News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging an Indiana woman with violating an individual’s rights while acting as an officer of the Louisville Metro Police Department.


News Release: A man who led Dubuque police on a high‑speed chase that ended with his car on its hood and his gun, heroin, fentanyl and cocaine in the snow was sentenced March 17, 2022, to four years in federal prison.


What did Interior Department publish on March 16?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Top Republicans Renew Request for White House’s Investigative Report Detailing OSTP’s Toxic Work Environment

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), and Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) renewed their request for all reports, documents, ...


U.S. Sanctions on Russia

Release: In this briefing on background, senior State Department officials discussed the sanctions the United States has implemented against the Russian Federation for its premeditated and unprovoked war against Ukraine and the close U.S. coordination with our Allies and partners on those sanctions.


US Department of Labor awards $855K to Kansas to continue to provide employment, training services in response to aviation industry layoffs

News Release: WASHINGTON - Known as the “Air Capital of the World," the Wichita, Kansas, area is home to some of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers, so there was a significant ripple effect in the region after the grounding of the Boeing 737 in 2020. Two years later, industry layoffs continue to affect more than 9,000 workers, prompting the U.S. Department of Labor to provide funding to help workers in six counties prepare for new employment opportunities.


Oversight Committee Urges DOJ and Treasury to Examine Tax Benefits Claimed by Opioid Companies for $26 Billion Settlement

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Committee on Oversight and Reform Vice Chair Rep. Jimmy Gomez, and Committee Member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier sent a letter asking Attorney General Merrick Garland of the Department of Justice and Secretary Janet Yellen of...


McNairy Man Sentenced to 15 Years as an Armed Career Criminal

News Release: Jackson, TN- Lamon Terrill Massengill, 50, of Selmer, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense cocaine base. Joseph C. Murphy Jr., United States Attorney, announced the sentence today.


Transportation Department publishes notice on March 16

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Brady, A. Smith Hail 10 Year Anniversary of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

News Release: Brady, A. Smith Hail 10 Year Anniversary of U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.


News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - A Wilmington woman was sentenced today by United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 12 months and one day and two years of supervised release for Fraud in Connection with Visas, Permits, and other Documents.


Chinese national pleads guilty in money laundering scheme

News Release: ATLANTA - Jianjie Liu has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Liu was charged in an 11-count indictment with money laundering conspiracy, nine counts of money laundering, and access device fraud. These charges stemmed from Liu’s role receiving money from victims of various telephone scams.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on March 16

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Albio Sires, Chair of the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy Subcommittee, issued the following statement to commemorate the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Colombia...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba

Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Kuleba discussed ongoing diplomatic efforts to stop Putin’s war of choice.


Senate Passes Ranking Member Comer and Chair Maloney’s Postal Service Reform Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, issued the following statements after the Senate passed the historic Postal Service Reform Act in a bipartisan vote of 79-19...


Secretary Mayorkas Designates Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the designation of Afghanistan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Only individuals who are already residing in the United States as of March 15, 2022, will be eligible for TPS.