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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 2/26/22

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Press releases : Feb 26 - Mar 4

2/28 - EPA Announces New Science Advisory Board Process to Strengthen Science Supporting EPA Decisions (EPA; direct to memo)

2/28 - Statement on charge to the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity to review scope and effectiveness of two U.S. Government biosecurity policy frameworks (NIH; direct to NSABB meetings page)

2/28 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (State; direct to report page)

3/1 - CFPB Estimates $88 Billion in Medical Bills on Credit Reports (CFPB; direct to report)

3/1 - NIST Offers First-of-a-Kind Guidance for Holistic Home and Community Wildfire Protection (NIST; direct to report)

3/1 - 2022 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Release (State; direct to report page)

3/1 - Ukraine’s Filing Against Russia at the International Court of Justice (State; direct to ICJ page)

3/1 - Treasury Publishes National Risk Assessments for Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing (Treas)

3/1 - USTR Releases 2022 President’s Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual Report (USTR; direct to report and fact sheet)

3/2 - DOE Announces an Emergency Sale of 30 Million Barrels of Crude Oil From The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (DOE)

3/2 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces Launch of Task Force KleptoCapture (DOJ)

3/2 - Leader of Alabama Chapter of Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy and Obstruction of Congress for Efforts to Stop Transfer of Power Following 2020 Presidential Election (DOJ)

3/2 - NHTSA Releases 2020 Traffic Crash Data (DOT; direct to report)

3/2 - Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Reaffirming HHS Support and Protection for LGBTQI+ Children and Youth (HHS; see also, Transgender Texas kids are terrified after governor orders that parents be investigated for child abuse via Texas Tribune)

3/3 - EIA projects U.S. energy consumption will grow through 2050, driven by economic growth (EIA; direct to report page)

3/3 - New Toxics Release Inventory Data Show Decline in Releases of Certain Toxic Chemicals (EPA; direct to report page)

3/3 - Safeguarding the Cultural and Historical Heritage of Ukraine (SI)

Bills Signed into Law : Feb 26 - Mar 4

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.

3/3 - H.R.4445 Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 - invalidates arbitration agreements that preclude a party from filing a lawsuit in court involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, at the election of the party alleging such conduct