News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) held the Committee’s organizing meeting today, its first meeting in the 118th Congress.


Chairs Rodgers, Smith and Reps. Burgess, Wenstrup Introduce Legislation to Ban QALYs

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-MO), and GOP Doctors Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-OH), and Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced introduction of H.R. 485, the Protecting...


Grain Valley Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Grain Valley, Mo., man who had been released from federal prison in a prior drug-trafficking case less than three months before his arrest was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.


U.S.-India Civil Space Joint Working Group Advances Bilateral Space Collaboration

Release: Officials from the United States and the Republic of India gathered, January 30-31, at the Department of State for the eighth meeting of the U.S.-India Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG). The meeting was co-chaired by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer R. Littlejohn and the National Aeronautics...


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Chairs Rodgers, Duncan, & Johnson Notice Joint Legislative Hearing on Unleashing American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Energy, Climate, & Grid Security Subcommittee Chair Jeff Duncan (R-SC), and Environment, Manufacturing, & Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today noticed a joint legislative hearing to discuss solutions to restore American energy dominance.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act...


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Russian Noncompliance with New START Treaty a Surprise to No One

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (NST) Annual Implementation Report:


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Kobes has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on Jan. 31, 2023.


South Florida Marketer Pleads Guilty to Role in Scheme Involving Purchase and Sale of Millions of Medicare Beneficiary Identification Numbers

News Release: MIAMI - A South Florida man pled guilty in federal court today to conspiring to buy and sell more than 2.6 million Medicare beneficiary identification numbers, along with other personal identifiers.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses Information Collection Request to Office of Management and Budget on Jan. 31

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2023 Spring Turkey Hunt Dates Announced

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News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statements after the House passed two Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee bills...


BLM seeks information regarding recent vandalism incidents on public land

News Release: LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - Since July 2022, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has experienced multiple incidents of vandalism, including the burning of vault public toilets around Lake Havasu. “Infrastructure in the area is often unattended and in remote areas, thus little is actually known about how...