News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jim Risch (R-ID), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to ban imports of Russian uranium.


Interior Department discusses Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of New System of Records on March 9

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


DOS-MNE offers new grant application process starting March 10

2023 Democracy Commission Small Grants Program grant opened on March 10.


News Release: FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Hardy County, West Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.



News Release: A narcotrafficker pleaded guilty today to international cocaine trafficking conspiracy.


Lewiston, Maine Bakery Recognized by EPA for Energy Efficiency

Lewiston, Maine Bakery Recognized by EPA for Energy Efficiency


FEMA Expands its Reinsurance Program by Transferring $275 Million in Flood Risk to Capital Markets

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA continues to engage reinsurance markets to help strengthen the financial framework of the National Flood Insurance Program and promote private sector participation in flood-risk management.


News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Committee’s markup to consider H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights, and H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act...


News Release: A West Virginia man today pleaded guilty to multiple charges of illegally trafficking in protected plants.


Administrative law judge affirms citations; Alabama automotive parts supplier to pay $1.3M in penalties after 20-year-old worker’s 2016 death

News Release: CUSSETA, AL - The independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has affirmed citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to a global auto parts supplier after the 2016 death of a 20-year-old machine operator at an Alabama manufacturing facility.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on March 9 by Energy Department

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


Barrasso: We Must Reestablish the United States as the Global Leader in Nuclear Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the nuclear fuel cycle.


USDOJ-OJP-OVW grant application closes on April 20

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response - Solicitation grant opened on March 10.


U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Partner to Support Reliable Electricity

U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Partner to Support Reliable Electricity


News Release: During the launch of the 2023 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Bangladesh today, the Department of State announced nearly $26 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and the region, for those people in Burma affected by ongoing violence, ...


What did Commerce Department publish on March 9?

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



Chair Rodgers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup of 20 Bills to Secure our Energy Future and Competitive Edge

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


News Release: The United States is designating five entities and one individual based in the People’s Republic of China for sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.