News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 7688, the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act...


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT MARLIN SELLERS, 62, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for child exploitation offenses related to his attempt to engage in commercial sex with a minor.


Homeland Security Committee and the bills it addressed on May 19

There was activity on one bill related to the Homeland Security Committee on May 19.


Department of Labor renews multi-year initiative to provide enforcement, outreach, education for restaurant workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor has renewed a multi-year nationwide initiative to help workers and increase federal compliance by food service employers, an industry where - in fiscal year 2021 - the department’s Wage and Hour Division found violations in nearly 85 percent of its restaurant investigations.


Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security–Call to Action

News Release: The following statement is issued by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters and endorsed by Albania, Australia, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, ...


Schumer, Murray, Senate Democratic Women: Democrats Aren’t Backing Down from The Fight to Protect Abortion Rights

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Assistant Democratic Leader Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led a press conference with Democratic women Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), ...


Labor Department set to publish a new notice on May 23

There are two releases scheduled to be published on May 23.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon. President Shahid, Director General Vitorino, thank you for your leadership at this first International Migration Review Forum. These are unprecedented times. There are more migrants on the move around the world today than at any time since World War II, some 95 million. ...


Roof replacement and concrete restoration to take place at Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park this summer

News Release: MOOSE, WY- The historic Jackson Lake Lodge, located within Grand Teton National Park, will undergo a roof replacement, exterior concrete restoration and re-staining to the building façade this summer to restore the character-defining architecture and design of the National Historic Landmark (NHL). Visitors will see construction and changes in the building’s appearance throughout the season.



News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael P. Fish, age 26, of Albany, was sentenced today to 111 months in prison for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with his hacking of online social media accounts and theft of nude images of dozens of female victims, as well as possession of child pornography.


May 19: bills handled by Judiciary Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Judiciary Committee on May 19.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Jackson County woman pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining Social Security Administration (SSA) benefits.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Bills addressed by Education and Labor Committee on May 19

There was activity on five bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on May 19.


Woodmere Man Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Stolen Credit Card Information and Using it to Purchase Gasoline

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Charles E. Smith, Jr., 52, of Woodmere, Ohio, pleaded guilty on May 19, 2022, to an Information charging him with one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.



The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Thompson Statement On Domestic Terrorism Attack In Buffalo

Chairman Thompson Statement On Domestic Terrorism Attack In Buffalo