Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 6/29/24

7/1 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) [notification of data collection suspension] (BTS; direct to data page)

7/1 - CFPB and FHFA Release Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations for Public Use (CFPB; direct to data page)

7/1 - Statement from Acting Secretary of Labor Su on extending overtime protections for millions of workers (DOL; direct to info page)

7/1 - Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2023-2024 Election Cycle (FEC)

7/1 - U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $48.4 Million for Collaborative Efforts to Conserve America’s Most Imperiled Species (FWS; direct to awards page)

7/1 - 2024 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff (WH; direct to report)

7/2 - CIA Strengthening Response to Reports of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment (CIA; see also, 4/22/24 Politico article)

7/2 - Biden-Harris administration announces proposed rule to protect indoor, outdoor workers from extreme heat (DOL; direct to proposed rule; see also, WH factsheet)

7/2 - EPA Releases Updated Climate Indicators Report Showing How Climate Change is Impacting People’s Health and the Environment (EPA; direct to report page)

7/2 - President Biden Announces $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through His Investing in America Agenda (FEMA; direct to selections page – note that “selection” means only “selected for further review,” not that an award has been made)

7/2 - HHS provides $176 million to develop pandemic influenza mRNA-based vaccine (HHS)

7/2 - Biden-Harris Administration Reaffirms Commitment to EMTALA Enforcement (HHS)

7/3 - U.S. Army Women’s Museum creates historic online archive for public use (Army; direct to website)

7/3 - General Motors Agrees to Retire 50 million Metric Tons of Greenhouse Gas Credits to Resolve Excess Emissions from 5.9 million Vehicles (EPA)

7/3 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Final Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect At-Risk Spotted Owls (FWS; direct to info page)

7/3 - GSA publishes final rule adopting new accessibility guidelines (GSA)

7/3 - Racial Discrimination in Contemporary America (WH/CEA)

7/5 - Postponement of Exercise Noble Partner Announcement (DOD)

7/5 - Air Travel Consumer Report: June-December 2023, Full Year 2023 Airline Consumer Submissions Data (DOT; direct to reports page)

7/5 - The 2024 Spring Regulatory Agenda (WH/OMB; direct to website)

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.

7/2 - H.R.2365, Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act – requires the HHS to carry out a project to address Parkinson's disease and related conditions

More major opinions were released this week. Italicized case names link to SCOTUS opinions.

7/1 - Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System -- Supreme Court opens door to ‘tsunami’ of regulatory challenges (via Politico)

7/1 - Moody v. NetChoice -- State social media laws aimed at protecting conservative users remain blocked, Supreme Court says (via CNN)

7/1 - Trump v. United States -- Justices rule Trump has some immunity from prosecution (via SCOTUSblog; see also, president’s remarks)

7/2 - Allstates Refractory v. Julie A. Su (p.40) -- Supreme Court rejects bid to gut federal agency (via GovExec)

7/5 - USCIS Faces Challenges Meeting Statutory Timelines and Reducing its Backlog of Affirmative Asylum Claims (DHS)

7/1 - U.S. Marshals Service: Actions Needed to Better Identify and Address Detention Condition Concerns (GAO)

7/3 - Why Is the Federal Reserve Keeping Interest Rates “High for Longer”? (CRS)

7/3 - Core Based Statistical Areas (CRS)

7/1 - Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward (via ABC News)

7/1 - How conservative judges secured a ‘chain saw’ to derail environmental rules (via WaPo)

7/2 - Judge’s order greatly expands where Biden can’t enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students (via AP; see also, source document)

7/3 - USPS regulator says DeJoy should pause all network reform efforts (via GovExec, with link to source document)

7/3 - PEER sues to force OPM to implement administrative leave reforms (via GovExec, with link to source document)

7/5 - Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up (via AP, with link to source document)

7/5 - Trump seeks to distance himself from pro-Trump Project 2025 (via CNN)

7/5 - 8 policies that could be vulnerable to new legal challenges (via WaPo)

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

None this week