News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Portman: August CBP Stats Show Record More Than Two Million Border Encounters in Fiscal Year 2022


House Passes Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023


DeLauro Statement on Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023



DHS failure to release records on delayed implementation of anti-fentanyl legislation draws lawsuit

DHS is keeping records from the public regarding their failures to put 2018 law to work


Leahy Statement on Final Passage of the Continuing Resolution


Leahy Statement On the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023


Comment of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on the Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government Through Dec. 16


Bill Text and Section-by-Section Summary of the Continuing Resolution


Leahy Lauds GAO Reports Tracking Congressionally Directed Spending


Shelby: Senate Passes Continuing Resolution, Funds Government Through December 16



Buttigieg: More rest for attendants 'will keep all of us safe in the air'

The nation's flight attendants now have one more hour to rest between shifts thanks to a rules change by the Federal Aviation Administration.



Interior’s Beaudreau: Policy updates will improve 'the unique connection' between DOI officers, communities

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Department of the Interior have new and updated guidelines to improve policing practices and public safety.


Release: Washington - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is hosting its second African Swine Fever (ASF) Action Week from October 10-14, 2022. We are encouraging U.S. swine producers, small farms and pig owners to join us and learn about ASF and what they can do to help protect the U.S. swine herd.


Court enters consent order requiring Connecticut, New York-based bakeries to pay $952K to 74 employees following US Labor Department investigation, litigation

News Release: HARTFORD, CT - An investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Labor have resulted in a federal court ordering three bakeries located in Danbury, Connecticut, and Mount Vernon, New York, and their owner/officer to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and liquidated damages to 74 employees to resolve violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.


News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas- Three Southeast Texas men have pleaded guilty to firearms offenses in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


Biden-Harris Administration Extends Rest Periods for Flight Attendants

News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a final rule requiring that flight attendants receive longer periods of rest between shifts. The new rule increases the rest period to 10 consecutive hours.


Technology’s Impact on the Post-Pandemic Economy

News Release: Good morning, and thank you. It is a pleasure to be here today. I am happy to be giving my first speech as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. I would like to thank the Atlanta, Dallas, and Richmond Feds for inviting me today and for bringing together this collection of expertise and research.


DOE Announces $400 Million in Research Funding to Advance Scientific Frontiers

Release: DOE’s Annual Funding Covers Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Nuclear Physics, and More