# Daily Digest — 2026-09-16

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| **Digest date** | 2026-09-16 |
| **Data date range** | 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-16 |
| **Generated at** | 2026-09-17T04:30:36Z (UTC) |
| **Pipeline version** | bfefe58 |
| **Inference** | model layers ran — cli/haiku, opus |
| **Source watermarks** | CREC: 2026-09-16T19:53:00Z · BILLS: 2026-09-16T12:50:29Z · FR: 2026-09-16T22:41:25Z · USCOURTS: 2026-09-17T02:30:15Z · PLAW: 2026-09-09T15:30:07Z |

[Full observed listing for this day](day/2026-09-16.html) — every item our collectors observed for this publication day, mechanical rules applied, frozen at end of day. This digest is the canonical record.

All items below cite the govinfo package (and granule, where applicable) they
summarize. Selection is mechanical; each item states the rule that included
it. See the Coverage Statement at the end for a full accounting of what was
published, what was summarized, and what was excluded and why.

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## Contents

- [Day in Review](#day-in-review)
- [1. Congressional Floor Activity](#1-congressional-floor-activity)
- [2. Legislation](#2-legislation)
- [3. Federal Register](#3-federal-register)
- [4. Enacted Laws](#4-enacted-laws)
- [5. Judicial Activity](#5-judicial-activity)
- [6. Agency Announcements](#6-agency-announcements)
- [7. Recorded Votes](#7-recorded-votes)
- [8. Bill Actions](#8-bill-actions)
- [9. Presidential Actions](#9-presidential-actions)
- [Terms Used Today](#terms-used-today)
- [Coverage Statement](#coverage-statement)
- [Methodology](#methodology)

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## Day in Review

The House recorded two roll call votes: 216-211 on H.J. Res. 210, disapproving an Environmental Protection Agency rule on California nonroad engine pollution control standards for ocean-going vessels at berth, and 220-204 on H. Con. Res. 93, directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran under the War Powers Resolution. The chamber also passed measures on elder financial fraud investigations, whistleblower protections for Department of Housing and Urban Development contracts, diesel emissions reduction reauthorization, and personal casualty loss deductions, and adopted a rule for considering five further measures. In the Senate, the Byrne nomination was confirmed 52-45, cloture was invoked 74-24 on the motion to proceed to S. 4668 on student-athlete name, image, and likeness rights, and a cloture motion on H.R. 3633, the digital commodities bill, was rejected 49-50. The digest carries 21 House-engrossed bills, 16 reported bills, 11 introduced, and one enrolled law, the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act.

From the executive branch, the digest carries eight final rules, three proposed rules, 92 notices, and one presidential document continuing the terrorism-related national emergency declared in 2001. Final rules include Labor's unemployment compensation data disclosure rule, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower award amendment, and Coast Guard safety zones. Two executive orders, one memorandum, and two proclamations appear, covering Chesapeake Bay water quality, federal procurement of Canadian-origin items, Constitution Week, and National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

The digest carries 63 appellate opinions. The Fifth Circuit vacated the Environmental Protection Agency's methylene chloride rule and risk determination under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and reversed Pullman abstention in an Austin taxation case. The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court ruling that had barred filling the expanded Gross Reservoir, concluding the Army Corps properly issued its permit. The First Circuit affirmed public access to civil proceedings in a Maine lottery winner's case; the Ninth Circuit vacated a denial of qualified immunity to four Anchorage officers; and the Eleventh Circuit affirmed convictions under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act.

*Composed from the summarized items below and the day's mechanical
counts; all specifics are cited in their sections.*

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## 1. Congressional Floor Activity

Source: Congressional Record (CREC), issue observed 2026-09-16, covering proceedings of 2026-09-15. Published by govinfo 2026-09-16T19:53:00Z; observed by our collector 2026-09-16T20:21:10Z. Total issue size: 277 granule(s).

### 1.1 Senate

Tags: legislative · model keys: arms sales · college sports · military appointments

*In plain terms: Senate debated college sports protections for domestic athletes, received notice of $2.3 billion arms sale to Norway including Black Hawk helicopters, added cosponsors to pending bills, and reviewed military officer nominations.*

- **Protect College Sports Act (Executive Calendar)** — Senators debated the Protect College Sports Act, with proponents expressing concern about international student-athletes occupying roster spots and opponents arguing the measure does not adequately protect college athletes' welfare and safety while granting the NCAA antitrust exemptions.
  - *In plain terms:* Senators debated the Protect College Sports Act, disagreeing over international student-athlete eligibility and athlete safety protections.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (48,756 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4709](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4709)
- **Arms Sales Notification** — The Department of State notified Congress of a proposed $2.3 billion arms sale to Norway, including 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, engines, and associated avionics, weapons systems, and support equipment. The sale is intended to enhance Norway's rotary-wing capabilities and interoperability with U.S. and allied forces.
  - *In plain terms:* The State Department notified Congress of a $2.3 billion sale to Norway of 21 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to enhance rotary-wing capabilities and allied interoperability.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (21,632 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4724](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4724)
- **Additional Cosponsors** — The Senate Record documents the addition of new cosponsors to multiple pending bills, including measures addressing federal contracting, education funding, firearms and ammunition taxes, energy infrastructure, healthcare, and various policy matters.
  - *In plain terms:* The Senate Record documents new cosponsors added to multiple pending bills on federal contracting, education, firearms taxation, energy, healthcare, and other policy matters.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (18,411 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4735](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4735)
- **Nominations** — The Senate received executive nominations for appointment and promotion of military personnel to various grades across the Air Force, Army, and Navy, including ranks of colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, commander, and captain in regular and reserve components.
  - *In plain terms:* The Senate received military nominations for appointments and promotions to various ranks in the Air Force, Army, and Navy, in both regular and reserve components.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (26,876 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4739-5](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4739-5)

