News from May 2022

By State Newswire | May 13, 2022
There was activity on six bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on May 12.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: MONROE, La. - John Henry Butler, Jr., 44, of Providence Village, Texas, has been sentenced in the Western District of Louisiana on drug conspiracy charges, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced Butler to 240 months (20 years) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Butler pleaded guilty Dec. 16, 2021 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2022
Release: Thank you, Michelle, for that introduction. And thank you all for joining us today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: Court Also Ordered the Return of Over $2.4 Million to Fraud Victims in Iowa and California.

By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: Today, the House passed H.R. 5129, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Modernization Act of 2022. This flawed legislation attacks religious freedom, limits resources for those most in need, and uses taxpayer dollars irresponsibly.

By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by Texas State Bankshares, Inc., Harlingen, Texas, to acquire Access Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire AccessBank Texas, both of Denton, Texas. The Board also approved the applications by Texas Regional Bank, Harlingen, Texas, to merge with AccessBank Texas and to establish and operate branches at the locations of the main office and branches of AccessBank Texas.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Wednesday, May 18, at 9 am, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a special road sign installation ceremony located near Tour Stop 5, at the intersection of LaFayette Road and Viniard-Alexander Road, in Chickamauga Battlefield.

By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program- Region 4 grant opened on May 13.

By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, “Modernizing Hydropower: Licensing and Reforms for a Clean Energy Future:"

By Ariana Chiarenza | May 13, 2022
The National Park Service announced Wednesday that concerts will return to the James A. Garfield Historic Site, sponsored by the James A. Garfield Alliance and Lakeland Community College.

By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A former Campus Police Dispatcher for Cape Cod Community College Police pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with making false statements in order to purchase two firearms which can only be purchased by law enforcement officers.

By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program- Region 10 grant opened on May 13.

By Homeland Newswire | May 13, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) grant opened on May 13.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal jury has convicted a Bronx, New York, man of engaging in a violent, multi-state crime spree during which he kidnapped and sexually assaulted his former girlfriend, assaulted a federal employee, set fire to a used car dealership, and rammed multiple police vehicles before being apprehended, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The leader of an international money laundering organization in the Dominican Republic today admitted his role in a conspiracy to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Bob Casey (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced the No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act to end the taxpayer subsidization...
By Fed Newswire | May 13, 2022
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.