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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 7/15/23

Press releases : July 15 - July 21

7/17 - Data Privacy Framework Program Launches New Website Enabling U.S. Companies to Participate in Cross-Border Data Transfers (DOC; direct to website)

7/17 - Remarks by First Lady Jill Biden at the Institute of Museum and Library Services 2023 National Medal Award Ceremony at the White House (WH)

7/18 - Census Bureau Releases New Report on Aging Veterans (Census; direct to report page)

7/18 - Court Finds State of Florida Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act By Institutionalizing Children with Disabilities (DOJ)

7/18 - Amazon Agrees to Injunctive Relief and $25 Million Civil Penalty for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law Relating to Alexa (DOJ)

7/18 - Biden-Harris Administration Releases State-By-State Data on $39 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for 804,000 Borrowers as a Result of Fixes to Income-Driven Repayment Plans (ED)

7/18 - Cost of School Meals and Households’ Difficulty Paying for Expenses: Evidence From the Household Pulse Survey (ERS)

7/18 - Rosenworcel Announces Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Smart Devices (FCC)

7/18 - ODNI Releases the Intelligence Community Data Strategy for 2023–2025 (ODNI; direct to report)

7/19 - Third Annual Transmission of the Section 353 Report to Congress (State; direct to report page)

7/19 - Making Voices Heard in the Regulatory Process (WH/OMB; direct to guidance)

7/20 - Interior Department Takes Steps to Modernize Oil and Gas Leasing on Public Lands, Ensure Fair Return to Taxpayers (BLM; see also, House Natural Resources ranking member statement)

7/20 - CFPB Report Shows Workers Face Risks from Employer-Driven Debt (CFPB; direct to report)

7/20 - The Importance of Data in Combatting Extreme Heat and Climate Change (DOC; direct to datasets page)

7/20 - Manuscript Signed by Conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1527 Repatriated to the People of Mexico (FBI)

7/20 - Federal Reserve announces that its new system for instant payments, the FedNow® Service, is now live (FRB; direct to website)

7/20 - USCIS Updates Policy Manual to Make It Easier to Identify Who Is Subject to the Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility (USCIS)

7/20 - The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states (USGS; direct to website)

7/21 - Booz Allen Agrees to Pay $377.45 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations (DOJ)

7/21 - FCC Bolsters Tribal Libraries Access to E-Rate Program Funding (FCC)

7/21 - Release of Documents Related to the 2023 FISA Section 702 Certifications (IC; see also, FBI announcement)

7/21 - Fact Sheet: White House Launches Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (WH)

7/21 - Statement from President Joe Biden on Director Bill Burns (WH; see also director’s statement)

Bills Signed into Law : July 15 - July 21

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.

7/18 - S.30, Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act - authorizes the VA to carry out specified major medical facility projects during FY202

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Congressional Hearings : July 15 - July 21