### 1.2 House of Representatives

Tags: legislative · model keys: energy · impeachment · taxation

*In plain terms: House bills on AM radio receivers in vehicles, drug machine serialization, EPA vessel pollution rule disapproval, tax relief for detained nationals, casualty losses, utility rate regulation, and grid load forecasting; GSA leases approved; two impeachment resolutions offered.*

- **Am Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025** — H.R. 979 requires the Secretary of Transportation to establish a rule within one year mandating AM broadcast receivers as standard equipment in new passenger motor vehicles, with compliance timelines of two to four years depending on manufacturer size. The rule must ensure easily accessible AM station access and allow compliance through digital audio AM technology. A report on potential impacts to automated driving systems and a GAO study on emergency alert dissemination via vehicles are required.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 979 requires new passenger vehicles to have AM broadcast receivers, with manufacturers having two to four years to comply based on company size.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (20,431 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-2-2](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH-FrontMatter-2-2)
- **Combating Illicit Xylazine Act** — H.R. 1266 schedules xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while preserving legitimate uses by veterinarians, livestock producers, animal control programs, and wildlife programs. Manufacturing facilities are excused from certain security requirements, labeling requirements are delayed one year, and practitioner registration takes effect after 60 days. The law requires the Attorney General to report on illicit use prevalence at 18 months and four years after enactment, and directs the Sentencing Commission to review sentencing guidelines for xylazine offenses.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 1266 adds xylazine to Schedule III controlled substances while allowing its use by veterinarians, livestock producers, and animal control programs.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (17,687 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5671](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5671)
- **Stop Pills That Kill Act** — H.R. 8005 requires serial numbers on tableting and encapsulating machines and their critical parts, prohibits tampering with serial numbers, and extends federal enforcement authority over machines intended for illicit drug manufacturing. Manufacturers, distributors, importers, and exporters of such machines must record regulated transactions and report them to the Attorney General. The Attorney General must issue implementing regulations within 180 days and the Sentencing Commission must review sentencing guidelines for related offenses.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 8005 requires serial numbers on drug-making machines and extends federal enforcement authority over such equipment.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (23,699 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5674](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5674)
- **Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to Califo…** — H.J. Res. 210 provides for congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency rule issued October 20, 2023, relating to California pollution control standards for ocean-going vessels at berth, rendering the rule without force or effect if enacted.
  - *In plain terms:* H.J. Res. 210 cancels an October 20, 2023 EPA rule on California pollution control standards for ships at dock.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (15,770 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5680](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5680)
- **End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act** — H.R. 9496 postpones tax deadlines and abates penalties for United States nationals held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, disregarding the detention period in calculating tax liability and interest accrual. The law establishes a program for retroactive refunds of penalties and interest assessed prior to official identification as an applicable individual, with applications processed by January 1, 2027, and retroactive application to January 1, 2021.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 9496 extends tax deadlines and removes penalties for U.S. citizens held hostage or wrongfully detained overseas.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (16,884 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5683](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5683)
- **Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act** — H.R. 9500 repeals limitations on personal casualty loss deductions and allows taxpayers to deduct losses from theft involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, with extended statutes of limitations for refund claims. The law applies to losses sustained after December 31, 2025, with retroactive relief provisions for fraud-related and pyrrhotite-related personal casualty losses occurring since 2021.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 9500 allows taxpayers to deduct all personal casualty losses and losses from theft involving fraud starting January 1, 2026.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (22,802 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5687](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5687)
- **Communication from Chair of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure** — The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved appropriations for three General Services Administration leases: a Department of the Army facility in Sumner, Washington (442,000 square feet, $8.9 million annually), and two Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in Austin, Texas (194,912 square feet, $12.2 million annually) and Fort Worth, Texas (177,230 square feet, $11.4 million annually), all with 20-year terms. Each lease includes conditions on office utilization rates, purchase options, and reporting requirements.
  - *In plain terms:* The House approved three 20-year leases for federal facilities: one Army building in Washington and two Veterans Affairs clinics in Texas.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (68,569 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5690](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5690)
- **Public Bills and Resolutions** — Multiple bills were introduced and referred to committees, including measures addressing congressional apportionment and citizenship questions in the decennial census; multiple bills on congressional redistricting procedures; Army Corps of Engineers employee compensation and Great Lakes water projects; federal fraud enforcement and state data-sharing for fraud investigations; and various other regulatory and appropriations matters.
  - *In plain terms:* The House introduced bills addressing census procedures, redistricting, Army Corps projects, fraud enforcement, and other regulatory matters.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (18,203 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5829-2](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5829-2)
- **Notice of Intention to Offer Resolution Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House** — Mr. Massie provided notice of intention to offer a resolution impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution includes two articles alleging violations of the War Powers Resolution: one regarding introduction of armed forces into hostilities with Iran on February 28, 2026, without required congressional authorization, and a second regarding continuation of such hostilities after Congress directed their removal via H. Con. Res. 86.
  - *In plain terms:* Rep. Massie introduced a resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Hegseth for introducing armed forces into hostilities with Iran without authorization.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (68,451 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-33](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-33)
- **Providing for Consideration of H.R. 9576, National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026; Providing for Consideration…** — H. Res. 1530 provided for consideration of five measures: H.R. 9576 establishing a National Fraud Enforcement Division, H.R. 10326 enhancing federal-state information sharing for fraud detection, H.J. Res. 210 and H.J. Res. 213 disapproving EPA rules on California nonroad engine pollution control standards, and Senate amendments to H.R. 5334 regarding educator tax deductions. Each measure received one hour of debate with one motion to recommit.
  - *In plain terms:* H. Res. 1530 set procedures for debating five bills on fraud enforcement, EPA pollution rules, and educator tax deductions.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (46,647 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-39](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-39)
- **Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House** — Mr. Green of Texas provided notice of a resolution, H. Res. 1486, impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The resolution alleges violations of Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 of the Constitution through the operation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, citing specific incidents involving law enforcement actions.
  - *In plain terms:* Rep. Green introduced a resolution to impeach President Trump citing alleged violations related to immigration and customs enforcement actions.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (34,161 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-42](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-42)
- **Providing for Consideration of H.R. 9576, National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026; Providing for Consideration…** — The House voted to establish procedures for considering five bills: establishing a National Fraud Enforcement Division, enhancing federal-state law enforcement information sharing to detect federal program fraud, and providing congressional disapproval of two EPA rules on California nonroad engine pollution standards, and authorizing Senate amendments to a bill providing tax deductions for early-childhood educators.
  - *In plain terms:* The House voted to set debate procedures for bills on fraud enforcement, law enforcement information sharing, EPA pollution rules, and educator taxes.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (15,989 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-43](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-43)
- **Ratepayer Protection Act** — The House considered H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to require electric utilities to recover the full incremental costs of infrastructure upgrades from large-load customers and mandates that states evaluate implementing this standard within specified timeframes.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 9340 requires electric utilities to recover infrastructure upgrade costs from large customers and states to evaluate implementing this standard.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (40,046 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-46](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-46)
- **Load Forecasting Enhancement Act** — The House considered H.R. 9332, the Load Forecasting Enhancement Act, which requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish regional joint boards to study best practices for electric load forecasting and report recommendations to Congress within one year.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 9332 requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish regional boards to study electric load forecasting practices.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-01 — floor item ≥ threshold floor time (15,185 characters) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-49](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgHnull-2-49)

