News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: CHICAGO - A former college dean has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for embezzling more than $650,000 from a national student organization working to improve minority representation in the pharmacy industry.



News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the distribution of $57,675,000 in historic preservation grants for states, territories, and partnering nations, and $16 million to more than 200 Tribal historic preservation offices.


DOS-NAM offers new grant application process starting May 5

U.S. EMBASSY WINDHOEK PAS ANNUAL PROGRAM grant opened on May 5.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 16

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 2 grant opened on May 5.


Vilsack: People's Garden Initiative returns because 'planting a garden can have big impacts'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture renewed the People's Garden Initiative across the country.


News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Oslo from May 6-7 and London from May 8-11 to engage with government counterparts to accelerate cooperation to address the climate crisis, including ocean-climate linkages such as green shipping, conserving and restoring forests, reducing ...


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Bluefield man was sentenced today to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.


Tennessee Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Accused of Fighting With Officer, Breaking Window.


There was activity on two bills related to the Environment and Public Works Committee on May 4.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: For Conspiring to Straw Purchasing Firearms.


Three Sentenced In Loan Scheme To Defraud Four Churches And Developer

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFERY N. CROSSLAND was sentenced yesterday to 51 months in prison, RAYMOND E. ROBINSON, a pastor, was sentenced on March 18, 2022 to 42 months in prison and STEPHEN C. PARENTE was sentenced on March 19, 2022 to 33 months in prison for conspiring to defraud four churches and a real estate development company out of more than $3.5 million.


Joe Biden’s Incredible Shrinking Presidency

After the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation showed prices increased by 6.6 percent, the highest since 1982


Chair Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Modernize Antiquated Mining Law, Protect Taxpayers

Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of House and Senate legislation to modernize the nation’s severely antiquated hardrock mining law.


House Passes Three Committee Republican Bills

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a slate of bills under the House Committee on Natural Resources' jurisdiction, including three introduced by the late U.S. Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska).


Walorski and Melania Trump: A Stronger Foster Care System is a Stronger America

“We’ve made great strides by moving toward prevention-focused services, but it’s crucial to ensure we do a better job of preparing foster youth for a successful transition to adulthood.


Republican Leaders Urge CMS to Reconsider Limiting Access to Lifesaving Cures

Republican leaders of the Senate and House Committees with oversight of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are raising concerns with a recent decision to severely restrict coverage of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)


E&C Announces Energy Subcommittee Hearing on Hydropower

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a hearing on hydropower licensing and the proposals outlined in the Uncommon Dialogue proposal on Thursday, May 12, at 10:30 a.m.


Pallone Opening Remarks at Hearing on HHS Budget with Secretary Becerra

Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “The Fiscal Year 2023 HHS Budget:”I am pleased to have Secretary Becerra before us today to discuss the Biden Administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Budgets are an expression of our values.