News from May 2022
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2022
Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) grant opened on May 17.
By DOE Newswire | May 17, 2022
There was activity on five bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 16.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2022
Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the Norwegian people as you celebrate Constitution Day. This year, I also send a hearty congratulations for setting a new record for the largest number of gold medals won by a single country at a Winter Olympics.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar today sentenced Oscar Armando Sorto Romero, a/k/a “Lobo," age 23, to life in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy and for racketeering, as well as related violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including two murders, connected to...
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today introduced H.R. 7790, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide $28 million in emergency funding to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the resources it needs to address the urgent infant formula shortage and help prevent it from ever happening again.
By EPA Newswire | May 17, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint advisory to alert the international community, the private sector, and the public to attempts by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and remote DPRK information technology (IT) workers to obtain employment while posing as non-DPRK nationals.
By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2022
Release: The G7 Agriculture Ministers met in Stuttgart, Germany, May 13-14, against the backdrop of Russias brutal war on Ukraine and the resulting impacts on agriculture and food security worldwide.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to Thrive West Central, Terre Haute, Indiana, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan and EDA’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment.
By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced the Biden Administration through FEMA will commit $33 million for two funding opportunities to enhance dam safety efforts across the nation, including $15 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The investments will help protect...
By US DOT Newswire | May 17, 2022
This bill is sponsored by Rep. Angie Craig.
By Press release submission | May 17, 2022
Thank you, Mr. President. And let me start by thanking Under-Secretary Lacroix for sharing his update on UNISFA today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: HOUSTON - A 35-year-old Houston man is set to make his appearance in federal court for allegedly committing multiple bank robberies in the Houston area, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
By Commerce Newswire | May 17, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter was sentenced on May 16, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man was charged for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1.7 million in federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for himself and others, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.
By State Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: A U.S. delegation will participate in the 31st UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) May 16-20 in Vienna, Austria to advance international cooperation on important anti-crime and criminal justice issues. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 17, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Reuben Maurice Crawford, age 36, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 110 months in federal prison following his convictions for unlawful use of communications facilities in furtherance of drug trafficking activities and possession of contraband in prison. The Court further sentenced Crawford to serve one year of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
