News from February 2023
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today applauded bipartisan House passage of two joint resolutions of disapproval: Disapproving the District of Columbia Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (H. J. Res. 26) and Disapproving the Action of the District of Columbia Council in Enacting the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 (H. J. Res. 24).
By Press release submission | Feb 18, 2023
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) introduced H.R. 890, the Guidance Out of Darkness (GOOD) Act, which requires agencies to publish their regulatory guidance on the Internet in a single, easily accessible location. By requiring guidance documents to be published in a central location, the legislation would greatly improve transparency for the public and small businesses seeking to know how agencies interpret the laws with which they must comply.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, is planning a prescribed burn within Otero County in southern New Mexico the week of Feb. 27 through March 3, 2023. In total, 15-20 BLM firefighters and personnel will conduct and monitor the fire. These burns are being conducted to reduce the risk of wildfire spreading to public lands from the Centennial Bombing Range.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: CONCORD - Heath Gauthier, 46, of Rochester, New Hampshire, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday and charged with multiple counts of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: ELY, Nev. - A local vendor is selectively removing pinyon pine and juniper trees from approximately 690 acres of the public lands in Smith Valley, about 25 miles northwest of Ely, Nev.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) led committee members to Texas for the first congressional field hearing at the southern border in the 118th Congress. The members discussed how President Biden’s border policies are causing a public health crisis in border communities and...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot. From long-time settlers to brief passers-by, many of us like to name what we see around us. This towering outcropping of Entrada Sandstone, the same tye of rock that forms arches in Arches National Park, is known as Turtle Rock. Can you see the...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta traveled to Memphis today to attend the investiture of U.S. Attorney Kevin Ritz for the Western District of Tennessee and meet with local Memphis officials and community leaders.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 18, 2023
The General Motors Central Foundry Division Superfund site in Massena, N.Y., is one of the cleanup projects to receive U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - An Arkansas man pleaded guilty today to the felony charge of assaulting a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that GREGORY JOSEPH HERNANDEZ, age 67, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 18, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - A man from Texas and a woman from St. Louis were indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy charges after multiple kilograms of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County.
