News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Federal Reserve System discusses Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies on May 12

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request discussed on May 12 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Biden-Harris administration today announced that 125 ecosystem restoration projects in over 20 states, Tribes and territories will receive nearly $68.4 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With a total of $1.4 billion for Department ...


News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Ever heard a thunk on a window or door and found a dazed or dead bird on the ground outside your house? We have. That’s why Zion National Park is applying a new treatment to building windows that will make glass more visible to birds. This year, in observance of World Migratory Bird Day, we want to share more information about it.


News Release: National Park Service to host Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Day.


“NEW PUBLIC LAWS“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D480 on May 9


Biden admin nominates Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr. as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Nicaragua

President Joe Biden recently announced his intention to appoint Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr. as Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Melbourne Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Possessing With The Intent To Distribute Fentanyl

News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced Stephen Brian Dukeman (27, Melbourne) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The court also ordered Dukeman to forfeit two firearms, which he had possessed during the offense. Dukeman had pleaded guilty on Jan. 28, 2022.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Milton Portillo Rodriguez, a/k/a “Little Gangster", a/k/a “Seco", age 26, to life in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy, racketeering, attempted murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit murder in aid or...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a real pleasure to be here with my friend and colleague, the foreign minister of Indonesia. Retno, thank you for being here, but thank you more broadly for Indonesia’s remarkable leadership. We just had - we’re still having what is truly a historic summit...


News Release: WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas today announced $1.6 billion for eight Fiscal Year 2022 preparedness grant programs. Together, these programs provide critical funding to help state and local officials prepare for, prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism and other hazards. This funding is in addition to the $405.1 million announced last month for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.


Federal and State Task Forces Seize Drugs and Guns in Joint Investigation

News Release: Spokane, Washington -Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that as part of ongoing joint efforts by the Spokane DEA Task Force, the Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit, and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, approximately 35 pounds...


New York Man Indicted for Fentanyl Trafficking

News Release: BOSTON - A New York man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl.


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s very good to be with you, and thank you, Prime Minister, for being here. I just wanted to say at the outset that we have seen a remarkable trajectory in the relationship between the United States and Vietnam, and we are now the strongest of partners, with a shared vision for security...


Mexican National Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization that Manufactured and Attempted to Distribute 63 Kilos of Meth in Northern Ohio

News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler announced that Aquileo Perez-Pineda, 52, a Mexican national previously residing in Georgia, was sentenced on Friday, April 29, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi to 188 months or more than 15 years in prison after Perez-Pineda pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to manufacture, possess and distribute large quantities of methamphetamine in Northern Ohio.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland joined President Biden as he signed the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park Expansion and Redesignation Act into law today, providing for inclusion of additional related sites in the National Park System to reflect a more complete story of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation in public schools in 1954.


There was activity on seven bills related to the Judiciary Committee on May 12.


Notice of Intent and Request for Information Regarding Establishment of a Transmission Facilitation Program discussed on May 12 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published an eight page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at the first Conference Committee meeting on H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act and S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act...