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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 4/1/23

Press releases : Apr 1 - Apr 7

4/3 - CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Abusive Conduct in Consumer Financial Markets (CFPB; direct to guidance)

4/3 - HHS Releases National Cancer Plan (HHS; direct to website)

4/3 - New Planetary Defense Strategy Outlines Key US Government Goals (WH/OSTP; direct to report)

4/4 - Census Bureau Releases New Version of OnTheMap With 2020 LODES Data (Census)

4/4 - NOAA Science Report features new data-gathering drones, advances in wind, weather and water forecasts (Climate.gov; direct to report page)

4/4 - Finland’s Accession to NATO (State)

4/4 - To Walk the Earth in Safety: New Report Showcases U.S. Global Leadership in Conventional Weapons Destruction and Landmine Clearance (State; direct to report page)

4/5 - Using Sanborn maps? The first in our series of STEM-related webinars is for you! (LOC)

4/6 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Department of Education's Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations on Students' Eligibility for Athletic Teams (ED; direct to NPRM)

4/6 - Biden-Harris Administration Proposes to Strengthen Standards for Chemical and Polymers Plants, Dramatically Reduce Cancer Risks from Air Toxics (EPA; direct to proposal page)

4/6 - Puerto Rico’s Agricultural Economy in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria: A Brief Overview (ERS; direct to report)

4/6 - HUD Takes Action to Highlight and Research Land Use and Zoning Reforms (HUD; direct to report)

4/6 - Treasury, IRS Release Plan to Deliver Improved Service for Americans, Reduce Deficit by Hundreds of Billions (Treas; direct to plan)

4/6 - The U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan (WH; direct to report; see also, statements from DOD and State secretaries on departments’ After Action Reviews)

4/6 - Statement from President Joe Biden on Expulsion of Tennessee Lawmakers for Acting on Gun Safety (WH)

4/7 - Statement by Assistant Secretary Julie McClain Downey on March Jobs Report (DOL; see also, report page)

Bills Signed into Law : Apr 1 - Apr 7

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

Congressional Hearings : Apr 1 - Apr 7

See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.

None this week

Inspectors General reports : Apr 1 - Apr 7

4/3 - FDIC Oversight of a Telecommunications Contract (FDIC)

4/3 - Results of the 2022 Filing Season (TIGTA)

4/4 - Security over Cloud Computing Technologies at Select Department of Energy Locations (DOE)

4/4 - OWCP Did Not Ensure Best Prices and Allowed Inappropriate, Potentially Lethal Prescriptions in the FECA Program (DOL)

4/4 - Review of Challenges in the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program (State)

Congressional Budget Office / Congressional Research Service / Government Accountability Office : Apr 1 - Apr 7

4/3 - The Willow Project: History and Litigation (CRS)

4/3 - Judicial Nomination Statistics and Analysis: U.S. Circuit and District Courts, 1977-2022 (CRS)

4/5 - The Foreign-Born Population, the U.S. Economy, and the Federal Budget (CBO)

Miscellaneous : Apr 1 - Apr 7

4/3 - The Data Liberation Project's newsletter #6 (via DLP)

4/4 - Here are the 34 charges against Trump and what they mean (via Washington Post, with indictment and statement of facts; see also annotated documents from NYT)

4/6 - Bipartisan Group of Science Committee Leaders Investigating Allegations of Whistleblower Retaliation and Misconduct by Department of Commerce Inspector General (Congress)

4/6 - Executive Order on Modernizing Regulatory Review (WH; see also, OMB statement)

4/6 - Ukraine War Plans Leak Prompts Pentagon Investigation (via NYT; see also, 4/7 New Batch of Classified Documents Appears on Social Media Sites, via NYT)

4/6 - Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire (via ProPublica, with Crow statement and link to Thomas financial disclosures; see also, 4/7 Justice Thomas Defends Against Allegations of Improper Gifts and Travel, via NYT and Senators' letter to CJ Roberts)

4/6 - Probe widens into federal watchdog over missing Jan. 6 Secret Service texts (via Washington Post, with link to source document)

4/7 - Appeals court upholds 'obstruction' charge used against hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters, for now (via NBC News, with link to source document)

4/7 - Texas judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill; second judge protects access (via Washington Post; see also, court opinions from TX and WA and statements from AG and president)

Trump search warrant:

4/2 - Justice Dept. said to have more evidence of possible Trump obstruction at Mar-a-Lago (via Washington Post)