Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 11/23/24

11/25 - U.S. Department of Transportation Launches Climate Action Strategy Playbook to Help Communities Across America Reduce Emissions (DOT; direct to website)

11/25 - EPA Report Shows US Fuel Economy Hits Record High and CO2 Emissions Reach a Record Low (EPA; direct to report page)

11/25 - ICE enforcement and removal statistics for Q2, Q3 of FY 2024 reflect nearly 70% increase over Q3 of FY 2023 (ICE)

11/26 - U.S. House Prices Rise 4.3 Percent over the Prior Year; Up 0.7 Percent from the Second Quarter of 2024 (FHFA; direct to report)

11/26 - Smart Products Surveyed Fail to Provide Consumers with Information on How Long Companies will Provide Software Updates (FTC; direct to report)

11/26 - Biden-Harris Administration Policy Expands Access to Life-Saving Organs for People with HIV (HHS; direct to final rule)

11/26 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Latest Step to Lower Prescription Drug Costs by Proposing Expanded Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid (WH)

11/26 - Joint Statement from President Biden of the United States and President Macron of France Announcing a Cessation of Hostilities (WH; see also, What to Know About the Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire via NYT)

11/27 - Air Quality and Community Health Research Subcommittee launches new website (CPO; direct to website)

11/27 - FBI Statement Regarding Threats to Nominees and Appointees (FBI)

11/27 - OMB Releases Annual Data Showing Lowest Government-wide Improper Payment Rate Since 2014 (WH/OMB; direct to data page)

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.

11/25 - H.R.6249, Think Differently About Emergencies Act - requires FEMA & GAO to report to Congress regarding assistance and resources provided by FEMA to persons with intellectual & developmental disabilities and families of such individuals who are impacted by major disasters

11/25 - S.1510, GAO Inspector General Parity Act – specifies that if the IG is removed from office or transferred to another position or location within GAO, GAO must communicate in writing the substantive rationale to both chambers of Congress within 30 days

Fall 2024 Semiannual Reports are now being released. As always, you can track availability and access reports at this guide.

11/25 - The Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program to Enforce HIPAA Requirements and Improve the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (HHS)

11/26 - CBO’s Benchmark Projection of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CBO)

11/27 - Private Health Plans: Comparison of Employer-Sponsored Plans to Healthcare.gov Marketplace Plans (GAO)

11/28 - Deficits, Debt, and the Debt Limit in 2025 (CRS)

Note: links related to the Trump transition are posted in a new section below to make it easier to avoid them if you'd like. Also, I've moved from Twitter/X to Bluesky to follow journalists, so there may be some different sources utilized than in the past.

11/24 - Inside NASA's archives: Meet the team restoring astronomical history (via space.com)

11/26 - NEJAC Recommendations for Reducing Cumulative and Disproportionate Impacts and Burdens in Environmental Justice Communities (EPA NEJAC; see also, EPA response)

11/26 - Black Lives Matter file added to FBI Vault (FBI)

11/26 - How Federal Funding Terms and Conditions Could Encourage Safe Artificial Intelligence Development (via Rand; direct to report)

11/27 - Biden administration set to miss chance to lock in new food guidelines (via CBS News, with link to dietaryguidelines.gov)

11/28 - The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering (via NYT)

11/29 - Here’s what the Biden administration can do about abortion before Trump takes office (via The 19^th)

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

None this week