Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 4/13/24

4/15 - EEOC Issues Final Regulation on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (EEOC; direct to info page; see also, Bloomberg article)

4/15 - FAA to Install New Runway Safety Technology (FAA)

4/15 - NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event (NOAA)

4/16 - Census Bureau to Announce Plans for 2026 Census Test (Census)

4/16 - Department of Labor issues final rule reducing silica dust exposure, better protecting miners’ health from irreversible workplace illnesses (DOL)

4/16 - Biden-Harris Administration Releases First Set of Draft Rules to Provide Debt Relief to Millions of Borrowers (ED)

4/16 - GPO Makes Available New Statutes at Large Dating Back to 1789 (GPO; direct to website)

4/16 - National Recording Registry Inducts Sounds of ABBA, Blondie, The Cars, The Chicks, Juan Gabriel, Green Day, The Notorious B.I.G. and Lily Tomlin (LOC)

4/16 - Most Schools Report Some Concern About Students Meeting Academic Standards and Issues Related to Staffing Shortages (NCES; direct to report page)

4/16 - NEH Announces $26.2 Million for 238 Humanities Projects Nationwide (NEH; direct to list)

4/16 - CENDI modernizes Science.gov to include updates on federal open science, public access, and scientific integrity efforts (science.gov; direct to website)

4/16 - Release of 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy (State; direct to report page; see also, WH fact sheet)

4/17 - CISA, FBI, and ODNI Release Guidance for Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations (CISA; direct to guidance)

4/17 - DOE Releases New Report Outlining Solutions to Meet Growing Electricity Demand (DOE; direct to report)

4/17 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final Updated Planning Policies for the National Wildlife Refuge System (FWS; direct to policies page)

4/17 - United States Announces $508 Million to Protect Our Ocean (State; see also, Our Ocean website)

4/17 - Marking One Year of Progress since Release of First-Ever Ocean Climate Action Plan (WH/CEQ; direct to progress report)

4/17 - Progress Towards Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (WH/OMB)

4/18 - CDC’s Disease Detectives Share Findings from the Forefront of Public Health (CDC)

4/18 - Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Strategy to Guide Balanced Management, Conservation of Public Lands (DOI; direct to info page)

4/18 - Justice Department Launches Updated Voting Rights and Elections Website (DOJ; direct to website)

4/18 - Federal Agencies Launch Portal for Public Reporting of Anticompetitive Practices in Health Care Sector (DOJ; direct to website)

4/18 - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Releases “Voting Experiences Since HAVA: Perspectives of People with Disabilities,” Conducted in Partnership with Rutgers University (EAC; direct to report)

4/19 - Biden-Harris Administration takes critical action to protect Alaska Native subsistence, lands and wildlife (BLM; see also, fact sheet and president’s statement)

4/19 - U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations, Providing Vital Protections Against Sex Discrimination (ED; see also, GovExec article)

4/19 - Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Critical Rule to Clean up PFAS Contamination to Protect Public Health (EPA; direct to info page)

4/19 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches Conservation.gov, Showcasing and Supporting the Rapid Acceleration of Locally Led Efforts to Conserve, Protect and Restore Lands and Waters across America (WH/CEQ; 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.

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None this week

4/15 - Congressional Office Gifts (AOC)

4/17 - EPA Region 7 Did Not Effectively Engage with the Community Surrounding the Findett Corp. Superfund Site (EPA)

4/18 - Results of an Unannounced Inspection of ICE's Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami, Florida (DHS)

4/18 - Summary of Investigation, Alleged False Statements, EAC, DC (EAC)

4/18 - GSA Lacks Adequate Controls Over Foreign Gifts and Decorations (GSA)

4/16 - Fraud Risk Management: 2018-2022 Data Show Federal Government Loses an Estimated $233 Billion to $521 Billion Annually to Fraud, Based on Various Risk Environments (GAO)

4/16 - Medicare and Medicaid: Additional Actions Needed to Enhance Program Integrity and Save Billions (GAO)

4/17 - The Paperwork Reduction Act and Federal Collections of Information: A Brief Overview (CRS)

4/17 - FISA Section 702 Sunset, Authorization, and Potential Extension (CRS)

4/18 - Public Health Preparedness: Mpox Response Highlights Need for HHS to Address Recurring Challenges (GAO)

4/19 - Race-Conscious Admissions and Equal Protection in Higher Education (CRS)

4/15 - Bureau of Prisons to close California women’s prison where inmates have been subjected to sex abuse (via AP)

4/15 - Pentagon Reviews Events Before Attack That Killed 13 U.S. Troops in Kabul (via NYT; see also, CENTCOM release)

4/15 - Homeland Security investigative agency seeks rebrand, without ICE (via Washington Post; see also, HSI website)

4/15 - USPS got billions in financial aid, and now says it needs more (via Washington Post; see also, Senate Homeland hearing page)

4/16 - Smithsonian Institution Cracks Down on Drag Shows (via New Republic)

4/16 - News/Media Alliance Calls on Justice Department, FTC, and with CNPA calls on California Attorney General, to Open Investigation into Google’s Blocking of News in California (via News Media Alliance, with source documents)

4/17 - Grid Modernization Recommendations (2024) (DOE SEAB)

4/17 - Senate Dismisses Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas Without a Trial (via NYT)

4/18 - US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership (via The Guardian)

4/18 - No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists (via NYT, with link to 2023 memo and 4/18/24 DOJ OIG review letter)

4/19 - Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires (via NBC News; see also, Senate roll call vote)

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

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4/16 - Budget Hearing – Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Library of Congress and the Architect of the Capitol (House Approps)

4/16 - Academic Malpractice: Examining the Relationship Between Scientific Journals, the Government, and Peer Review (House Oversight; see also, ranking member opening statement and post-hearing majority and minority statements)

4/16 - Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes (Senate Judiciary)

4/17 - Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism (House Education; see also, ranking member opening statement and Columbia student newspaper protests coverage)

4/17 - Examining Boeing's Broken Safety Culture: Firsthand Accounts (Senate Homeland)