News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Gordon: 'We are always watching closely for indicators of child exploitation'

An investigation by Homeland Security Investigations resulted in the conviction of four men for their involvement in an online child exploitation network.


Peace: Brooklyn business owner ‘preyed on immigrants burdened by mortgage debt in the Russian community’

The owner of a Brooklyn-based credit counseling business has been indicted for defrauding clients.


Release: NEWARK, N.J. A Lehigh Valley, Pa., man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped him with a.357 caliber handgun at a security checkpoint in Terminal C on Sunday, Jan. 29. The firearm was not loaded.


In the News: Republicans Host Roundtable to Discuss Open Border’s Impact on Fentanyl Crisis

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding Senate passage of historic clean energy and climate provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which are expected to slash our nation’s greenhouse gas pollution by 40 percent by 2030...


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Jan. 30

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Nevada (NV) Cultural and Paleontological Resource Management grant opened on Jan. 30.


Chair Rodgers Announces Energy and Commerce Committee Leadership, Subcommittee Membership for the 118th Congress

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.'s (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery on the House floor today in support of the Inflation Reduction Act are enclosed below...


Buttigieg: 'Our goal is to create a transportation system that truly serves everyone'

The Department of Transportation recently announced updates to its Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander action plan.


Chairs Rodgers and Latta Announce First Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing of the 118th Congress

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed S. 198, the “Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act:"


Spalding County Tornado Survivors Can Get Help at Local Disaster Recovery Center

News Release: ATLANTA - Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are now available at the Spalding County Senior Center to assist residents of Spaulding County who were severely impacted by the Jan. 12 storms and tornadoes.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 30

BJA FY 23 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes grant opened on Jan. 30.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes key health care provisions that will lower the cost of health care and lifesaving prescription drugs for Americans...


Idaho Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Heroin

News Release: POCATELLO - Adam Lee Vallely, 46, of Blackfoot, was sentenced to life in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession with the intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed two public health bills...


Gosar: CCP funds Confucius Institutes 'to advance China's political agenda' on American college campuses

U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) claimed Confucius Institutes are funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under different names within American college campuses.


On CNBC, Chair Rodgers Sets the Record Straight on H.R. 21

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) wrote to four cryptomining companies today...


Smith on new report form: 'The Ways and Means Committee is delivering on our commitment to hold government accountable'

The House Ways and Means Committee, led by Chairman Rep. Jason Smith, has established an online form to allow Internal Revenue Service (IRS) personnel to report "any inappropriate behavior" by IRS workers.


Chairs Rodgers and Guthrie Announce First Health Subcommittee Legislative Hearing

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for proposing a new rule which would designate the two most common per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) - perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) ...


Release: ALBANY, N.Y. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional men and women to work at Albany International Airport in preparation for the busy spring and summer travel seasons.


News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Coon Rapids man has been charged in a criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Chairs Rodgers and Griffith Announces First Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee Hearing

News Release: Today, bipartisan leaders from the House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) urging the agency to take immediate action to address vulnerabilities in its oversight of purchases of radiological materials. Last...