News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jaziz Jesahias Cea, 24, of Galt, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for transportation, receipt, and possession of visual depictions of children engaging in sexually explicit conduct, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Prezioso named Civil Chief

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher Prezioso has been selected to lead the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for West Virginia’s Northern District.


Neal and Brady Introduce Bill to Further Punish Putin

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after introducing legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus...


DOT-PHMSA offers new grant application process starting March 17

FY 2022 Pipeline Safety One-Call Grant grant opened on March 17.


Pallone Applauds Biden Administration’s Reinstatement of California’s Clean Cars Waiver

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration announcing it is reinstating a waiver of federal preemption under the Clean Air Act for California’s Advanced Clean Car program, recognizing its authority to set more...


Two Sentenced in Schemes to Defraud Home Improvement Stores

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Two Providence men who admitted to participating in a scheme to defraud credit card companies and home improvement stores out of more $160,000 were sentenced to federal prison today, announced United Sates Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: (DICKINSON, N.D.) - The Secretary of the Interior is proposing that management and administration of a small area in north central North Dakota important to waterfowl and wildlife continue for the next century in the same manner as it has for the past 40 years.


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that an Elk Point, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Production of Child Pornography.


Justice Department Honors Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced the recipients of the Fifth Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing. This year’s awards recognize the exceptional work of 18 law enforcement officers and deputies from 12 jurisdictions across the country, including Officer Tamrah Stepien of the East Windsor Police Department.


News Release: A Sioux City man who sexually assaulted a child pled guilty March 10, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Juan Pablo Hernandez, age 44, from Sioux City, Iowa was convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a child.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-The Justice Department announced today that a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer has been selected to receive the Attorney’s General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.


USDA Now Accepting Applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, Providing Up To $200 Million to Purchase Local Food for Schools

Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is accepting applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), which will provide up to $200 million for states to purchase local food for school meal programs.


Price: ‘We welcome the Court’s order'

The International Court of Justice ruled on March 16 that Russia must immediately end military operations in Ukraine.


Release: Thank you, President Paxson, for inviting me to deliver the Ogden Memorial Lecture on International Affairs. It’s an honor to be here.


Transportation Department discusses Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes Q-140 and Q-812; NY on March 15

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA-AMS grant application closes on June 17

Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) grant opened on March 17.


Serial Child Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses

News Release: Serial Child Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Exploitation Offenses.


USDA Now Accepting Applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, Providing Up To $200 Million to Purchase Local Food for Schools

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is accepting applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), which will provide up to $200 million for states to purchase local food for school meal programs.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A St. Albans man was sentenced today to two years in prison for a federal drug crime.


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Signed into Law

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed S. 1543, the “Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for...