News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Reps. Hudson and Eshoo Request Information in Preparation for Pandemic Bill Reauthorization

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Members Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) released a Request for Information (RFI) in preparation of the upcoming Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization due by Sept. 30, 2023.


Federal Reserve System discusses Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on March 1

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology is awarded annually to honor the long and distinguished career and pioneering contributions of Dr. John L. Cotter. The award was established as inspiration for student and professional archeologists to continue Dr. Cotter’s model of excellence. The award recognizes the archeological accomplishments of NPS staff or a partnership researcher within a unit or units of the National Park System.


The US Justice Department published a one page proposed rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is marking the 20th Anniversary of the Department’s creation. Following the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush established DHS by signing the Homeland Security Act of 2002. On March 1, 2003, 22 agencies unified under a single department...


Subcommittee Markup Wrap up: E&C Republicans Advance Solutions to Unleash American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans advanced 9 solutions during an Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Subcommittee markup and 7 solutions during an Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee yesterday.


NEWS: Sanders Announces HELP Committee Vote on Subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

News Release: Committee Will Also Vote to Authorize Investigation Into Major Corporations’ Labor Practices


Bunker Hill: Construction of the Monument

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Members Reps. Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) released a Request for Information (RFI) in preparation of the upcoming Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization due by Sept. 30, 2023.


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


USDOT’s Federal Railroad Administration Announces New Safety Initiative with a Focus on Hazardous Materials

News Release: EAST PALESTINE, OH - Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Administrator Amit Bose today announced a national initiative for focused inspections on routes that carry high-hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) and other trains carrying large volumes of hazmat commodities. Working with USDOT’s Pipeline and Hazardous . .


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s rule encouraging retirement fiduciaries to consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when investing and exercising shareholder rights...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Florida; Update to Materials Incorporated by Reference on March 1

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


News Release: Today U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Slovak Minister of Economy Karel Hirman at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial. During their meeting, the two discussed key U.S.-Slovakia trade and investment ties including potential collaboration ...


DOS-HR grant application closes on April 21

2024 Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship and Summer Enrichment Program grant opened on March 2.


MS-13 Members Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering, Murder, Extortion, and Federal Drug Charges

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis has sentenced Luis Flores-Reyes, a/k/a “Maloso," “Lobo,"’ and “Viejo Lovvon," age 42, of Arlington, Virginia and Jairo Jacome, a/k/a “Abuelo," age 40, of Langley Park, Maryland, to life in federal prison, for charges related to a racketeering enterprise...



Release: Good morning, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield. Welcome to the Subcommittee’s first hearing of the 118th Congress on oversight of the United Nations.


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