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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 3/30/24

Press Releases : Mar 30 - Apr 5

4/1 - FTC Announces Impersonation Rule Goes into Effect Today (FTC; direct to data report)

4/1 - Office for Civil Rights Health Equity Factsheet (HHS; see also, OASH Health Equity Fact Sheet)

4/1 - Library, Poet Laureate to Launch Mary Oliver Memorial Event in National Poetry Month (LOC)

4/1 - NHTSA Launches Put the Phone Away or Pay Campaign; Releases 2023 Fatality Early Estimates (NHTSA, with links to data reports)

4/1 - The Farmers.gov Local Dashboard Is Now Available For All 50 States (USDA; direct to website)

4/2 - JCDC Working and Collaborating to Build Cyber Defense for Civil Society and High-Risk Communities (CISA; direct to website)

4/2 - Cyber Safety Review Board Releases Report on Microsoft Online Exchange Incident from Summer 2023 (DHS; direct to report)

4/2 - DoD Releases 2024 DoD Commercial Space Integration Strategy (DOD; direct to strategy)

4/2 - DOE Releases First Ever Federal Blueprint to Decarbonize America’s Buildings Sector (DOE; direct to report)

4/2 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule on Train Crew Size Safety Requirements to Improve Rail Safety (DOT; see also, rail safety factsheet)

4/2 - EPA Launches New Website to Improve Transparency in Permitting (EPA; direct to website)

4/2 - Household Food Insecurity Across Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2016–21 (ERS)

4/2 - Statistical Summary of 12-Month Campaign Activity of the 2023-2024 Election Cycle (FEC)

4/2 - HHS Releases White Paper Focused on Preventing Drug Shortages (HHS; direct to report)

4/2 - Update to USDA Entity-Scale Greenhouse Gas Methods Report Available (USDA; direct to report website)

4/2 - White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases Celestial Time Standardization Policy (WH; direct to policy)

4/3 - FCC to Vote on Restoring Net Neutrality (FCC)

4/4 - CFPB Report Identifies Financial and Privacy Risks to Consumers in Video Gaming Marketplaces (CFPB; direct to report page)

4/4 - Justice Department Announces Publication of Third Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (DOJ; direct to report page)

4/4 - Five New Federal Agencies Join Justice Department in Pledge to Enforce Civil Rights Laws in Artificial Intelligence (DOJ; direct to new website)

4/4 - OPM Issues Final Rule to Reinforce and Clarify Protections for Nonpartisan Career Civil Service (OPM; see also, president’s statement)

4/4 - To Walk the Earth in Safety: New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance (State; direct to report page)

4/4 - In monarch butterfly decline mystery, scientists rule out habitat loss in migration zone (USGS; direct to OA article)

4/4 - The Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Guidance to Make Grants More Accessible and Transparent for Families, Communities, and Small Businesses (WH/OMB; direct to guidance page)

4/5 - Outcomes of the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (State; see also, Human Rights Council release)

Bills Signed into Law : Mar 30 - Apr 5

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

Special Note

Please note that the Roundup archive has been moved to a separate LibGuide with a new url.

Hearings : Mar 30 - Apr 5

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


None this week

Trump Indictments: Mar 30 - Apr 5

Classified documents search warrant/indictment:

4/2 - Judge’s inaction in Trump classified documents case dashes July trial hopes (via The Guardian)

4/3 - Jack Smith puts Judge Aileen Cannon on notice (via Washington Post, with link to source document)

4/4 - Judge rejects Trump attempt to toss classified documents case with caveats (via The Guardian, with link to source document)


2020 election/January 6 indictment:

None this week


2020 election/Georgia indictment:

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

4/4 - Judge rejects Trump’s effort to dismiss Georgia charges on First Amendment grounds (via Politico, with source document)