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By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 16, 2022) – Five home renovation companies in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to pay nearly $132,000 collectively in penalties to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: Below are Subcommittee Ranking Member Grothman’s remarks as prepared...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that the House has passed their bipartisan Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization (MAPS) Act, legislation to help...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine the United States Postal Service’s performance during the holiday season. Topics included analyzing peak mail season preparation for the upcoming holidays, how changes to the Postal Service infrastructure will affect its delivery efficiency, and vital investments necessary to maintain a sustainable Postal Service.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, delivered the following statement in a full committee hearing entitled, “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland."
By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: BOSTON (Nov. 16, 2022) – During the winter, many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as a fuel. However, many wood heaters are inefficient and emit more pollutants into the air than heaters that burn oil or natural gas or those that run on electricity such as heat pumps. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sharing tips for a healthier heating season.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a supplemental proposed rule modifying and adjusting certain aspects of the fees rule established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is publishing these changes to ensure that collected fees provide the Agency with ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, on the House floor in support of the Speak Out Act (S. 4524)...
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, David Cicilline, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, and 15 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement recognizing two months since protests in Iran began...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 20 members, including the new Committee Chair and Committee Vice-Chair to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC), which provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine troubling allegations that dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors have misused their positions of authority to abuse or exploit students under their supervision.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – As part of the national celebration of America Recycles Day this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Zabble, Inc., in Walnut Creek, Calif., has received a $400,000 contract to further the development of a zero waste management platform that uses artificial intelligence. The contract was awarded under EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is one of eight such awards given in 2022.
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, announced additional members of the bipartisan congressional delegation they will lead ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced several staffing promotions for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to help protect communities across the country from possible consequences that may...
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today submitted the following opening remarks to the record on assessing U.S. policy in the Caucasus. The committee heard witness testimony from the Honorable Karen Donfried, assistant secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs and the Honorable Philip Reeker, senior advisor for Caucasus negotiations at State.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), along with lawmakers from the panel, will hold a press conference on Thursday, November 17 at 9:30 a.m. ET to provide an update on the investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling to enrich themselves and announce next investigative actions.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report detailing the results of his investigation into the rise of domestic terrorism, including white supremacist and anti-government violence. The report found...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House has passed bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Rick Scott (R-FL) that requires federal agencies to take disaster resilience into account when investing in and managing...
By Press release submission | Nov 17, 2022
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and co-founder of the Senate Recycling Caucus, today released the following statement on the 25th anniversary of America Recycles Day.