### 1.3 Recorded Votes

- **Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act of 2026** — The House passed H.R. 2978, permitting State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies receiving eligible Federal grant funds to use those funds for investigating elder financial fraud, pig butchering, and general financial fraud. The bill also clarifies that Federal law enforcement agencies may assist with blockchain and related tracing technology for such investigations.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 2978 allows state and local law enforcement receiving federal grants to use funds investigating elder financial fraud and financial scams.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5822-4](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5822-4)
- **Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act** — The House passed H.R. 8278, requiring certain supervisory agencies to assess their technological capabilities.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 8278 requires certain federal supervisory agencies to evaluate their technological capabilities.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5822-5](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5822-5)
- **Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025** — The House passed H.R. 4646, clarifying that whistleblower protections under section 4712 of title 41, United States Code, apply to contracts funded by appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 4646 extends whistleblower protections to contractors on federal projects funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5823](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5823)
- **Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025** — The House passed H.R. 2140, amending the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program.
  - *In plain terms:* H.R. 2140 reauthorizes the diesel emissions reduction program from the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5824](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5824)
- **Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act** — The House passed H.R. 9500, amending the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses and provide increased taxpayer relief for theft losses involving fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
  - *In plain terms:* The House passed H.R. 9500, eliminating limits on personal casualty loss deductions and expanding relief for theft losses involving fraud.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5824-2](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5824-2)
- **Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Calif…** — The House voted 216-211 on H.J. Res. 210, providing for congressional disapproval of an EPA rule relating to California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards for ocean-going vessels at-berth. The joint resolution passed.
  - *In plain terms:* The House voted 216-211 to cancel an EPA rule on California pollution standards for ships at dock.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5825](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5825)
- **Directing the President, Pursuant to Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to Remove United States Armed Forces fr…** — The House voted 220-204 on H. Con. Res. 93, directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution. The concurrent resolution passed.
  - *In plain terms:* The House voted 220-204 directing the President to end U.S. military involvement in hostilities with Iran under the War Powers Resolution.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5826](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgH5826)
- **Vote on Byrne Nomination (Executive Session)** — The Senate confirmed the Byrne nomination by a vote of 52 to 45.
  - *In plain terms:* The Senate confirmed the Byrne nomination in a 52-45 vote.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4704](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4704)
- **Cloture Motion (Executive Calendar)** — The Senate rejected a cloture motion on H.R. 3633, which would regulate the offer and sale of digital commodities and prohibit Federal Reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and from using central bank digital currency for monetary policy, by a vote of 49 to 50.
  - *In plain terms:* The Senate rejected a motion to end debate on H.R. 3633, which regulates digital commodities and restricts Federal Reserve operations.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4706-2](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4706-2)
- **Cloture Motion** — The Senate voted 74-24 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4668, a bill protecting name, image, and likeness rights for student athletes and promoting fair competition in intercollegiate athletics. The three-fifths supermajority requirement was satisfied, and the motion to proceed was agreed to.
  - *In plain terms:* The Senate voted 74-24 to end debate and proceed to S. 4668, protecting college athletes' name, image, and likeness rights.
  - Included because: CREC-SEL-02 — recorded vote (all recorded votes are listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [CREC-2026-09-15 / CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4715](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2026-09-15/CREC-2026-09-15-pt1-PgS4715)

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## 2. Legislation

Source: Congressional Bills (BILLS), text versions published 2026-09-16 to 2026-09-16.

### 2.1 Counts by Stage

| Stage (bill text version) | Count |
|---|---|
| Introduced (ih/is) | 11 |
| Reported (rh/rs) | 16 |
| Engrossed (eh/es) | 21 |
| Enrolled (enr) | 1 |
| Other versions | 2 |
| **Total bill texts published** | **51** |

### 2.2 Bills Listed by Mechanical Rule

Tags: legislative · model keys: controlled substances · energy · veterans

*In plain terms: 17 bills on xylazine scheduling, grid modernization with load forecasting and transmission standards, veterans benefits, border security, TSA credentials for returning citizens, DHS intelligence training, health data sharing, and mineral recovery; ocean access data law enacted.*

Bills below are listed because they matched at least one listing rule; the
matching rule is stated per item. All other bill texts are counted above and
accounted for in the Coverage Statement.

