News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022



News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, sent a letter to President ...


Memphis man pleads guilty to threatening to 'blow up' federal building

Christopher Cobb, 33, of Memphis, Tenn., recently pleaded guilty to making a bomb threat against a federal agency building as well as illegally possessing a firearm, according to a March 8 news release by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on March 10

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Risch: Mr. President, Stop Doing Business with the Russians, Walk Away from Iran Deal

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today co-led his Republican colleagues in a press conference to discuss the Biden Administration’s efforts to forge a nuclear deal with Iran.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, yesterday welcomed His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, crown prince and prime minister of Bahrain to the U.S. Capitol.


Labor Department, construction company focusing on 'worker safety and health training' at Medical West project in Alabama

A new partnership was formed aimed at preventing worker injuries during construction at the University of Alabama's Medical West project.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans sent a letter to three environmental groups with financial ties to a San Francisco-based environmental NGO called the Sea Change Foundation as a next step in the investigation of foreign influence over U.S.-based environmental NGOs. According...


USDA files a complaint against Alabama company for alleged violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued a complaint against Alabama-based Natural Bridge Stockyard Inc. and Calvin D. Wells for allegedly violating the Packers and Stockyards Act, as reported in a March 7 news release.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances on March 10

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing entitled, Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Assessing the U.S. and International Response. The committee heard testimony from The Honorable Victoria Nuland, under secretary of State for political affairs.


Justice Department discusses Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Border Security Technology Consortium on March 10

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.