Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 8/10/24

8/12 - FBI Releases Motor Vehicle Theft, 2019—2023 (FBI; direct to special reports page)

8/12 - U.S. Congress Legislative Status Steps Image added to Congress.gov (LOC; direct to website)

8/12 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches New Effort to Crack Down on Everyday Headaches and Hassles That Waste Americans’ Time and Money (WH)

8/13 - U.S. DOT Awards $2.4 Million to 12 Small Businesses for the Complete Streets Artificial Intelligence Initiative (DOT; direct to website – note: datasets page may be of particular interest)

8/13 - FTC Outlines Remedy Concerns in Amicus Brief After Jury Finds Google Illegally Monopolized App Store (FTC)

8/13 - Library of Congress to Host Congress.gov Public Forum on Sept. 18 (LOC)

8/13 - Reforming Permitting Requirements to Lower the Cost of Building New Housing and Increase Housing Affordability (WH/CEA; see also, HUD announcement)

8/14 - Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release (Census; direct to data page – note: includes alert that weekly BFS won't be published after the 8/29/24 release)

8/14 - Federal Trade Commission Announces Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials (FTC)

8/14 - Biden-Harris Administration Unveils National Heat Strategy to Protect Community Health from Extreme Heat (HHS; direct to strategy)

8/14 - Treasury Unveils New CFIUS Enforcement Website to Provide Further Clarity and Transparency Regarding CFIUS Penalties and Other Enforcement Actions (Treas; direct to website)

8/14 - Strengthening Public Participation in the Regulatory Process (WH/OMB; direct to report)

8/15 - Census Bureau Releases 119th Congress Block Equivalency Files (Census; direct to files page)

8/15 - FDA Announces Milestone in Sodium Reduction Efforts, Issues Draft Guidance with Lower Target Levels for Certain Foods (FDA; direct to info page)

8/15 - Archivist of the United States Appoints 2024–2026 FOIA Advisory Committee Members (NARA)

8/15 - Reclamation announces 2025 operating conditions for Lake Powell and Lake Mead (USBR; direct to report)

8/15 - Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New, Lower Prices for First Ten Drugs Selected for Medicare Price Negotiation to Lower Costs for Millions of Americans (WH; see also, HHS announcement)

8/16 - CBP Releases July 2024 Monthly Update: Statistics Show Lowest Southwest Border Encounters in Nearly Four Years (CBP; direct to stats page)

8/16 - Wildfire smoke impacted air quality across the United States from 2018 to 2023 (CPO; direct to OA article)

8/16 - USDOT Releases National Deployment Plan for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies to Reduce Death and Serious Injuries on America’s Roadways (DOT; direct to info page)

8/16 - EPA’s Annual Air Report Highlights Trends through 2023 (EPA; direct to report page)

8/16 - GSA releases FY 2025 CONUS per diem rates for federal travelers (GSA; direct to rates page)

8/16 - 7 ways the Inflation Reduction Act and NOAA are helping communities thrive in face of climate change (NOAA)

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

8/12 - The IRS Does Not Have Specific Plans to Replace and Decommission Legacy Systems (TIGTA)

8/15 - FEMA's Inadequate Oversight Led to Delays in Closing Out Declared Disasters (DHS)

8/15 - Flash Report: The National Park Service’s Inflation Reduction Act Hiring Efforts and Activities (DOI)

8/15 - Audit of NARA's Records Preservation Efforts (NARA)

8/15 - Access to and Safeguarding Federal Tax Information, Investigating Unauthorized Access, and Ongoing Audits on the Security of Taxpayer Data (TIGTA)

8/14 - Decennial Census and Apportionment: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)

8/14 - Federal Student Loans: Preliminary Observations on Borrower Repayment Practices after the Payment Pause (GAO)

8/15 - Homelessness: Supportive Services Provided by Federal Programs (GAO)

8/16 - District Court Holds That Google Unlawfully Monopolizes Online Search: Overview and Potential Remedies (CRS)

8/10 - Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos (via ProPublica; direct to videos page)

8/12 - Climate Control and Global Security (2023 Summer Study) – Final Product (DSB)

8/12 - Unauthorized Disposition of Federal Records: 1, Air Force, founded) Permanent Court-Martial Order records dated between 1994-2005; 2, Army, unfounded) Public report of ballistic research lab reports being thrown in a pile and destroyed 20 years ago (NARA)

8/13 - Senate GOP Prepares Assault on Regulations After Chevron Ruling (via Bloomberg, with source documents)

8/13 - DLP Dispatch #17 (via DLP)

8/14 - New Tool Tracks What Members of Congress Say and Do (via Dartmouth; direct to website)

8/15 - As millions of acres burn, firefighters say the U.S. Forest Service has left them with critical shortages (via GovExec)

8/15 - As vaccine hesitancy rises, so could claims of religious exemptions (via RouteFifty, with link to CDC report)

8/16 - On Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary, Grijalva Celebrates Committee Democrats’ Climate Wins, Highlights New Microsite & Map (Congress; direct to website and map)

8/16 - EEOC withdraws Trump-era proposal cancelling official time for unions reps (via GovExec, with link to source document)

8/16 - Supreme Court blocks temporary enforcement of expanded protections for transgender students (via SCOTUSblog; see also, source document)

8/16 - Why no president has slowed the U.S. oil boom (via WaPo)

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

None this week