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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 2/17/24

Press Releases : Feb 17 - Feb 23

2/20 - Biden-Harris Administration announces $5.8 billion from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure upgrades (EPA; see also, WH fact sheet)

2/20 - The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Background, Trends, and Economic Issues, 2024 Edition (ERS)

2/21 - New Milestone: List of ‘Allies in Action’ Supporting USDOT’s Safety Push Surpasses 160 Members and includes 36 State Transportation Agencies and State Safety Offices (DOT; direct to report)

2/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Approves $1.2 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for Over 150,000 SAVE Plan Borrowers (ED; see also, WH fact sheet)

2/21 - IRS begins audits of corporate jet usage; part of larger effort to ensure high-income groups don’t fly under the radar on tax responsibilities (IRS)

2/21 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation: A Joint Commitment to the Nation’s Water Infrastructure (USBR; direct to report)

2/21 - Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initiative to Bolster Cybersecurity of U.S. Ports (WH; see also, EO)

2/22 - False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $2.68 Billion in Fiscal Year 2023 (DOJ)

2/22 - FTC Order Will Ban Avast from Selling Browsing Data for Advertising Purposes, Require It to Pay $16.5 Million Over Charges the Firm Sold Browsing Data After Claiming Its Products Would Block Online Tracking (FTC)

2/22 - HHS Office for Civil Rights Delivers Annual Reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information (HHS; direct to HIPAA and Breach report pages)

2/22 - National Archives to Host Sunshine Week Panel on Artificial Intelligence and Government Access (NARA)

2/22 - U.S. Department of State Announces Project to Protect Ukrainian State Archives (State)

2/22 - USDA Convenes Inaugural National Equity Summit, Equity Commission Delivers Final Report (USDA; direct to report page)

2/22 - VA’s National Cemetery Administration dedicates new headstones to honor Black soldiers, correcting 1917 injustice (VA)

2/23 - FTC Takes Action Against Tax Prep Company H&R Block For Wiping Consumers’ Data, Deceptively Marketing ‘Free’ Online Filing (FTC)

2/23 - HHS Crisis Resources for Oklahoma [youth mental health and crisis resources, in response to death of Nex Benedict] (HHS)

2/23 - Statement from President Joe Biden Ahead of the Two-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Brutal Assault Against Ukraine (WH)

Bills Signed into Law : Feb 17 - Feb 23

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

Hearings : Feb 17 - Feb 23

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


None this week

Miscellaneous : Feb 17 - Feb 23

Trump Indictments: Feb 17 - Feb 23

Trump classified documents search warrant/indictment:

2/22 - Trump’s Mar-a-Lago co-defendant seeks dismissal of charges in documents case (via The Guardian, with link to source document)

2/23 - Trump Seeks to Dismiss Classified Documents Case (via NYT; see also, documents 324-327 at CourtListener)


Trump 2020 election/January 6 indictment:

None this week


Trump 2020 election/Georgia indictment:

Docket Watch: Trump Prosecuted in Fulton County (via Lawfare; provides access to documents)

None this week