News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


McCaul, Meeks Require POTUS to Authorize Sanctions Against CCP Surveillance Company

News Release: Washington, D.C.- This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to President Biden calling for a determination and sanction authorization on Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., a surveillance company facilitating...


News Release: PHYLLIS YEIKO HIRATA MIZUHARA. Family # 34064. Camp: Poston I, AZ. Address: 4-5-A. In 1903, my father Kumajiro Hirata came to the United States from Fukuoka, Japan. He landed in California and worked up and down the state, doing farm work. He settled in San Bernardino and sent word to the village he came...


DOC grant application closes on May 12

Cetacean Research in the Pacific Islands - 2023 grant opened on March 10.


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records discussed on March 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McClain to Hold Subcommittee Hearing Examining Impacts of Spending-Induced Bidenflation Crisis on Americans

McClain to Hold Subcommittee Hearing Examining Impacts of Spending-Induced Bidenflation Crisis on Americans


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.


News Release: The FBI and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Host Women’s Recruitment Event.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) and Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul questioned hearing witnesses to recount their experiences during the disastrous evacuation from Afghanistan and examine the Biden administration’s stunning failure of leadership.


Spalding County Disaster Recovery Center to Close March 17

News Release: ATLANTA - The Spalding County Disaster Recovery Center in Griffin will close at 6 p.m. Friday, March 17, but those who have an ongoing need for FEMA assistance can still get information about available recovery programs after the closing.


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of Five Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of five bills.


Sessions to Hold Hearing with IGs on Protecting Federal Pandemic Relief Funds from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Sessions to Hold Hearing with IGs on Protecting Federal Pandemic Relief Funds from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse


USDA-FS grant application closes on March 31

Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program Request for Applications grant opened on March 10.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Amanda Bennett in response to recent censorship at Voice of America (VOA) that calls into question the objective, non-partisan journalistic integrity USAGM is...


Rodgers, Johnson Announce Hearing on East Palestine Train Derailment with EPA, State, and Local Officials

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) today announced a subcommittee hearing to address the environmental response to the train derailment in East Palestine, ...


News Release: DOYLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management expects up to 200 riders to participate in the Diamond Back Hare Scrambles motorcycle race, Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12, at the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Area near Doyle. For safety reasons, trail access will be available only to participants while the races are underway.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $89 million across the country (PDF, 160 KB) to finance the startup and expansion of independent meat processors. USDA also announced initial steps the Department is taking to create a more competitive marketplace for seeds and other agricultural inputs.


Chair Rodgers: Our C&T Bills Will Unleash American Innovation and Help us Beat China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - In anticipation of President Biden’s forthcoming plan to expand government price controls that kill cures, increase taxes, and relies on gimmicks for funding, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statements...


NEWS: Following Successful Public Pressure Campaign to Lower the Cost of Eli Lilly’s Insulin, Sanders and Bush Introduce Bill to Finish the Job and Cap the Price at $20 Per Vial

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) on Thursday introduced legislation that would cap the list price of insulin at no more than $20 per vial, substantially reducing the cost of the lifesaving drug for the more than 7 million people who use insulin across the United States and the 1.3 million Americans who were forced to ration insulin last year.