News from March 2022

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Coverage Rates by Census Operation for the Nation Also Available

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) shows that arts and cultural economic activity, adjusted for inflation, decreased 6.4 percent in 2020 after increasing 3.4 percent in 2019

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Tuesday, April 5

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The medical device user fee program is necessary, highly effective, and helps the Food and Drug Administration fulfill its mission to ensure the safety and efficacy of medical devices

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke before the Rules Committee during a hearing on H.R. 6833, an attempt by Democrats to revive socialist drug pricing in the tax and spending spree and give Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) a pass to keep hiding savings from patients.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a partnership with the European Union to increase American exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
A former Houston Independent School District (HISD) music teacher was sentenced March 25 in the Southern District of Texas to 135 months in federal prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, following an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Houston.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
A former Harris County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputy was sentenced March 25 to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography following an investigation conducted by U.S.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
A Texas man was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Beaumont, Texas, and the Orange County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Paden City Groundwater site in Paden City (northern West Virginia) to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Two soldiers stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, but detailed to Laredo were sentenced to federal prison Friday for conspiring to transport noncitizens.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will discontinue use of the Etowah County Detention Center in Gadsden, AL and will limit the use of the three other detention facilities:

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Assistant Secretary of Commerce Alan Davidson today named staff representatives to participate on each other’s advisory committees.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released a final report of its special inspection of the Feb. 3, 2021, alert at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Ecosystem provides good forage for many species according to the latest California Current Ecosystem Status Report.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
Flood risk for Upper Midwest, Midwest and Southeast

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
This project will more than double training capacity for marine service technicians at the school, which has a one-year waiting list, and enhance students’ learning experiences.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
In a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack and Administrator Samantha Power on Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott of Georgia, Ranking Member Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania, and 36 Members of the U.S.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill three producer member seats for the Mushroom Council. Nominations for these seats are due to the council by May 1, 2022.

By Press release submission | Mar 29, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the publication of the details of three requests for information regarding seeds and agricultural inputs, fertilizer, and retail markets in the Federal Register on March 17.