News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


DOE and FEMA Release One-Year Progress Report on Joint Effort to Modernize Puerto Rico’s Grid With 100% Clean Energy

Release: PR100 Update Provides Early Scenarios to Help Increase Renewable Energy Capabilities That Meet Electricity Demand, Improve Grid Reliability and Resilience, and Lower Energy Costs


Safety Zones; Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Safety Zones Update discussed on Jan. 23 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a seven page proposed rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Homeland Security Department discusses Safety Zone; Charleston Harbor, Charleston, SC on Jan. 23

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Petition for Waiver of Compliance discussed on Jan. 23 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 610 in the Gulf of Alaska on Jan. 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on Jan. 23

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM seeks seasonal call-when-needed firefighters

News Release: SAFFORD, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal call-when-needed wildland firefighters for the 2023 fire season. Wildland firefighters provide a valuable service, protecting communities and public lands.


Williams: 'Their schemes used children as currency'

Five people have been arrested for allegedly stealing millions of federal dollars intended to help children from low-income families.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued a report titled “HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens,” which is commonly referred to as “gain-of-function" research.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signal

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a potential link between the Pfizer COVID-19 bivalent vaccine and strokes in adults over 65 years of age.


Chair Rodgers Applauds Passage of H.R. 22 to Prevent the Sale of SPR Oil to China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act, out of the House, out of the House by a bipartisan vote of 331-97.


Chair Rodgers Speaks on House Floor to Protect America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) spoke on the House floor in favor of H.R. 22, the Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act.


Chair Rodgers Responds to President Biden’s Comments on Big Tech

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal Op Ed today on Big Tech.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extension

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Biden administration further extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) declaration


Chair Rodgers Welcomes Nine New Members to the Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today issued the following statement after the House Republican Steering Committee selected nine new members to serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Rodgers Named Chair of House Energy and Commerce Committee

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05) released the following statement on being named Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.


Chair Rodgers Congratulates Kevin McCarthy on Becoming Speaker of the House

ouse Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after Kevin McCarthy was elected to serve as Speaker of the House for the 118th Congress.


Chair Rodgers: GAO Gain-of-Function Research Report Affirms Our Concerns with HHS P3CO Framework

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) offered the following statement after the Government Accountability Office issued a report titled “HHS Could Improve Oversight of Research Involving Enhanced Potential Pandemic Pathogens,” which is commonly referred to as “gain-of-function" research.