s call for a gas tax holiday.

By US DOT Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Ranking Member Daniel Webster (R-FL) from today’s hearing entitled, “Capital Investment Program: Identifying Risk to GSA Facilities":

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: WILMINGTON, N.C. - Alterick Wallisima Boyd of Winterville, NC, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 280 grams or more of cocaine base (crack), 40 grams or more of fentanyl, and 50 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine; and distribution of 28 grams or more of cocaine base (crack).

By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks as prepared for delivery today on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...
By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
Release: The United States was deeply saddened to learn of the violence in the Bandiagara and Gao regions of Mali this past weekend, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 civilians. This development comes at a time when ongoing violence in Ménaka has also killed numerous civilians and displaced thousands more.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Montrose, Colo. - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is delighted to welcome GVSU’s New Ensemble on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 7:30 pm for a one-hour special music performance. The concert will occur at the park’s south rim amphitheater, located next to the South Rim Campground. Parking is limited, so arrive early to secure a spot. Parking is allowed only in designated spaces. The concert is free and open to the public.

By Trina Thomas | Jun 23, 2022
On June 2, the Judiciary House Committee passed a vote for the "Protect Our Kids Act" (H.R. 7910) as President Joe Biden addressed the nation that same day and called for stricter gun laws in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 36, a Mexican citizen who had resided in Singapore and spent significant time in Russia, was sentenced yesterday in the Southern District of Florida to four years and one day in prison for acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the Attorney General.

By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
Administrative Support - American Spaces in Sri Lanka grant opened on June 23.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
Release: COLONIE, N.Y. -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for an increase in travel volume out of Albany International Airport (ALB) as passenger volume picks up ahead of the Independence Day holiday weekend and into the remainder of the summer.

By DOE Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
There was activity on 10 bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 22.

By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management announced today a 20-year extension of the withdrawal supporting the Department of the Air Force King Salmon Environmental Remediation Project for an additional 20-year period. The extension affects approximately 1.25 acres of public land that provides for the continued long-term environmental management of the site. The BLM formally processes land withdrawal applications for entities within the Department of the Interior.

By State Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
Enhancing the Impact of Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace grant opened on June 23.

By DOL Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: ATLANTA - Federal workplace safety inspectors determined that an Atlanta recycling company exposed workers to hazardous chemicals without warning them of the risks. This is the third time since 2019 that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company for similar violations.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on President Biden’s expected announcement about a federal gas tax delay on Wednesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2022
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the State of Alaska and state officials to resolve claims that driver license transactions did not consistently provide certain voter registration opportunities required by Section 5 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).