News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Crapo Statement at Hearing on Mental Health

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, “Behavioral Health Care When Americans Need It: Ensuring Parity and Care Integration.".


46 Migrants Discovered in Smuggling Attempt

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Uvalde Station encountered 46 smuggled migrants in the back of a tractor-trailer belly-dump rig, March 23.


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City March 31 to continue ongoing engagement to accelerate cooperation in tackling the climate crisis. Secretary Kerry will meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, other government officials, and members of the U.S. business community.


Environmental leaders praise EPA nominee Joseph Goffman as ‘well-qualified’

Leaders at two environmental organizations are praising the experience of Joseph Goffman, nominee for assistant administrator of the Office of Air and Radiation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on March 29, 2022 ANDREW PAYTON, age 48, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty to Count 1 of a grand jury indictment, charging him with possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation of federal law.


CBP Expands Facial Biometrics to Mobile, Alabama Cruise Ship Terminal

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with Carnival Cruise Line, expanded the use of facial biometrics into the debarkation process at the Port of Mobile, AL, becoming the latest seaport to modernize efforts to revolutionize cruise travel.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Jonathan L. Stinnett, 36, of Jackson Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to kidnapping a five-year-old child and possession of child pornography.


News Release: SALEM, Ore. - Visitors to Bureau of Land Management recreation sites in northwest Oregon will see new and increased fees this season. The changes, the first in over ten years, will take effect at 22 sites across the region in April.


Subcommittee Leader McKinley Opening Remarks at Hearing on Safe Drinking Water

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In the Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing today, Subcommittee Republican Leader David B. McKinley (R-WV) delivered the following opening remarks about safe drinking water.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota

Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, mixed-species backyard flock (non-poultry) in Berkshire County, Massachusetts; a non-commercial, ...


Release: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Chair of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the fiscal year 2023 budget request for the United States Capitol Police.


Wyden Delivers Floor Remarks on the Nomination of January Contreras to Serve as HHS Assistant Secretary for Children and Families

News Release: Mr. President, the Senate will soon vote on an important nomination to the Department of Health and Human Services. January Contreras is President Biden’s choice to serve as Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.


News Release: A project to improve the Ruby Beach parking area and access road will begin in May or June of this year. The project will require the closure of Ruby Beach for about three months, until the work has been completed. Currently, the parking area and access road are gravel. Improvements include regrading...


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An East Providence man made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on charges that he filed eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $337,000 in Small Business Association (SBA) guaranteed COVID-19 relief business loans, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


US Department of Labor recognizes Seattle construction management company for excellence as a workplace safety ‘Star’

News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has certified the Walsh Group, a commercial construction management company in Seattle, as a “Star" employer in the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Attorney Damian Williams Appointed To Chair Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Advisory Committee

News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced the appointment of 12 U.S. Attorneys to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). Created in 1973, the AGAC advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the Offices of the U.S. Attorneys and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorneys in Department policies. The first meeting of the AGAC will take place later this spring.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - U.S. Small Business Administration loans hold many benefits for survivors of the Dec. 10-11 tornadoes in Kentucky who apply for FEMA disaster assistance.


Trinity County Resource Advisory Committee discussed on March 28 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.