- **H. R. 1266 (rh) — 119 HR 1266 RH: Combating Illicit Xylazine Act** — The bill places xylazine in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act and permits lawful veterinary use through registered veterinarians and pharmacies. It establishes transition periods for manufacturers and practitioners, and requires the Attorney General to report to Congress on the prevalence and trafficking of xylazine.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill adds xylazine to Schedule III controlled substances, allows use by registered veterinarians and pharmacies, creates transition periods for manufacturers and practitioners, and requires a report to Congress on xylazine prevalence and trafficking.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr1266rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr1266rh)
- **H. R. 2004 (rh) — 119 HR 2004 RH: Tyler’s Law** — The bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study on fentanyl testing practices in hospital emergency departments and, based on the study results, issue guidance on whether fentanyl testing should be implemented as a routine overdose screening procedure. The study must examine testing frequency, costs, benefits, and impacts on patient privacy and the patient-physician relationship.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires the Health and Human Services Secretary to study fentanyl testing in emergency departments and issue guidance on whether to make it routine for overdose screening, examining frequency, costs, benefits, and privacy impacts.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr2004rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr2004rh)
- **H. R. 2140 (rh) — 119 HR 2140 RH: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025** — The bill reauthorizes the diesel emissions reduction program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, extending its authorization through 2029.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill extends the diesel emissions reduction program through 2029.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr2140rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr2140rh)
- **H. R. 5109 (rh) — 107 HR 5109 RH: To require the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens’ access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program, to assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in pre-applying or preparing applications for Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards, and to assist individuals requesting an appeal or waiver of preliminary determination of ineligibility, and for other purposes.** — The bill requires the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to develop guidelines to improve returning citizens' access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. The guidelines must assist individuals in custody of Federal, State, and local prisons in preparing applications for TWIC cards and assist individuals requesting appeals or waivers of preliminary determinations of ineligibility. The Transportation Security Administration must brief Congress on improvements to the program within one year of enactment.
  - *In plain terms:* TSA must create guidelines to help formerly incarcerated people access Transportation Worker ID cards and process their appeals, with a congressional report within one year.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr5109rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr5109rh)
- **H. R. 5517 (rh) — 114 HR 5517 RH: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act** — The bill amends the Northern Border Security Review Act to require the northern border threat analysis to be updated on September 2, 2026, and biennially thereafter. It requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to update the Department's northern border strategy within 90 days of each threat analysis submission, or notify Congress if no update is needed. The bill also requires classified briefings to Congress within 30 days of each threat analysis and directs the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Air and Marine Operations to develop performance measures for assessing effectiveness at securing the northern border between ports of entry.
  - *In plain terms:* A threat analysis is due September 2, 2026, and every two years after, requiring DHS to update its border strategy within 90 days and Congress to receive a classified briefing within 30 days.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr5517rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr5517rh)
- **H. R. 6633 (rh) — 119 HR 6633 RH: High-Capacity Grid Act** — The bill establishes a standard requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to mandate use of best-available transmission conductors for certain transmission projects, with FERC to develop methodology and regulations defining these conductors based on energy-carrying capacity, efficiency, and mechanical performance. Exemptions apply to projects with prior permits or procurement, emergency repairs, or where such use would impact safety or significantly increase costs without material benefits.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires FERC to establish standards for using best-available transmission conductors based on capacity, efficiency, and performance, with exemptions for projects with prior permits, emergency repairs, or cases where such use would threaten safety or significantly raise costs.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr6633rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr6633rh)
- **H. R. 7083 (rh) — 119 HR 7083 RH: Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act** — The bill amends title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs process for making payments to automobile sellers for vehicles purchased for certain disabled veterans. It requires payments to be processed within 30 days of receiving the final invoice, establishes a centralized office within the Department to handle these payments, and requires tracking of payments more than 90 days overdue. The bill mandates semiannual reports on program administration, requires a Government Accountability Office review, and extends certain pension payment limits to October 31, 2033.
  - *In plain terms:* The VA must pay automobile sellers for vehicles purchased for disabled veterans within 30 days through a centralized office, report semiannually on payments, and extend pension limits through October 31, 2033.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr7083rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7083rh)
- **H. R. 7436 (rh) — 119 HR 7436 RH: Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Training Act** — The bill requires the DHS Secretary to implement standardized entry-level intelligence training for all new Office of Intelligence and Analysis employees and specialized training for analysts and open source intelligence collection staff, covering civil rights, privacy protections, intelligence community standards, and data management. It establishes requirements for tracking training completion and directs the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to report to Congress on implementation and the Comptroller General to compare the training with that provided by other intelligence agencies.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires the DHS Secretary to establish standardized training for new Office of Intelligence and Analysis employees covering civil rights, privacy, and intelligence standards, with progress reporting to Congress and a comparison of training to other agencies.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr7436rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7436rh)
- **H. R. 7443 (rh) — 119 HR 7443 RH: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to realign the mission of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.** — The bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to realign the mission of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to equally prioritize intelligence support to State, local, Tribal, territorial governments and private sector entities alongside support to the intelligence community. It directs the Office to establish forward-deployed intelligence capabilities, facilitate two-way information sharing with fusion centers, and ensure such support does not hinder broader stakeholder responsibilities. The bill requires the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to report within 180 days on implementation steps, progress on information sharing, effectiveness metrics, and resource or organizational changes needed.
