Cabbage News Network Week #15

[kmusser]

Last week

• Dept. of Energy stops payments on research grants already awarded (source).
  
• More details on Congress deal to avoid government shutdown (source).
  
• GAO report on government waste (source).

Monday 5/1

• DJT creates a technology council. (source).
  
• DJT ends Michelle Obama's 'Let Girls Learn' program (source).

Tuesday 5/2

• U.S. will attend Syria cease-fire talks (source).
  
• DJT puts anti-abortion activist in charge of Title X program (source).

Wednesday 5/3

• Woman arrested for laughing at Jeff Sessions (source).

Thursday 5/4

• House passes Obamacare repeal (source).
  
• Analysis of health care bill impacts.
  
• Health care bill still unlikely to pass Senate (source) (hint: now would be an excellent time to call your senators) (more detail on Senate reactions).
  
• Dodd-Frank repeal passes House committee vote (source).
  
• DJT executive order ok's political lobbying by churches (source).
  
• FCC chair whining that there are people supporting Net Neutrality (source).
  
• House Russia investigation moves forward with hearings from FBI and NSA (source).
  
• In appointee news, DJT's Drug Czar pick withdraws (source) and Sec. of Navy pick likely to fail (source).
  
• DJT planning a trip to Europe and the Middle East for later this month (source).

Legislative action this week (I'm going to stop tracking stuff that goes through on voice votes which are generally minor/uncontroversial bills)

• Legislation signed into law
  
  • Continuing resolution keeping the government open for this week https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hjres99
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • Government funding through September https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr244
    
  • Repeal of rule exempting state government run IRAs from ERISA protections https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hjres66
    
  • Repeal of a rule requiring transit authorities to consolidate planning organizations in the same metro area https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s496
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • American Health Care Act ( the "Obamacare repeal") https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1628
    
  • Law requiring more rigorous screening of TSA employees https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr876
    
  • Law making the head of the U.S. Copyright office a political appointee https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1695
    
  • Law making Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac subject to the Freedom of Information Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1694
    
  • Law changing what investment/securities reports are considered offerings of sales and thus subject to SEC filings https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr910
    
  • Law allowing overtime to paid in paid-time off rather than cash https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1180
    
  • Law expanding whistleblower protections https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr657
    
  • Law establishing a statute of limitations on FEMA grants https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1678
  
  
• Legislation advancing in the House
  
  • Authorization for the president to impose boycott of North Korea https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1644
    
  • Repeal of Dodd-Frank Act https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr10
  
  Map of the week
  
  
  
  • Brunswick Wine and Chocolate Walk is tomorrow!
    
    
    

Comments

[vvalkyri]

that pto instead of cash for overtime looks like a doozy

[kmusser]

Yeah, it's worded so that it has to be voluntary on the part of the employee, but I could easily imagine employers that would require employees to "volunteer" in order to keep their jobs.