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Texts of Biden Executive Actions Now Available

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As noted earlier yesterday, President Biden was expected to take a number of executive actions on a host of issues on his first day, including COVID-19, DACA, and student loan repayments, among others.  He did take those executive actions after being sworn in and the  texts of those executive actions are now available.

  • The text of the Presidential Memorandum on “Preserving and Fortifying DACA” is available here.
  • The text of the Presidential Proclamation ending the “Muslim ban” is available here.
  • The text of the Executive Order on a review of regulations that negatively impact the climate issued during the Trump Administration is available here.
  • The text of a memo from the White House Chief of Staff to agency heads halting “midnight regulations” is available here.
  • A statement regarding student loan repayments is available here.  The Education Department has already updated its website to reflect an extension on the repayment pause through September 30.

Texts of other executive actions taken by the new President are available here.

Democrats Assume Control in Senate

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With Vice President Kamala Harris performing one of her new duties in her new role by swearing in three new Senators, Democrats now control the Senate.  A few minutes ago, she swore in Alex Padilla of California, who was appointed to fill her seat, and Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff of Georgia.  The Senate make-up is now at 50-50, with VP Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote; this means that Democrats are now in charge of the chamber.

With the shift in control, Sen. Maria Cantwell now becomes Chairwoman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee while Sen. Patty Murray will take over as Chairwoman of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 

Biden to Release Immigration Bill

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The Biden Administration is scheduled to release later today an expansive bill aimed at reforming the nation’s immigration bill.

Read more about some of the bill’s major provisions here

A fact sheet about the bill is available here.

Biden To Take Executive Actions Today

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Shortly after being sworn today, President Biden is expected to take a set of executive actions that seeks to jump start the process of addressing his priority areas.

Among the steps Biden is expected to take are asking the Department of Education to consider extending the moratorium on student loan repayments through September 30, issuing a presidential memo asking the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to “preserve and fortify protections for Dreamers,” and ending the “Muslim ban”.

Read more about the executive actions here.

Descriptions of the 17 actions that he is expected take are available here.

 

JCORE Publishes Report on Research Security, White House Issues Accompanying Memo

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The National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on the Research Environment, Subcommittee on Research Security released its final report Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America’s Science and Technology Research Enterprise. The report is developed by the Subcommittee, in coordination with the National Security Council, and aims to protect US research integrity and the R&D enterprise.

The document outlines several recommended practices for research organizations based on the following high-level objectives:

Demonstrate organizational leadership and oversight;
Establish an expectation of openness and transparency;
Provide and share training, support, and information;
Ensure effective mechanisms for compliance with organizational policies; and
Manage potential risks associated with collaborations and data.

The full report is available here. In addition, the President issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 33, available here, outlining guidance for agencies to implement best practices.  A fact sheet on the memo is available here.