  - *In plain terms:* DHS's intelligence office must equally support state, local, tribal, and private entities as it does the intelligence community, establish deployed intelligence capabilities, facilitate information sharing with fusion centers, and report on progress within 180 days.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr7443rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr7443rh)
- **H. R. 9228 (rh) — 119 HR 9228 RH: Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability Act of 2026** — The bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that contracts between group health plans and network service providers provide plan fiduciaries and designated agents access to all claims and encounter information within 15 days. It specifies that contracts cannot limit access to pricing information, overpayment data, audit capabilities, disclosure of administrative fees, or other claims-related documentation, and requires such information to be provided in standardized data formats. The bill establishes civil enforcement penalties up to $10,000 per day for violations and provides individuals with civil action rights.
  - *In plain terms:* Health plans must provide claims, pricing, and encounter information to fiduciaries within 15 days in standardized formats, with $10,000 daily penalties for violations and individual rights to sue.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9228rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9228rh)
- **H. R. 9332 (rh) — 119 HR 9332 RH: Load Forecasting Enhancement Act** — The bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish regional joint boards composed of state commission representatives and FERC members to study electric load forecasting practices and identify best practices for enhancing electric service reliability and affordability. FERC must publish a report with findings and recommendations for consistent use of best practices by electric utilities within one year.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires FERC to establish regional boards with state representatives to study electric load forecasting practices and identify best practices, with a report on recommendations within one year.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9332rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9332rh)
- **H. R. 9339 (rh) — 119 HR 9339 RH: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act** — The bill requires the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Electric Reliability Organization, to assess artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies for enhancing the bulk-power system within 90 days. The assessment shall examine potential applications in expediting interconnection studies, current adoption levels, and technical or regulatory limitations affecting deployment. The Secretary must submit to Congress a report within one year with recommendations to overcome identified limitations and facilitate adoption of these technologies in bulk-power system operations.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires the Energy Secretary to assess artificial intelligence and high-performance computing for the electrical grid within 90 days, including adoption levels and technical limitations, and report recommendations to Congress within one year.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9339rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9339rh)
- **H. R. 9382 (rh) — 119 HR 9382 RH: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.** — The bill requires the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process within 180 days of enactment. It permits an individual family member to schedule interviews for all linked family members and allows the option of joint interviews. The bill exempts children under 14 years of age from interviews if linked to an eligible family member's application.
  - *In plain terms:* U.S. Customs must link family member NEXUS applications within 180 days, allowing one member to schedule interviews for all, with children under 14 exempt if linked to an eligible family member.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9382rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9382rh)
- **H. R. 9615 (rh) — 119 HR 9615 RH: Battery Recycling for America’s Competitive Economy Act** — The bill establishes interim management requirements for destination facilities storing lithium-ion batteries prior to recycling, requiring compliance with specified universal waste handling provisions. It directs the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a rule on lithium-ion battery management as universal waste within 18 months, including consideration of specialized requirements and recovery of critical minerals while maintaining environmental protections. The bill also updates technical references in the Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill requires storage facilities for lithium-ion batteries to follow universal waste handling rules and directs the EPA to issue a management rule within 18 months covering special requirements and critical mineral recovery while maintaining environmental protections.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9615rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9615rh)
- **H. R. 9616 (rh) — 119 HR 9616 RH: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act of 2026** — The bill establishes a program under the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate and support processes for identifying and recovering critical materials from contaminated sites, including solid waste sources. The EPA may provide assistance through contracts and cooperative agreements, subject to annual aggregate limits of $10 million and individual recipient limits of $3 million, with evaluation criteria prioritizing domestic critical material sources and national supply chain strengthening. The program terminates ten years after enactment.
  - *In plain terms:* The bill establishes an EPA program to support recovery of critical materials from contaminated sites through contracts and agreements, limited to $10 million annually and $3 million per recipient, ending ten years after enactment.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9616rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9616rh)
- **H. R. 9617 (rh) — 119 HR 9617 RH: Coordinating and Harnessing America’s Recovery of Minerals Act** — The bill directs the EPA Administrator to develop a National Critical Mineral Recovery Strategy coordinating federal efforts to recover critical minerals from discarded materials. The strategy must identify existing programs and authorities, opportunities to expand recovery from mining and processing waste, potential sources and barriers to recovery, and methods to minimize environmental and health risks while strengthening domestic supply chains. The Administrator is required to submit biennial reports to Congress on implementation and recommendations.
  - *In plain terms:* The EPA must develop a strategy to recover critical minerals from waste materials, identify opportunities for expanded recovery, and minimize environmental risks while supplying reports to Congress every two years.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar (document dated 2026-09-14)
  - Source: [BILLS-119hr9617rh](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119hr9617rh)
- **S. 759 (enr) — S759 ENR: Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act** — This enacted law requires the Secretary of Commerce to develop data standards and make publicly available geographic information system data on fishing restrictions, recreational vessel use and access to federal waters within the exclusive economic zone. The data must be standardized, updated at least twice annually with some data in real time, and organized for public accessibility while excluding sensitive cultural and commercial information. The law directs coordination with federal agencies, states, Indian Tribes, and other stakeholders to ensure data compatibility and interoperability.
  - *In plain terms:* The Commerce Secretary must make geographic mapping data publicly available about fishing restrictions and access to federal waters, updating it at least twice yearly while excluding sensitive information.
  - Included because: BILLS-SEL-01 — reached stage: reported/enrolled/calendar
  - Source: [BILLS-119s759enr](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s759enr)

