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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 4/9/22

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Press releases : Apr 9 - Apr 15

4/11 - Census Bureau Launches New My Community Explorer Tool (Census; direct to website)

4/11 - Justice Department Announces New Rule to Modernize Firearm Definitions (DOJ; direct to final rule; see also, WH fact sheet)

4/11 - ICE announces new policies strengthening protections for detained noncitizens with mental disorders (ICE)

4/12 - Fact Sheet: Commercial Traffic Delays Along Texas Border and the Resulting Supply Chain Disruptions (CBP; see also, WH statement and 4/15 AP article, Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock)

4/12 - EPA Announces Plan to Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture (EPA; direct to plan)

4/12 - Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the Release of the 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (State; direct to reports page)

4/12 - Biden-Harris Administration, Department of Agriculture Announce Efforts to Enable Energy Independence by Boosting Homegrown Biofuels (USDA)

4/13 - Justice Department Announces Civil Settlement in Lafayette Square Cases (DOJ; direct to revised USPP policy)

4/13 - FDA Takes Important Steps to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials (FDA; direct to guidance page)

4/13 - Statistical Summary of 12-Month Campaign Activity of the 2021-2022 Election Cycle (FEC)

4/13 - Service Drafts Changes to Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan to Address Human-Caused Mortality (FWS; direct to regulations page)

4/13 - National Recording Registry Inducts Music from Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Journey and More in 2022 (LOC)

4/13 - NEH Announces $33.17 Million for 245 Humanities Projects Nationwide (NEH; direct to projects list)

4/14 - Census Bureau Releases New U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex (Census; direct to webpage and dataset)

4/14 - EPA Publishes 29th Annual U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory (EPA; direct to report page)

4/14 - Proposed Scientific Questions to Inform the Development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 (FNS; direct to questions page)

4/14 - OSC Statement Regarding the MSPB Decision in Special Counsel v. Cowan (OSC; see also, MSPB decision)

4/14 - Statement by CEA Chair Cecilia Rouse on the Economic Report of the President (WH; direct to report)

4/15 - CBP Issues Trade and Travel Report for Fiscal Year 2021 (CBP; direct to report)

4/15 - Interior Department Announces Significantly Reformed Onshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales (DOI; see also DOI secretary’s Twitter thread)

4/15 - Agricultural Markets in Russia and Ukraine (ERS)

Bills Signed into Law : Apr 9 - Apr 15

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.

4/13 - S.3294 A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Sandra Day O'Connor and a statue to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Inspectors General reports : Apr 9 - Apr 15

4/11 - Report of Investigation – Case No. 21INV00781 [re: mail-in ballots] (USPS)

4/13 - Issues Identified with Internet Change of Address (USPS)

4/15 - ICE Spent Funds on Unused Beds, Missed Detention Standards while Housing Migrant Families in Hotels (DHS)

4/15 - Evaluation of the Department of Defense’s Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (DOD)

4/15 - Yuma Sector Border Patrol Struggled to Meet TEDS Standards for Single Adult Men but Generally Met TEDS Standards for Other Populations (DHS)

Congressional Budget Office / Congressional Research Service / Government Accountability Office : Apr 9 - Apr 15

4/11 - Science & Tech Spotlight: Wastewater Surveillance (GAO)

4/13 - Russia’s 2022 Invasion of Ukraine: Related CRS Products (CRS)

4/14 - Global Human Rights: The Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (CRS)

Miscellaneous : Apr 9 - Apr 15

4/11 - Federal court issues win for public access, ending nine-year unsealing effort by journalist and Reporters Committee (via RCFP, with links to source documents)

4/14 - Maloney and Clyburn Launch Investigation into Use of ID.me Facial Recognition Technology in Public Services (Congress)

4/14 - Chairwoman Johnson Statement on EPA IRIS Release of Draft Formaldehyde Assessment (Congress; see also, EPA webpage)

4/14 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases Agency Equity Action Plans to Advance Equity and Racial Justice Across the Federal Government (WH; direct to equity website)

4/14 - In rare public speech, the CIA director spoke about the spy agency's role in Ukraine (via NPR; see also, director’s remarks)

Congressional Hearings : Apr 9 - Apr 15

See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.

4/11 - Voting in America: Access to the Ballot in New Mexico (House Administration)

4/11 - Pathways to Opportunity: Lessons from Kenosha (House Economic Disparity)