Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 2/1/25

2/3 - Statement on Designation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

2/3 - Secretary Doug Burgum Signs First Round of Secretary's Orders to Unleash American Energy (DOI, with links to orders 3417-3422)

2/3 - Justice Department Announces Formation of Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism (DOJ)

2/3 - U.S. Department of Education Probes Cases of Antisemitism at Five Universities (ED)

2/3 - HHS’ Civil Rights Office Acts Swiftly to Combat Anti-Semitism (HHS)

2/3 - Join the Library of Congress for a Douglass Day 2025 Transcribe-a-Thon and Other Black History Month Events (LOC)

2/3 - New Bulletin on Metadata for Classified Electronic Records (NARA; direct to bulletin and metadata requirements)

2/3 - Secretary Marco Rubio Appointed as Acting Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (State)

2/3 - DHS Terminates the 2023 Designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (USCIS)

2/4 - EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces EPA’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” Initiative (EPA)

2/4 - Treasury Department Letter to Members of Congress Regarding Payment Systems (Treas)

2/5 - Secretary Wright Acts to “Unleash Golden Era of American Energy Dominance” (DOE)

2/5 - EPA Renames Its Gulf Division to Honor the Gulf of America (EPA; see also, GAD website)

2/5 - Historical Arlington Cemetery Records Arrive at National Archives (NARA)

2/6 - U.S. Department of Education to Investigate Title IX Violations in Athletics (ED)

2/6 - Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities (NEA)

2/7 - Secretary Scott Turner Halts Enforcement Actions of HUD’s Gender Identity Rule (HUD)

2/7  - Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Launches Discoverability Lab To Celebrate Women’s History Month 2025 (SI)

2/7 - USDA Global Food Security Programs Continue (USDA)

Information below is from congress.gov. Date listed is date signed into law, and the description is an abbreviated version of bill summary available on that website.

None this week

See full weekly list of Congressional hearings on congress.gov.

2/5 - Rightsizing Government (House Oversight)

2/5 - Powering America’s Future: Unleashing American Energy (House Energy – minority page, with testimonies)

2/6 - California Fires and the Consequences of Overregulation (House Judiciary)

2/6 - Confirmation hearing: Jamieson Greer, United States Trade Representative (Senate Finance)

White House press releases and executive actions

This week's news/media reading list

Trump Trackers page

2/3 - Strategic plans removed from website (Amtrak, via IA)

2/3 - Inflation Reduction Act: Assessment of the IRS’s 2024 Annual Update to Its Strategic Operating Plan (TIGTA)

2/3 - Evaluation of GSA's Site Selection Process for the Relocation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Headquarters (GSA)

2/6 - Termination of the Audit of the Army National Guard’s Protection of Classified Information & Announcement of the Audit of the Protection of Classified Information in the Army National Guard’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (DOD)

2/3 - USAID Under the Trump Administration (CRS)

2/3 - No More Deference: Sixth Circuit Relies on Loper Bright to Strike Down Net Neutrality Rules (CRS)

2/3 - Food Safety: Status of Foodborne Illness in the U.S. (GAO)

2/4 - Recent White House Actions on Immigration (CRS)

2/6 - Federal Workforce Downsizing: Voluntary and Involuntary Mechanisms (CRS)

2/6 - Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Executive Order: Early Implementation (CRS)

2/3 - New note posted to transmittals page: “…any previously issued diversity, equity, inclusion or gender-related guidance on this webpage should be considered rescinded.” (CHCOC)

2/4 - Undercount of Young Children Working Group chartered for 2030 Census Advisory Committee (Census)

2/5 - 14 documents posted to Attorney General Select Publications page (DOJ; see also, Law Dork article)

2/5 - First Amendment Activity at Academic Institutions posted to Publications page (DHS)

2/6 - Update on the 2024/2025 End of Term Web Archive (via IA)

2/7- Democratic Health Leaders Call for Inspector General Investigation into Elon Musk’s Access to Americans’ Sensitive Health Care information (Congress)

2/7- Ranking Member Scott Calls on Government Watchdog to Assess DOGE Access to Americans’ Private Information at ED, DOL & HHS (Congress)

2/7 - Trump administration dismisses national archivist (via CNN)