---

## 3. Federal Register

Source: Federal Register (FR), issue of 2026-09-16.

### 3.1 Counts by Document Type

| Document type | Count |
|---|---|
| Rules | 8 |
| Proposed rules | 3 |
| Notices | 92 |
| Presidential documents | 1 |
| **Total FR documents** | **104** |

### 3.2 Rules Published

Tags: department of health and human services · department of the interior · executive · model keys: aircraft · immigration · marine safety

*In plain terms: State Department aircraft regulation correction, DHS immigration rule correction, multiple Coast Guard safety zones for marine events, Labor unemployment data sharing requirement, CFTC whistleblower rules, and SSA medical criteria correction among eight rules published.*

#### COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

- **Whistleblower Award Determination** (2026-19006; 17 CFR Part 165) — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) is amending its rules implementing section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Section 23 of the CEA and the Commission's implementing regulations provide for the payment of awards, subject to certain limitations and conditions, to whistleblowers who provide the Commission with information that aids in successful enforcement efforts. The Commission is adopting amendments, which are modeled on a similar provision in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC”) regulations, to part 165 of its regulations to increase the efficiency, transparency, and predictability of whistleblower claims process, thereby protecting and enhancing the program's effectiveness in incentivizing whistleblowers to report. The amendments also include technical corrections to the whistleblower rules to reflect the Whistleblower Office's (“WBO”) move in 2025, consistent with its adjudicatory functions, to the Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”). Action: Final rule. Dates: This rule is effective October 16, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* The CFTC is amending whistleblower award rules to increase transparency and predictability of the claims process and updating technical corrections reflecting the Whistleblower Office's 2025 move to the Office of General Counsel.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-19006](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-19006)

#### DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

- **Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States; Correction** (2026-18949; 8 CFR Part 264) — This document corrects the interim final rule (IFR) that published in the Federal Register on September 9, 2026. The IFR amends its regulations to permit children born in the United States to “foreign government employees” who are not U.S. citizens to register for permanent residence. DHS also made corresponding changes to Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status and Form G-325R, Biographic Information (Registration). This document will restore regulatory language that was unintentionally removed in the September 9, 2026 IFR, with certain conforming edits. Action: Correcting amendment. Dates: Effective September 16, 2026, and applicable as of September 4, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* This correction restores language unintentionally removed from the September 9, 2026 rule that permits children born to non-citizen foreign government employees to register for permanent residence.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18949](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18949)
- **Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. Petersburg** (2026-18960; 33 CFR Part 100) — The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Clearwater Offshore National/Race World Offshore from September 26, 2026, through September 27, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Southeast Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Clearwater, FL. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or designated representative. Action: Notification of enforcement of regulation. Dates: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.703 will be enforced for Clearwater Offshore National/Race World Offshore regulated area listed in item 7 in Table 1 to § 100.703, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on September 26 and 27, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* The Coast Guard will enforce safety regulations for the Clearwater Offshore National/Race World Offshore event September 26-27, 2026, requiring vessel operators to comply with Patrol Commander directions.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18960](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18960)
- **Safety Zone; Lake St. Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI** (2026-18977; 33 CFR Part 165) — The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the navigable waters of Lake St. Clair for a fireworks display. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with an over water fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit (COTP) or their designated representative. Action: Temporary final rule. Dates: This rule is effective on September 19, 2026, from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
  - *In plain terms:* The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on Lake St. Clair for a fireworks display to protect personnel and vessels, with entry prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Detroit.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18977](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18977)
- **Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the USCG Heartland District Requiring Safety Zones** (2026-18996; 33 CFR Part 165) — The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the University of Pittsburgh Drone Show on September 17, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for annual fireworks displays and other events within the Heartland Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Pittsburgh, PA. During the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh. Action: Notification of enforcement of regulation. Dates: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 97 will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. on September 17, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone on September 17, 2026, for the University of Pittsburgh Drone Show, requiring vessel operators to comply with Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh directions.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18996](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18996)

#### DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

- **Federal-State Unemployment Compensation (UC) Program; Data Availability** (2026-18978; 20 CFR Part 603) — The Department of Labor (DOL or the Department) is issuing this final rule to require the disclosure of confidential unemployment compensation (UC) information to Federal officials for purposes of UC program oversight and audits. This rule will ensure that Federal officials, including the Department's Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), are able to obtain the information needed from State UC agencies to ensure proper oversight of the UC programs and to hold State UC agencies accountable for identifying and addressing fraud in UC programs. Action: Final rule. Dates: Effective date: This final rule is effective November 16, 2026. Compliance date: States that need to amend their laws to conform and comply with the requirements of this rule must do so as quickly as possible, but no later than September 16, 2027.
  - *In plain terms:* The Labor Department is requiring states to disclose confidential unemployment benefits information to federal officials for oversight, audits, and holding states accountable for fraud identification.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18978](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18978)

#### DEPARTMENT OF STATE

- **International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of Civil Aircraft To Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment** (2026-18914; 22 CFR Parts 120 and 121) — The Department of State (the Department) is correcting an interim final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on August 28, 2026. The document contained an error in Amendatory Instruction 2. This correction clarifies the Department's intent. Action: Interim final rule; correction. Dates: This rule is effective October 13, 2026. Comment due date: Public comments are due on September 28, 2026. Comment instructions are contained in the interim final rule (91 FR 55457).
  - *In plain terms:* The State Department is correcting an error in its rule from August 28, 2026.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18914](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18914)

#### SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

- **Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Cardiovascular Disorders** (C1-2026-13420; 20 CFR Parts 404 and 416) — The Social Security Administration issues a correction to its revised medical criteria for evaluating cardiovascular disorders, published July 2, 2026. The correction adds the question number "2." before "How do we evaluate ECG evidence?" in Appendix 1 to correct a formatting error in the original rule.
  - *In plain terms:* The Social Security Administration is correcting a formatting error in its July 2, 2026 medical criteria for evaluating heart and blood vessel disorders.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-01 — document type: final rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / C1-2026-13420](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/C1-2026-13420)

### 3.3 Proposed Rules Published

Tags: department of health and human services · department of the interior · executive · model keys: aviation · civil rights · environmental

*In plain terms: Three proposed rules: FAA airworthiness directive for De Havilland aircraft, IRS regulations on racial nondiscrimination in private schools, and EPA approval of Indiana's coal combustion residuals permit program.*

#### DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

- **Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools; Hearing** (2026-19013; 26 CFR Part 1) — This document provides a notice of public hearing on the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-119986-25) published in the Federal Register on September 4, 2026. The proposed regulations would update existing regulations to provide that a private school is not described as an organization exempt from Federal income tax if it discriminates on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational, admissions, scholarship, athletic, or other policies, based on the fundamental public policy of the United States against such practices. Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of hearing. Dates: The hearing is scheduled to be held on December 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). To speak at the public hearing, the IRS must receive speakers' outlines of the topics to be discussed by November 3, 2026. If no outlines are received by November 3, 2026, the hearing will be cancelled.
  - *In plain terms:* The IRS is holding a hearing on proposed regulations that would deny tax-exempt status to private schools that discriminate based on race, color, or national origin in education, admissions, or athletics.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-02 — document type: proposed rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-19013](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-19013)

#### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

- **Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes** (2026-18956; 14 CFR Part 39) — The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Model DHC-8-401 and DHC-8-402 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that instructions for fay, fillet, and rivet dome sealing were omitted for a bracket installed on the inboard surface of the tank rib, which could allow fuel to leak from the wing fuel tank into the wing dry bay. This proposed AD would require a detailed visual inspection of the affected bracket assembly for signs of fuel leakage and for the presence of fillet seal and fastener dome seal, and applicable on-condition actions. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. Action: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). Dates: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by November 2, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* The FAA proposes a safety directive for De Havilland DHC-8-401 and DHC-8-402 airplanes requiring detailed inspection of fuel tank bracket assemblies for signs of fuel leakage and missing seals, addressing omitted sealing instructions.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-02 — document type: proposed rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-18956](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-18956)

#### ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

- **Indiana: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program** (2026-19027; 40 CFR Part 257) — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve Indiana's Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), EPA has preliminarily determined that Indiana's CCR permit program meets the standard for partial approval under RCRA. If approved, Indiana's CCR permit program will operate in lieu of the Federal CCR program, with the exception of the specific provisions noted below. EPA is seeking comment on this proposal during a 60-day public comment period and will hold a hybrid in-person and online public hearing on EPA's preliminary approval of Indiana's partial CCR permit program. Action: Notice of availability; request for comments. Dates: Comments due. Comments must be received on or before November 16, 2026. Public hearing: EPA will hold hybrid in-person and online public hearing on November 12, 2026. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for additional information on the public hearing.
  - *In plain terms:* The EPA is proposing to approve Indiana's Coal Combustion Residuals permit program to operate under state control instead of federal oversight, with a 60-day comment period and a public hearing.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-02 — document type: proposed rule (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-19027](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-19027)

### 3.4 Notices and Presidential Documents

Tags: department of health and human services · department of the interior · executive · model keys: counterterrorism · national emergency

*In plain terms: President extended the national emergency declared in 2001 against persons who commit, threaten, or support terrorism, as strengthened by 2019 executive order.*

Notices are summarized only when they match a listing rule; all are counted
in 3.1 and in the Coverage Statement. Presidential documents in the FR are
always listed.

- **Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism** (2026-19053) — The President continues the national emergency declared on September 23, 2001, with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, as strengthened by Executive Order 13886 of September 9, 2019. The continuation extends the emergency measures for one additional year beyond September 23, 2026, based on the determination that such persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy. This notice is published in accordance with the National Emergencies Act.
  - *In plain terms:* The President is continuing the national emergency declared September 23, 2001, regarding terrorism for one additional year beyond September 23, 2026, based on determining that the threat continues.
  - Included because: FR-SEL-03 — presidential document (all listed)
  - Source: [FR-2026-09-16 / 2026-19053](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2026-09-16/2026-19053)

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## 4. Enacted Laws

Source: Public and Private Laws (PLAW) published 2026-09-16.

No laws were published in this range.

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## 5. Judicial Activity

Source: United States Courts Opinions (USCOURTS): opinions observed 2026-09-16
by our collector; each opinion states its own issue date beside its
listing ([how our clocks work](faq.html#fapds-three-clocks)).

Completeness disclosure (standing): USCOURTS carries opinions from
approximately 140 participating appellate, district, bankruptcy, and
national federal courts. Unlike the Congressional Record and the Federal
Register, which are the complete official record of their branches,
USCOURTS is participation-based and is NOT the complete federal judicial
record. Courts post opinions with delay — typically over several days —
so a day's digest carries the opinions that became available that day,
whatever date each was issued.

### 5.1 Appellate and National Court Opinions

Tags: judicial · model keys: civil rights · criminal convictions · environmental

*In plain terms: Sixty-three federal appeals decisions spanning criminal convictions (drugs, trafficking, firearms), civil rights, environmental law, immigration, and benefits; cases included Maine lottery privacy dispute, Colorado water reservoir litigation, and police shooting qualified immunity matter.*

Appellate and national court opinions are summarized; district and
bankruptcy opinions are counted in 5.2 and in the Coverage Statement.

