News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Release: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Karen Donfried will travel to Italy, Vatican City, and Poland January 30 to February 3 to emphasize the United States’ commitment to our European Allies and partners, democracy, and transatlantic security as well as our continued support for Ukraine.


Carper, Pallone File Amicus Brief Defending States’ Clean Cars Authority

U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today filed an amicus brief in the pending case of Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.


Environmental Protection Agency publishes notice on Jan. 30

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act.


Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

Incoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is pressing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, Jr. to disclose data and information regarding the CPSC’s efforts to ban gas stoves.


Senate Commerce Committee Delivers Progress for American Families, Economy, Future Under Chair Cantwell

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, released a review of Committee achievements during the 117th Congress.


Cantwell, Grassley Continue Fight Against Skyrocketing Drug Costs

Senators reintroduce widely supported, common sense bills to increase transparency and curb deceptive practices by prescription drug middlemen


Sens Cruz, Cantwell and Reps Curtis, Moulton Introduces Consumer Protection Bill on Recording Smart Devices

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), incoming Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today introduced the Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act.


Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI discussed on Jan. 30 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sen. Cruz Demands Answers on Biden Administration’s Efforts to Ban Gas Stoves

Incoming U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is pressing U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Commissioner Richard L. Trumka, Jr. to disclose data and information regarding the CPSC’s efforts to ban gas stoves.


Graves Announces T&I Subcommittee Chairs for 118th Congress

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) today announced the chairs of the panel’s six subcommittees for the 118th Congress.


Notice published by Justice Department on Jan. 30

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden-Harris Administration Invests $2.7 Billion to Improve and Expand Rural Electric Infrastructure

News Release: Funding Includes $613 Million to Improve Grid Security and Reliability


Transportation & Infrastructure Committee to Hold Organizational Meeting, Followed by First Hearing of the 118th Congress on the State of Infrastructure and the Supply Chain

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the Committee will hold its organizational meeting for the 118th Congress at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building.


House Passes Bill to Improve FAA Safety System that Suffered Recent Meltdown

A bill to improve the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) pilot safety notification system, and two bills to improve and increase transparency in federal programs for disaster assistance, were approved today by the U.S. House of Representatives today.


The US Interior Department published a three page rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department discusses Proposed Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Red 39 (R-39); Bethel, AK on Jan. 30

The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


Chairwoman Foxx Sets Organizing Meeting – Tomorrow 2 P.M.

News Release: On Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., the Education and the Workforce Committee will hold its Organizing Meeting, during which the Committee will consider and adopt the Committee Rules and a Committee Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.


Chairwoman Foxx: Education Bureaucracy Failed Students

Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) spoke on the House Floor this week to condemn schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, for withholding National Merit Scholarship Commendation award letters from hundreds of students.