Cabbage News Network Week #52

[kmusser]

Status of Puerto Rico infrastructure - it's been 121 days and the island is still 20% without power.

Tuesday 1/16

• Mueller subpoenas Bannon (source).
  
• National Park Service advisory council resigns en masse (source).
  
• Immigration raids conducted against 7-Elevens (source).
• DJT asks courts permission to end DACA program (source).

Wednesday 1/17

• DHS plans to prohibit people from Haiti, Belize, and Samoa from applying for temporary visas (source).

Thursday 1/18

• HHS to protect health-care workers that refuse to perform abortions or refuse to provide care to transgender patients (source).
  
• Union of Concerned Scientists release a report documenting the administrations abandonment of science (source, full report).
  
• FBI investigating whether Russians used the NRA to funnel money to DJT (source).
  
• House releases additional testimony from Fusion GPS founder Simpson, including Simpson's belief that DJT is guilty of money laundering (source).
  
• U.S. troops planning on staying in Syria (source).
  
• Turkey threatening military action over U.S. support for Kurds (source).
  
• New head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asks for funding for the bureau to be halted (source).
  
• Senator Nelson is blocking Interior nominees over Zinke's offshore drilling plan (source).
  
• Government service agency head resigns because of his racist comments (source)

Friday 1/19

• Government shutdown watch - we should know later today one way or the other (source).

Legislative action this week

• Legislation signed into law
  
  
  
• Legislation awaiting DJT's signature
  
  • FISA re-authorization https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s139
  
  
• Legislation passed in the House, awaiting Senate
  
  • Continuing resolution to keep government open https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr195
    
  • Bill to withhold payments to the World Bank if it does anything the administration doesn't like https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3326
    
  • More disaster relief https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4667
    
  • Bill limiting circumstances in which regulators can order banks to close customer accounts https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2706
    
  • Bill increasing penalties for crimes against religious institutions https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1730
    
  • Bill strengthening sanctions on Iran https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1638
    
  • Bill halting aid to the Palestinian Authority https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1164
    
  • Bill requiring states to honor concealed carry permits of other states https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr38
    
  • Bill to deregulate mergers between companies making less than $25 million https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr477
    
  • Bill extending the probationary period for most Federal employees from one to two years https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr4182
    
  • Bill providing humanitarian aid to Venezuela https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2658
    
  • Bill reauthorizing EPA's brownfields program https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3017
    
  • Bill renewing the National Flood Insurance Program https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2874
    
  • Bill reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program while cutting funding for it https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3922
    
  • Bill reducing regulatory oversight over credit rating agencies https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3911
    
  • Bill overturning recent court decisions holding employers liable for labor violations in joint employment situations https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3441
    
  • Bill transferring authority over hydroelectric facilities to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would remove some environment protections re dams https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3043
    
  • Iran sanctions bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1698
    
  • Bill drastically reducing what activities on Forest Service, BLM, and Tribal lands require environmental review https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2936
    
  • Bill revoking passports of individuals affiliated with a terrorist organization https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr425
    
  • Bill eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr849
    
  • Bill loosening reporting requirements for IPO's https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3903
    
  • Bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr36
    
  • Renewal of law promoting democracy in North Korea and helping North Korean refugees https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2061
    
  • Bill giving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration authority over self driving cars https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3388
    
  • Bill restricting IRS use of civil asset forfeiture https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1843
    
  • Bill to allow publicly traded companies to use SEC crowdfunding rule https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr2864
    
  • Authorization bill for CIA and other intelligence activities https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3180
    
  • DoD appropriations bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3219
    
  • 382 other minor bills
  
  
• Legislation passed in the Senate, awaiting House
  
  • Bill expanding the requirements of when suspected sexual abuse must be reported https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/s534
    
  • DHS authorization bill https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr1370
    
  • 86 other minor bills
  
  
  Map of the week
  

  
  I didn't see any interesting current event maps this week so you get the Holy Roman Empire instead, talk among yourselves.