News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


How politicians on Foreign Affairs Committee dealt with bills on June 22

There was activity on one bill related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 22.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting June 23

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellows (STPF) grant opened on June 23.


NIJ-Funded Research Amasses Forensic Data to Help Analyze Skeletal Remains of the Young

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today published an article discussing several NIJ-supported projects to better determine age, sex and population affinity of subadult skeletal remains. Subadult refers to people whose ages range from birth to approximately age 20.


Omaha Man Sentenced to 131 Months for Methamphetamine, Firearm and Threat

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Dustin T. Baker, 27, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for distribution of methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and willfully making a threat involving explosives materials.


Rodgers and Guthrie Floor Remarks on Strong Safeguards in ARPA-H

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.


Rodgers and Guthrie Floor Remarks on Solution to Combat Mental Health and Overdose Crises

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. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act.


Bureau of Land Management reopens Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts and rescinds fire restrictions

News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - With increasing moisture and higher humidity, correlating to reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management Roswell Field Office is terminating the closure and all fire restrictions at the Ft. Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area and the Lincoln Tracts in Lincoln County...


Chair DeLauro Statement at Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2023 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Funding Bill

Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2023 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill.


Pallone & Eshoo Applaud House Passage of Bill to Authorize President Biden’s Groundbreaking ARPA-H Initiative

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act to establish ARPA-H, an independent agency to accelerate biomedical innovation. The legislation, which was introduced by Eshoo, passed the House by a vote of 336-85.


Pallone Floor Statement on Legislation Authorizing ARPA-H

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor as prepared for delivery today during consideration of H.R. 5585, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Act...


USDA Reaches Consent Decision Against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC and its owners, Jack and Sandra Berry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Clinton Livestock Auction LLC, doing business as Clinton Livestock Auction (Clinton); Jack and Shelly Berry (Respondents), of Clinton, Okla., on May 23, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on July 1

OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Mass Violence Needs Assessments Project grant opened on June 23.


Violent Recidivist Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Using a Stolen Identity To Buy Guns

News Release: ATLANTA - Dawuan Na’jee Williams, a multi-convicted felon, has been sentenced to federal prison for using another person’s name and date of birth to purchase more than two dozen firearms, some of which were later used in a shooting and other crimes.


USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting June 23

Women's Risk Need Assessment (WRNA) grant opened on June 23.


Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Burnout Epidemic and What Working Women Need for a Stronger Economy

Neal Opening Statement at Hearing on the Burnout Epidemic and What Working Women Need for a Stronger Economy


FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Kentucky

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Leader Rodgers on Biden’s Gas Tax Gimmick

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.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Armed Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of a “Ghost Gun”

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Manassas man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and possessing a firearm during drug trafficking.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on Sept. 30

F23AS00018 - Sea Duck Joint Venture FY23 Competitive Grants grant opened on June 23.


Two Tucson Based Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Sentences

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Jamaar Charles Samuels, 39, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 72 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Last summer, Judge Rash sentenced Samuels’ co-defendant, Patrick Michael La Fever, 60, also of Tucson, to...