News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Federal Reserve System discusses Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies on March 17

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Secures Agreement with Ohio to Protect the Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in Ohio Primary Election

News Release: The Justice Department today announced an agreement between the department and the state of Ohio through its Secretary of State to help ensure that military service members, their family members, and U.S. citizens living overseas have an opportunity to participate fully in the upcoming May 3, 2022, federal primary election. The agreement is necessary to provide a remedy for a potential violation of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA).


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Departments of Justice and State Launch International Program to Support Women in Leadership Roles in Counterterrorism

News Release: The Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau (DOS/CT) recently launched a new program to support women in leadership roles in counterterrorism.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on March 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sam Graves Statement on the Passing of Don Young

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) statement on the passing of Congressman and former Committee Chairman Don Young...



State Department's Price: Gold refiner's illicit trades support groups 'implicated in atrocities'

The United States has imposed sanctions against a Belgian gold trader and his businesses for illegally trading gold from regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo controlled by armed groups.



Sec. Granholm: 'The sky's the limit' for solar energy's potential

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm promoted the benefits of clean energy and American production on a recent trip to Michigan, the Department of Energy announced recently.


White House press secretary: 'Both parties can come together to deliver results'

Congress is budgeting to spend $1.5 trillion toward clean energy and environment spending for this fiscal year.



Lubbe: Vulnerable communities should 'know about toxic chemicals in their area'

A Missouri company will pay more than $130,000 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to settle allegations it violated federal requirements to submit records of how much toxic chemicals it was using annually.



Westerman Statement on Biden's Russian Energy Import Ban

President Joe Biden announced a national ban on Russian energy imports.


Republicans Urge Action on Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing

House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)


Chair Grijalva Applauds Biden Administration for Banning Russian Oil & Gas

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued a statement applauding President Biden’s action to ban imports of Russian oil and gas.


Chair Grijalva Blasts Fish and Wildlife Service Finding that Pesticide Malathion Does Not Jeopardize Endangered Species

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today expressed disappointment in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) newly released final biological opinion, which determined that malathion—a dangerous and likely carcinogenic pesticide linked to developmental disorders in children—does not jeopardize a single endangered species.


Chair Grijalva and Ranking Member Westerman Introduce Bill to Address Human Rights Abuses in International Conservation

House Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) today introduced the Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act of 2022 to strengthen human rights standards for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s international conservation grants.


Release: Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley recently traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to kick off the first U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored in-person trade mission since November 2019. Administrator Whitley led a delegation of U.S. agribusinesses, farm organizations...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Subcommittee on Government Operations Ranking Member Jody Hice (R-Ga.) introduced the Accountable Federal Employees Act (H.R. 7095) to reform the under-performing, inefficient, and unaccountable federal bureaucracy by enabling the discipline and removal of failing federal employees.