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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 11/13/21

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Press releases: Nov 13 - Nov 19

11/15 - EAC Statement Regarding Board of Advisors (EAC; see also, How a lawyer who aided Trump's 2020 subversion efforts was named to a federal election advisory board via CNN)

11/15 - EPA Releases Bold National Strategy to Transform Recycling in America (EPA; direct to strategy website)

11/15 - Russia Conducts Destructive Anti-Satellite Missile Test (State; see also, NASA Administrator statement)

11/16 - Study shows that climate change is the main driver of increasing fire weather in the western United States (climate.gov; direct to OA article)

11/16 - December 2021 US Law Webinar – Tracing Federal Regulations (LOC)

11/17 - Census Bureau Releases 2021 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility Data (Census; direct to data page)

11/17 - Rural America at a Glance: 2021 Edition (ERS)

11/17 - Religious Freedom Designations (State)

11/18 - The Minority Business Development Agency is Permanently Authorized in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (DOC)

11/18 - USDOT Releases State by State Fact Sheets Highlighting Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (DOT)

11/18 - HHS Takes Action to Prevent Discrimination and Strengthen Civil Rights (HHS)

11/18 - National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches New “Searchable Museum” Digital Initiative (Smithsonian; direct to website)

11/18 - Treasury Sanctions Iran Cyber Actors for Attempting to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Treas)

11/19 - The Bureau of Land Management begins evaluation of plans for sage-grouse conservation (BLM)

11/19 - CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Adults (CDC)

11/19 - Secretary Haaland Takes Action to Remove Derogatory Names from Federal Lands (DOI)

11/19 - EPA Report: U.S. Cars Achieve Record High Fuel Economy and Low Emission Levels as Companies Fully Comply with Standards (EPA; direct to report page)

11/19 - National Archives to Award $3 Million for Historical Records Projects (NARA; direct to projects list)

11/19 - USDA Announces Steps to Restore Roadless Protections on Tongass National Forest (USDA)

Bills Signed into Law: Nov 13 - Nov 19

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.

11/15 - H.R.3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs (see also, EO on implementation of the Act)

11/18 - S.921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act - grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain criminal offenses