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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 4/24/21

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Press releases : Apr 24 - Apr 30

4/26 - 2020 Census Apportionment Results Delivered to the President (Census; direct to data tables)

4/26 - Secretary Mayorkas Announces Domestic Violent Extremism Review at DHS (DHS)

4/26 - Department of Justice Announces Investigation of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government and Louisville Metro Police Department (DOJ)

4/26 - EPA Reconsiders Previous Administration’s Withdrawal of California’s Waiver to Enforce Greenhouse Gas Standards for Cars and Light Trucks (EPA)

4/27 - DHS Announces Extension of REAL ID Full Enforcement Deadline (DHS)

4/27 - EPA Administrator Regan Establishes New Council on PFAS (EPA; direct to memo)

4/27 - The Food Access Research Atlas (ERS)

4/27 - U.S. Postal Service Accelerates Key Network Infrastructure Investments to Meet Customers’ Evolving Mailing and Shipping Needs Ahead of 2021 Holiday Season (USPS; direct to fact sheet and impacted facility list)

4/28 - CFPB Consumer Complaint Bulletin Examines County-Level Demographic Data (CFPB; direct to report)

4/28 - Join Our Newest Crowdsourcing Campaign: Historical Legal Reports from the Law Library of Congress (LOC)

4/28 - Investing in the IRS and Improving Tax Compliance (Treas)

4/29 - First 100 days updates from EPA , HUD, NASA, and USDA

4/29 - Statement regarding next steps on Alaska Public Lands Orders review (BLM)

4/29 - National Transportation Atlas Database Spring 2021 Includes New Pipeline Dataset, 8 Other Updates (BTS; direct to database)

4/29 - 2020 Presidential Election Voting & Registration Tables Now Available (Census; direct to data tables)

4/29 - DOE Awards $19 Million for Initiatives to Produce Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals (DOE)

4/29 - EPA Releases Tools to Help Reduce Nutrients in Water, Improve Public Health and Support Ecosystems (EPA)

4/29 - Library Announces Grant Opportunity to Enhance Teaching with Primary Sources (LOC)

4/29 - NIST’s Inclusive Language Guidance Aims for Clarity in Standards Publications (NIST; direct to report)

4/30 - DHS Announces Steps to Protect Border Communities from Wall Construction (DHS; see also, DOD statement)

4/30 - U.S. Department of Education Launches Best Practices Clearinghouse to Highlight Innovative Practices for Reopening Schools and Campuses (ED; direct to website)

4/30 - ODNI Releases Annual Intelligence Community Transparency Report (ODNI; direct to report)

4/30 - USTR releases Annual Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection (USTR; direct to report)

Bills Signed into Law: Apr 24 - Apr 30

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

Inspector General reports : Apr 24 - Apr 30

4/29 - International Election Mail Observations for the 2020 General and 2021 Georgia Senate Runoff Elections (USPS)

4/30 - Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery | Quarterly Report to Congress (SIGPR; see also, OLC opinion referenced on p.5 of report)

Congressional Budget Office / Congressional Research Service / Government Accountability Office : Apr 24 - Apr 30

4/26 - Private Water Utilities: Actions Needed to Enhance Ownership Data (GAO)

4/27 - Budgetary Effects of Climate Change and of Potential Legislative Responses to It (CBO)

4/27 - Apportionment and Redistricting Following the 2020 Census (CRS)

4/28 - Prescription Drugs: U.S. Prices for Selected Brand Drugs Were Higher on Average than Prices in Australia, Canada, and France (GAO)

4/29 - U.S. Postal Service: Volume, Performance, and Financial Changes since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic (GAO)

4/30 - CBO Releases Infographics About the Federal Budget in Fiscal Year 2020 (CBO)

4/30 - Behavioral Health: Patient Access, Provider Claims Payment, and the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic (GAO)

Miscellaneous : Apr 24 - Apr 30

4/28 - NARA Tribal Consultation Plan (NARA FOIA)

4/28 - Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by President Biden — Address to a Joint Session of Congress (WH)

Congressional Hearings: Apr 24 - Apr 30

See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.

4/27 - Supreme Court Fact-Finding and the Distortion of American Democracy (Senate Judiciary)

4/28 - A Review of the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Requests of the Library of Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Government Accountability Office (Senate Appropriations)

4/29 - What Do Scientists Hope to Learn with NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover? (House Science)

4/29 - Wildfire in a Warming World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, Climate Resilience, and Workforce Capacity (House Natural Resources)