News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
Carlisle Construction Materials, LLC has paid a $24,780 penalty for violations of the Clean Water Act at its former facility in McMinnville, Oregon. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the settlement on June 27, 2024.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO — The federal ban on TikTok must be scrutinized to determine its constitutionality, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and others argued in a friend-of-the-court brief filed Wednesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of George R. Jarkesy, Jr. and Patriot28, L.L.C., affirming that the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) in-house enforcement proceedings are unconstitutional. The decision upholds a prior ruling by the Fifth Circuit.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
On June 24, 2024, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen delivered remarks on extreme heat financing, emphasizing the increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events globally. She highlighted the importance of mitigating and responding to these events as a key priority for the Treasury Department, in collaboration with multilateral development banks (MDBs).
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications starting on Monday, July 1 through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP). This initiative aims to provide financial assistance to eligible dairy producers who incur milk losses due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) infection in their dairy herds. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) expanded ELAP through the rule-making process to assist with a portion of financial losses resulting from reduced milk production when cattle are removed from...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the allocation of over $57 million in grants to aid veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness in overcoming employment barriers and securing meaningful jobs. The funds, administered by the Veterans’ Employment and Training Service through the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP), include more than $15 million for 34 new three-year grants and $42 million for 123 organizations currently in their second or third years within the program.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 27, 2024
The House Appropriations Committee has released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee on June 26 at 8:30 a.m. The markup will be live-streamed on the Committee’s website.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Arlington, Va. – Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning issued a statement today following the release of the House Appropriations Committee's draft fiscal year FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The House Committee on Natural Resources today held a full committee markup and favorably reported the Fix Our Forests Act. Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued a statement in response to the legislation's progress.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will lead the U.S. delegation to the 54th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Asunción, Paraguay. He will join U.S. Ambassador to the OAS Francisco O. Mora, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols, and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council Daniel P. Erikson.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Washington, D.C. — A new analysis from the Center for American Progress (CAP) outlines the potential impact of Project 2025's policy agenda on child care access in the United States. The report indicates that if implemented, Project 2025 would eliminate Head Start, a federally funded child care program that has served nearly 40 million children and supports families experiencing poverty.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Baku, Azerbaijan, and Dubrovnik, Croatia, from June 27 to June 29. In Baku, Assistant Secretary O’Brien will meet with senior Azerbaijani government officials, including Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov. The discussions will focus on progress in the U.S.-Azerbaijan bilateral relationship and U.S. support toward concluding a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Additionally, Assistant Secretary O’Brien will engage with members of civil society...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
An indictment was unsealed in the District of North Dakota today, charging a federal inmate and eight co-conspirators with international methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl trafficking.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Head Start is a vital support for parents like Javona Brownlee, whose three children all attended Head Start programs. Javona’s two youngest children attended preschool through Head Start while the family lived in a homeless shelter after escaping from an abusive partner. Participating in Head Start allowed them to receive the developmental and academic support they needed and enabled Javona to get back on her feet and start her own cleaning business. She shared, “Those doors were able to open for me because my children had access to Head Start; it had a huge impact on my...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the United States reiterates its condemnation of torture and recognizes the bravery, dignity, and humanity of victims and survivors of torture worldwide. Despite the absolute prohibition of torture under international law, governments continue to use torture and other inhumane treatment as tools of repression against detainees, human rights defenders, members of marginalized populations, and those who voice opinions with which these governments disagree. The United States condemns torture wherever and whenever it...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced today it will engage with the Uvalde Police Department (UPD) through the COPS Office Collaborative Reform Initiative’s Critical Response program.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco addressed attendees at the Justice Department’s Annual Crime Gun Intelligence Center Conference on June 26, 2024. In her remarks, she acknowledged the efforts of law enforcement leaders in addressing the rise in violent crime that began during the pandemic in 2020.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is holding a hearing titled "From High Tech to Heavy Steel: Combatting the PRC's Strategy to Dominate Semiconductors, Shipbuilding, and Drones."
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs convened today to discuss two bills aimed at clarifying the Secretary of the Interior's authority to place land into trust. Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) provided a statement on the matter:
By Federal Newswire | Jun 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, severing Al-Huda Bank from the United States financial system. This measure prohibits domestic financial institutions and agencies from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for or on behalf of Al-Huda Bank, an Iraqi bank identified as a conduit for terrorist financing.
