Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 9/7/24

9/8 - Library of Congress Announces 2024 Literacy Awards Including Two Inaugural Prizes (LOC)

9/9 - Census Bureau Releases 2022 Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (Census; direct to data page)

9/9 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury Issue Final Rules Strengthening Access to Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits (CMS; direct to factsheet and WH factsheet)

9/9 - Leaders of Transnational Terrorist Group Charged with Soliciting Hate Crimes, Soliciting the Murder of Federal Officials, and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists (DOJ)

9/9 - Justice Department Issues New Guidance on Federal Law Regarding Voter Registration (DOJ; direct to guidance and factsheet)

9/9 - FBI Publishes 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report (FBI; direct to report)

9/9 - FHFA Releases Mortgage Loan and Natural Disaster Dashboard (FHFA; direct to website)

9/9 - Stories from the White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action (WH/CEQ, with links to resources)

9/10 - New CDC Report Shows Suicide Risk Tied to Local Economic and Social Conditions (CDC; direct to report page)

9/10 - Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2023 (Census; direct to Income | Poverty | Insurance data pages; see also, CEA blog post)

9/10 - EPA Releases Proposed Updates to Recommendations to Help Buyers Find Sustainable Products (EPA; direct to website)

9/10 - FCC Launches Lifeline Benefit for Domestic Violence Survivors (FCC; direct to website)

9/10 - NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Web Maps application (NASS; direct to info page)

9/10 - U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases New Data Showing Nearly 50 Million Americans Have Been Covered Through Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Marketplaces Since 2014 (Treas; direct to report)

9/11 - EPA Launches New Website to Support the Development of Climate-Resilient Projects (EPA; direct to website)

9/11 - Copyright Office Releases Report on the Geography of Copyright Registrations (USCO; direct to report)

9/11 - New USGS map shows where landslides are most likely to occur in U.S. (USGS; direct to info page)

9/11 - USPS Enters into New Agreements with Package Consolidator Companies Consistent with its Delivering for America (DFA) Strategy (USPS; see also, AP article)

9/11 - 2025 Counting and Certification of Electoral Votes Designated a National Special Security Event (USSS)

9/12 - Violent victimization unchanged year over year and at prepandemic levels (BJS; direct to report page)

9/12 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Releases Findings of its Investigation of the Response to the Mass Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas (CBP; direct to report)

9/12 - New CDC Data Show Adult Obesity Prevalence Remains High (CDC; direct to data page)

9/12 - Nearly Half of Renter Households Are Cost-Burdened, Proportions Differ by Race (Census; direct to ACS 1-year press kit page)

9/12 - FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Election (CISA; direct to PSA)

9/12 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Address to the Workforce: “An Independent Justice Department” (DOJ; see also, video)

9/12 - New Resources from the U.S. Department of Education Will Help School Administrators Address Sex Discrimination and Provide Equal Opportunity Based on Sex including Pregnancy or Related Conditions and Parental, Family, or Marital Status (ED)

9/12 - Major Uses of Land in the United States, 2017 (ERS)

9/12 - HHS Finalizes Rule on Research Misconduct to Foster Research Integrity (HHS)

9/12 - National Archives Kicks Off Two Weeks of Constitution-Related Programs (NARA; direct to events page)

9/12 - U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Proposed Rules for Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Address Significant Corporate Tax Avoidance By Companies with $1 Billion Or More In Annual Profit (Treas; direct to NPRM)

9/13 - Alerting the World to RT’s Global Covert Activities (State; see also, secretary remarks and CNN article)

9/9 - Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) Inspection, September 2024 (LOC)

9/11 - Project Announcement: Audit of Bureau of Labor Statistics Protection of Embargoed Data (DOL)

9/9 - Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Are Implementing Management and Personnel Requirements (GAO)

9/9 - Ridesharing and Taxi Safety: Information on Background Checks and Safety Features (GAO)

9/10 - Constitution and Citizenship Day Speech Resources: Fact Sheet (CRS)

9/11 - The Distribution of Household Income in 2021 (CBO)

9/11 - Digital Surveillance of Workers: Tools, Uses, and Stakeholder Perspectives (GAO)

9/12 - Student Loan Repayment, 2009 to 2019 (CBO)

9/3 (missed last week) – Redesigned NOAA Library website rolled out, with some pages moving away from LibGuides platform; see Internet Archive for archived LibGuides (NOAA)

9/9 - Chairman McCaul Releases Historic, Comprehensive Report on Biden-Harris Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal (Congress - note: methodology and recommendations links on page are bad; direct to report; see also, ranking member statement with link to minority report | State Dept. statement | May 2022 SIGAR interim report | Feb 2023 SIGAR final report)

9/9 - A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play? (via AP)

9/9 - The TVA helped electrify the South — but now its plans are sparking backlash (via WaPo)

9/10 - In New Bicameral Letters, Democrats Demand Big Oil Executives Comply with Investigation Into Trump’s Attempt to Sell Official Actions for $1 Billion (Congress)

9/10 - ABC News Presidential Debate: Harris and Trump meet in Philadelphia (ABC News, video)

9/10 - Underfunded, aging NASA may be on unsustainable path, report warns (via WaPo, with link to source document; see also, House Science ranking members statement)

9/11 - Full Committee Markup of Various Measures [including HR 9489, To Sunset the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress and HR 9490, GPO Modernization Act of 2024] (Congress)

9/11 - State election officials warn Postal Service isn't ready for the election (via NBC News, with link to source document)

9/12 - USSS Use of Facial Recognition Technology (DHS)

9/12 - Taylor Swift drove 405,999 visitors to vote.gov in 24 hours after Kamala Harris endorsement (via CBS News)

9/12 - Congress asked to weigh impeaching ex-judge for alleged sexual misconduct (via WaPo, with source document)

9/13 - The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves (via AP)

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.

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9/13 - H.R. 1076, Preventing the Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act - requires GAO to carry out a study on illicit financing in connection with the trafficking of synthetic drugs, including fentanyl/methamphetamine/others and to report to Congress (via WH)

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

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9/10 - A Hearing with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (House Oversight; see also, chair opening statement | ranking member opening statement | chair post-hearing statement)

9/11 - American Confidence in Elections: Looking Ahead to the 2024 General Election (House Admin; witness testimonies available on minority site; see also, chair opening statement | ranking member opening statement | majority post-hearing statement)

9/11 - Waters of the United States Implementation Post-Sackett Decision: Experiences and Perspectives (House Transport; see also, ranking members opening statements)

9/12 - Anti-NGO Laws and Other Tools of Democratic Repression (Senate Foreign Relations; see also, chair opening statement | ranking member opening statement)