News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Monte Carlo, Monaco, March 20-21, for the Monaco Blue Initiative and discuss the ocean-climate nexus with key stakeholders. Further information may be found at.


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


Pender County Narcotics Trafficker Receives 14+ Years in Federal Prison

News Release: NEW BERN, N.C. - Elmer “E.J." Holmes, Jr., 38, of Pender County, was sentenced to 175 months in prison for (1) Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of Cocaine and 100 grams or more of Heroin and (2) Distribution of a quantity of Heroin and Cocaine and aiding and abetting another.


Director Sams highlights billion-dollar investment in NPS infrastructure during visit to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

News Release: WASHINGTON - During a visit to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS), National Park Service Director Chuck Sams toured a $15.2 million construction project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The project to rehabilitate one of the park’s iconic buildings will allow for its continued public use and enjoyment. Overall, GAOA will provide national parks throughout the country with up to $6.5 billion over five years for investment in crucial infrastructure.


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


Pallone Asks Oil Company Executives to Testify and Answer for Rising Gas Prices on April 6

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to six oil and gas companies today expressing concern that the industry is taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine and global market shocks to keep prices artificially high and increase their own profits. He asked the executives...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today hailing inclusion of a provision in the omnibus he has long championed that clarifies the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate synthetic nicotine products...


Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the United States of America and the Republic of Croatia on the occasion of the U.S. Croatia Strategic Dialogue.


Robertsdale Man Sentenced in Firearms Case

News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Robertsdale man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.



Pallone & Schakowsky Celebrate Consumer Protection Wins in Omnibus

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the omnibus, which included key provisions to crack down on consumer scams targeting older adults and members of American Indian and Alaska Native communities, prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, and promote clean competition in sports, among other things.


Pallone Asks Oil Company Executives to Testify and Answer for Rising Gas Prices on April 6

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) wrote to six oil and gas companies today expressing concern that the industry is taking advantage of the crisis in Ukraine and global market shocks to keep prices artificially high and increase their own profits. He asked the executives...


Fifty-five City Halls to Be Rebuilt with over $28.5 Million from FEMA

News Release: The federal funds will cover repairs to damage caused by Hurricane María and the 2020 earthquakes


News Release: For Firearm Offenses. HAMMOND- William Hawkins, 22, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after pleading guilty to selling a firearm to a felon and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Hawkins...


Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 8 Weekly Data Release

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 8 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. The SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on the challenges that small businesses face.


Rodgers and Guthrie Statement on Two Health Bills Signed into Law

“Today, the president signed two strong bipartisan bills into law led by members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on America's Wireless Future Frontier

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing titled, “5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier:"


Grant County woman sentenced for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Carrie A. Aughtry, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.S. Congress in a joint session this morning:


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A California man was charged in federal court today with smuggling more than four kilograms of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles, Calif.