News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Commerce Department discusses Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews on Feb. 1

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Dear Mr. Speaker: Yesterday, I sent you a letter conveying an independent legal analysis from two of the nation’s preeminent experts in Constitutional law and congressional contempt proceedings concluding that Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa compromised any House contempt action against Lois...


Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Exemption Application From Brent Higgins Trucking, Inc. discussed on Feb. 1 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


January 7, 1909 - Selecting a Speaker

News Release: Are you ready to explore the Oregon Trail? Use these 10 tips to plan like a Park Ranger!.


Foxx Announces First Committee Hearing: American Education in Crisis

News Release: On Wednesday at 10:15 a.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its first hearing, titled “American Education in Crisis," which will discuss the state of K-12 and postsecondary education.


Chairs Rodgers’ Opening Remarks on Strengthening American Competitiveness and Beating China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Economic Danger Zone: How America Competes to Win the Future Versus China."


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairs Rodgers & Latta Notice Legislative Hearing on Advancing American Innovation in Next-gen Satellite Communication

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today noticed a legislative hearing to discuss solutions to unleash American innovation in next generation satellite communications.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee hearing titled: “Lives Worth Living: Addressing the Fentanyl Crisis, Protecting Critical Lifelines, and Combatting Discrimination Against Those with Disabilities."



News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jose Rodriguez-Quinones, 42, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison by U.S. District David G. Larimer.


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on Investigating Pandemics

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing titled “Challenges and Opportunities to Investigating the Origins of Pandemics and Other Biological Events. "


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Peruvian Foreign Minister Gervasi

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


News Release: Prattville, Ala. - FEMA may refer survivors of the Jan. 12 storms and tornadoes in Alabama to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) with information on how to apply for a disaster loan. It’s important to submit the loan application as soon as possible.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Feb. 2

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Feb. 2.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published an eight page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Promotion of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Southeast Asia and Pacific Region. This is the announcement of funding opportunity...


3 Argonne National Lab scientists named Advancement of Science fellows

Three scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.


News Release: CHICAGO - Representatives from FEMA will host a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota, on Feb. 15, 2023, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT and on Feb. 16, 2023, from 5 - 7 p.m. CT. The open houses will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). The same information will be shared at both meetings.


Raytown Man Sentenced to 20 Years for $10 Million Meth Conspiracy and Fraud Scheme That Used Stolen Identities of Johnson County Employees

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Raytown, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate and unrelated criminal cases for a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine and for a fraud scheme that utilized the stolen identities of Johnson County, Kansas, government employees to make fraudulent credit card purchases.