News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.2 million grant to the Walker River Paiute Tribe, Schurz, Nevada, to boost business development and job growth by improving local water system infrastructure. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.6

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 3.6 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Today, the Department of State submitted the 2022 Action Report on International Child Abduction to Congress. The Department is committed to preventing abductions from the United States and achieving the prompt resolution of cases involving children who were wrongfully removed or retained by a parent ...


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Miguel Diaz Gonzalez (40, Orlando) on a criminal complaint charging him with production of child sex abuse material. If convicted, Gonzalez faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to 30 years, in federal prison. Gonzalez made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Celeste F. Bremer last week and has been ordered detained pending trial.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


TSA hiring security screening officers to work at Reno-Tahoe International Airport

Release: RENO, Nevada - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). There are currently more than 40 full- and part-time positions available and the starting salary is $21.13 per hour.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, at an event with Mayor Todd Gloria, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $225 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of San Diego, California, to support the Stormwater Capital Improvement Project. With EPA’s WIFIA loan, the City of San Diego will protect water quality, reduce flood risk, and restore natural habitats while supporting resiliency to the impacts of climate change.


There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 13.



Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Targeting Navy Servicemembers

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Newport News man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Navy Federal Credit Union and its members out of money and property.


News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with a $100 million home health care fraud scheme.


There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 15.


Natural Resources Committee and the bills it addressed on Sept. 13

There was activity on one bill related to the Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 13.


There was activity on two bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on Sept. 13.


News Release: ALBANY, NY – Under a legal agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) General Electric Company (GE) will investigate the Lower River portion of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site to determine next steps for addressing contamination. Under the terms of the legal administrative agreement, ...


Neal Statement on the American Rescue Plan’s Expanded Child Tax Credit

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC- Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the success of the Child Tax Credit after a new U.S. Census Bureau report found the supplemental poverty rate fell to a record low in 2021...


Leader Rodgers on Biden’s White House Inflation Rally

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden’s inflation rally at the White House. On President Biden’s watch, inflation remains at a 40-year high, oil and natural gas prices surpassed historical records, grocery prices surged 13.5 percent this month, and people’s wages can’t keep up with rising costs.


Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources publishes 15 press releases in August

There were 15 press releases published by the Senate Committee On Energy & Natural Resources in August.