News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Peters & Portman Bipartisan Bill Improving How Congress Works to Save Taxpayer Dollars and Enhance Government Efficiency Advances in Senate

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO), as part of its annual reporting to Congress, to submit a report listing unimplemented recommendations for congressional consideration and...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on legislation to protect Americans and strengthen the economy.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on May 26?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fort Donelson fledgling bald eagle has died after apparent fall from nest

News Release: On Thursday, May 26, one of this year’s two fledgling bald eagles at Fort Donelson National Battlefield died after an apparent fall from its nest. The young eagle was one of two offspring produced by the famed Fort Donelson nesting pair, comprising eaglet numbers 32 and 33 since the pair first produced offspring on the national park unit in 2004.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Kremmling Field Office soliciting comments on proposed fuels treatments

News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - The Kremmling Field Office (KFO) is soliciting comments on proposed fuels treatments to remove hazardous fuels in four areas of Grand County, including the Hogback Road, Fox Loop, Mule Creek, and Gore Lakes project areas.


Leader Rodgers: EPA must Build, not Dismantle, the American Economy

Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan.


Pallone and Schakowsky Applaud Enactment of Bill to Protect Babies from Dangerous Sleeping Products

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after President Biden signed H.R.


Environmental Protection Agency set to publish a new notice on May 31

There are two releases scheduled to be published on May 31.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing on legislation to improve American economic leadership, including legislation to strengthen the travel and tourism industry.


Texas Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Fake Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant Defrauded More Than a Dozen Victims Out of Over $1 Million, Flaunted Fake Evidence of His Business Success,.


Highlands Ranch Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using COVID Relief Funds for Plastic Surgery, Weight Loss and Jewelry

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Daniel Stonebarger, age 50, of Highlands Ranch, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.


News Release: Miami, Florida - Yesterday, in federal district court in Fort Pierce, Sherri Lynn Smith, 52, admitted that she committed bank fraud and aggravated identity theft when she used the private financial information of two seniors in her care to steal the couple’s money.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Environmental Protection Agency publish on May 26?

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Reestablishes the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the appointment of 32 leaders and experts to the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE will be charged with developing a National Entrepreneurship Strategy that strengthens America’s ability to compete and win as the world’s leading startup nation and as the world’s leading innovator in critical emerging technologies.



Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on May 26 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.