News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Pallone Introduces the Buy Low and Sell High Act, New Legislation to Keep Gas Prices Falling

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) introduced the Buy Low and Sell High Act today, new legislation that creates an Economic Petroleum Reserve designed to continue the trend of falling gasoline prices and make money for American taxpayers by empowering the Department of Energy (DOE) to buy oil when prices are low and sell oil when prices are high.


Moffett, Oklahoma Facing Probation from the National Flood Insurance Program

News Release: DENTON, Texas - The town of Moffett, Oklahoma will be placed on probationary status by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on Nov. 26, 2022, due to deficiencies and violations with the town’s floodplain management program unless the town can either remediate all outstanding violations or prepare a compliance plan approved by FEMA.


News Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Bucharest, Romania, September 27-29, 2022, with the official U.S. delegation to the 2022 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22). This conference will convene member states of the International Telecommunications ...


Notification of the Fifteenth Meeting of the CAFTA-DR Environmental Affairs Council; Withdrawal discussed on Sept. 26 by State Department

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


Release: Washington - The release of the (PDF, 776 KB) is a defining moment for our nation. It sets us on a path to end hunger, enhance nutrition, and improve health outcomes in this country. This strategy compiles recommendations from dozens of listening sessions held over the summer. I want to thank the individuals and organizations who shared their lived experiences, galvanized their networks, and made recommendations to improve the lives of all Americans.


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


Panelists Detail Next Phase of EM Progress

News Release: A panel of leaders from EM and several of its contractors provided updates at the National Cleanup Workshop on key progress and discussed the next phase of the cleanup mission.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Department of the Interior leaders visited public lands across America on Saturday, Sept. 24, to celebrate National Public Lands Day and highlight President Biden’s America the Beautiful initiative, a locally-led effort to conserve 30% of America’s lands and waters over the next decade. ...


Designation of a Person in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Corruption and Undermining Democratic Institutions and Processes

Release: The United States is designating Diana Kajmakovic, a state prosecutor in the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Prosecutor’s Office, for being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption related to the Western Balkans as well as for being responsible for ...


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. And it is a pleasure to be here to celebrate. It’s also important to be here in this moment for Pakistan, for our friends, not only to celebrate but to support and to work in partnership. And I want to talk a little bit about that, but Foreign Minister, ...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The Secretary expressed sorrow over the devastation and loss of life throughout Pakistan caused by catastrophic flooding. He reaffirmed the U.S. ...


Las Vegas Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas resident was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 15 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Chatham County sex offender has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after admitting he possessed child pornography.


Philadelphia Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offenses

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Demetri Carroll, age 27, of Philadelphia, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges.


Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Violent Kidnapping

News Release: BOSTON - A Pawtucket, Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to charges related to a violent kidnapping tied to a Cape Cod heroin trafficking ring.


News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter, was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to his role in defrauding a local non-profit organization.


Three Defendants Sentenced for $2.1 Million Meth Conspiracy

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Mexican nationals and a St. Joseph man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a $2.1 million conspiracy that distributed more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Kansas City metropolitan area and in northwest Missouri.


Pallone on FDA User Fees

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on reauthorizing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee agreements...


News Release: El Paso, Texas - Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Tanya Trujillo, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and El Paso Water leadership today celebrated a $20 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support construction of an El Paso Water Advanced Water Purification ...