Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 9/10/22

9/13 - Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2021 (Census; see also, press kit)

9/13 - Release of the 2022 Action Report on International Child Abduction (State; direct to report page)

9/14 - Task Force on a Digital FDLP: Draft Report Available for Public Comment (GPO)

9/14 - Chronicling America Reaches 50 States (LOC; direct to website)

9/14 - The United States and Partners Announce Establishment of Fund for the People of Afghanistan (State)

9/15 - Justice Department Launches Nationwide Initiative to Combat Unlawful Acts of Hate (DOJ; see also, AG remarks)

9/15 - International Food Security Assessment, 2022–32 (ERS)

9/15 - FTC Report Shows Rise in Sophisticated Dark Patterns Designed to Trick and Trap Consumers (FTC; direct to report)

9/15 - Aquatic restoration projects made easier in California thanks to new statewide consultation available to federal agencies (FWS; direct to report)

9/15 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers New Public Access to Hunting and Fishing on National Wildlife Refuge System Lands (FWS; direct to list)

9/15 - IMLS to Convene Federal Information Literacy Taskforce (IMLS)

9/16 - Justice Department Announces Report on Digital Assets and Launches Nationwide Network (DOJ; direct to report)

9/16 - Statement from Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the Release of Reports on Digital Assets (Treas, with links to reports)

9/16 - ICYMI: Week of Climate Action from the Biden-⁠Harris Administration (WH)

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.

9/16 - H.R. 5754, Patient Advocate Tracker Act - requires the VHA Office of Patient Advocacy to establish an information technology system that allows veterans to electronically file a complaint with a patient advocate and review the status of a filed complaint

9/16 - S. 3103, Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022 - eliminates the statute of limitations for a minor victim of a human trafficking offense or federal sex offense to file a civil action to recover damages

See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.

9/13 - Data Security at Risk: Testimony from a Twitter Whistleblower (Senate Judiciary)

9/14 - Free Speech Under Attack (Part III): The Legal Assault on Environmental Activists and the First Amendment (House Oversight)

9/14 - Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs (House Small Business)

9/14 - Stopping the Spread of Monkeypox: Examining the Federal Response (Senate HELP)

9/14 - Social Media’s Impact on Homeland Security (Senate Homeland)

9/12 - Investigative summaries of misconduct by an Assistant United States Attorney: 1) Misuse of Position, Conduct Prejudicial to the Government, and Driving a Personal Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol; 2) Indecent Exposure, Sexual Assault, and Lack of Candor; and 3) Inappropriate Physical Contact with a Foreign Service National and Other Unprofessional Conduct while on a Department of Justice Detail Assignment in a Foreign Country (DOJ)

9/12 - COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Applications Submitted from Foreign IP Addresses (SBA)

9/13 - DHS Technology Systems Do Not Effectively Support Migrant Tracking at the Southwest Border (DHS)

9/15 - Analysis of the Postal Service's FY 2021 Annual Performance Report and FY 2022 Performance Plan (PRC)

9/15 - Inspection of the Global Engagement Center (State)

9/16 - OIG Final Report: Lessons Learned from the 2020 Decennial Census (DOC)

9/12 - Tracking the Funds: Specific Fiscal Year 2022 Provisions for Federal Agencies (GAO)

9/13 - Consumer Data: Increasing Use Poses Risks to Privacy (GAO)

9/13 - National Security Snapshot: Climate Change Risks to National Security (GAO)

9/14 - Privacy Rights Under the Constitution: Procreation, Child Rearing, Contraception, Marriage, and Sexual Activity (CRS)

9/15 - CBO’s Estimates of Student Loan Costs Since 2010 (CBO)

9/11 - Border Patrol Halts Tweets From Agency's West Texas Region (via NBC Dallas/Fort Worth; see also, CBP Commissioner’s statement and Twitter thread via @ReichlinMelnick)

9/12 - Executive Order on the Implementation of the Energy and Infrastructure Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (WH)

9/14 - California water pipeline hits legal setback (via E&E News, with link to source document)

9/15 - Fact Sheet: The United We Stand Summit: Taking Action to Prevent and Address Hate-Motivated Violence and Foster Unity (WH; direct to website)

9/15 - Customs officials have copied Americans’ phone data at massive scale (via Washington Post; see also, Sen. Wyden's press release)

9/17 (time sensitive) – Redesigned census.gov website rolled out (Census)

Trump search warrant:

Docket for Trump v. United States, District Court, S.D. Florida (court documents via Court Listener)

9/12 - Trump and DOJ near agreement on expert for review of seized records (via Politico, with link to source documents – DOJ acceptance of one Trump-named Special Master candidate and Trump objection to partial stay; see also, Trump objection to both DOJ candidates)

9/13 - Chairwoman Maloney Asks NARA to Assess Missing Presidential Records from Former President Trump (Congress)

9/15 - 3 takeaways from that Trump judge’s latest order in the Mar-a-Lago case (via Vox, with links to source document – order denying partial stay; see also, order appointing Raymond J. Dearie as Special Master)

9/16 - Justice Dept. asks appeals court to restore access to Trump raid documents (via Politico, with source document – DOJ motion for partial stay)