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

- **Rhonda Burnett, et al v. James Mullis** (No. 24-02143; filed 2026-09-15) — Clerk of Court notification that judgment has been entered in this case. Counsel are directed to review Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure regarding post-submission procedures, with particular attention to the 14-day deadline for filing petitions for rehearing.
  - *In plain terms:* The court has issued a judgment; lawyers have 14 days to request reconsideration by filing a petition for rehearing.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-24-02143 / USCOURTS-ca8-24-02143-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02143/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02143-0)
- **Rhonda Burnett, et al v. Spring Way Center, LLC** (No. 24-02168; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion and entered judgment in Rhonda Burnett, et al v. Spring Way Center, LLC on September 15, 2026. The notice advises counsel on post-submission procedures and requires that petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc be filed within 14 days of judgment entry.
  - *In plain terms:* The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a judgment in Rhonda Burnett v. Spring Way Center, LLC on September 15, 2026, with 14 days to file requests to reconsider.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-24-02168 / USCOURTS-ca8-24-02168-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02168/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02168-0)
- **Rhonda Burnett, et al v. Benny Cheatham, et al** (No. 24-02391; filed 2026-09-15) — Clerk of Court notification that judgment has been entered in this case. Counsel are directed to review Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure regarding post-submission procedures, with particular attention to the 14-day deadline for filing petitions for rehearing.
  - *In plain terms:* The court has issued a judgment; lawyers have 14 days to request reconsideration by filing a petition for rehearing.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-24-02391 / USCOURTS-ca8-24-02391-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02391/USCOURTS-ca8-24-02391-0)
- **Dr. Scott Jensen v. Minn. Bd. of Medical Practice, et al** (No. 25-01812; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion and entered judgment in Dr. Scott Jensen v. Minn. Bd. of Medical Practice, et al on September 15, 2026. The notice advises counsel on post-submission procedures and requires that petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc be filed within 14 days of judgment entry.
  - *In plain terms:* The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a judgment in Dr. Scott Jensen v. Minnesota Board of Medical Practice on September 15, 2026, with 14 days to file requests to reconsider.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-25-01812 / USCOURTS-ca8-25-01812-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-25-01812/USCOURTS-ca8-25-01812-0)
- **United States v. Mahmood Ahmad** (No. 25-03172; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion and entered judgment in United States v. Mahmood Ahmad on September 15, 2026. The notice advises the appellant on post-submission procedures and requires that petitions for rehearing or rehearing en banc be filed within 45 days of judgment entry.
  - *In plain terms:* The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a judgment in United States v. Mahmood Ahmad on September 15, 2026, with 45 days to file requests to reconsider.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-25-03172 / USCOURTS-ca8-25-03172-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-25-03172/USCOURTS-ca8-25-03172-0)
- **United States v. Eugene Wilson** (No. 25-03247; filed 2026-09-15) — Clerk of Court notification that judgment has been entered in this case. Counsel are directed to review Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure regarding post-submission procedures, with particular attention to the 14-day deadline for filing petitions for rehearing.
  - *In plain terms:* The court has issued a judgment; lawyers have 14 days to request reconsideration by filing a petition for rehearing.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-25-03247 / USCOURTS-ca8-25-03247-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-25-03247/USCOURTS-ca8-25-03247-0)
- **United States v. Richard Mangum** (No. 26-01651; filed 2026-09-15) — Richard Mangum appealed his sentence for failing to register as a sex offender and a special condition requiring sex offender treatment. The Eighth Circuit affirmed both the sentence and the treatment condition, finding no substantive unreasonableness and noting that his prior offenses and history of treatment non-compliance justified the condition.
  - *In plain terms:* A court upheld a man's sentence for failing to register as a sex offender and his required treatment, citing his prior offenses and past treatment non-compliance.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca8-26-01651 / USCOURTS-ca8-26-01651-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca8-26-01651/USCOURTS-ca8-26-01651-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

- **USA v. Manuel Melo** (No. 22-13856; filed 2026-09-15) — The court affirmed the convictions of three defendants who pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine aboard a vessel under United States jurisdiction, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. The defendants challenged the convictions and motions to dismiss on jurisdictional and constitutional grounds, but the court rejected these arguments, finding the government satisfied its jurisdictional burden by establishing the offenses occurred aboard a vessel without nationality, and affirmed sentences of 70 months imprisonment.
  - *In plain terms:* A court upheld convictions of three defendants for conspiring to distribute large amounts of cocaine aboard an international vessel and confirmed their 70-month prison sentences.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-22-13856 / USCOURTS-ca11-22-13856-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13856/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13856-0)
- **USA v. Yesid Epieyu Epieyu** (No. 22-13950; filed 2026-09-15) — The court affirmed the convictions of three defendants who pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine aboard a vessel under United States jurisdiction, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. The defendants challenged the convictions and motions to dismiss on jurisdictional and constitutional grounds, but the court rejected these arguments, finding the government satisfied its jurisdictional burden by establishing the offenses occurred aboard a vessel without nationality, and affirmed sentences of 70 months imprisonment.
  - *In plain terms:* A court upheld convictions of three defendants for conspiring to distribute large amounts of cocaine aboard an international vessel and confirmed their 70-month prison sentences.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-22-13950 / USCOURTS-ca11-22-13950-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13950/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13950-0)
- **USA v. Ivan Diaz** (No. 22-13972; filed 2026-09-15) — The court affirmed the convictions of three defendants who pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine aboard a vessel under United States jurisdiction, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. The defendants challenged the convictions and motions to dismiss on jurisdictional and constitutional grounds, but the court rejected these arguments, finding the government satisfied its jurisdictional burden by establishing the offenses occurred aboard a vessel without nationality, and affirmed sentences of 70 months imprisonment.
  - *In plain terms:* A court upheld convictions of three defendants for conspiring to distribute large amounts of cocaine aboard an international vessel and confirmed their 70-month prison sentences.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-22-13972 / USCOURTS-ca11-22-13972-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13972/USCOURTS-ca11-22-13972-0)
- **USA v. Silverio Henriquez, et al** (No. 23-13425; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the drug trafficking convictions of two defendants prosecuted under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act for conspiracy and possession of cocaine aboard a stateless vessel in the Dominican Republic's Exclusive Economic Zone. The court rejected their arguments that the statute was unconstitutional as applied to conduct occurring in the exclusive economic zone rather than the high seas, and found no violation of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding delays in bringing them before a magistrate judge. The case was remanded to correct technical errors in the judgment documents.
  - *In plain terms:* A court upheld cocaine trafficking convictions for two defendants aboard a stateless vessel, rejecting constitutional and procedural delay arguments but remanding to correct technical judgment errors.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-23-13425 / USCOURTS-ca11-23-13425-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-23-13425/USCOURTS-ca11-23-13425-0)
- **David Nascimben v. Feld Entertainment, Inc.** (No. 25-11858; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit vacated summary judgment in a disability discrimination case, finding that the district court failed to apply the proper summary judgment standard by disregarding the pro se plaintiff's evidence regarding when he received notice of his right to sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The court determined that material disputes of fact existed about the timeliness of the plaintiff's filing and remanded for further proceedings.
  - *In plain terms:* A court overturned a decision made without properly considering the plaintiff's evidence about when he received EEOC notice of his right to sue in a disability discrimination case.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-25-11858 / USCOURTS-ca11-25-11858-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-25-11858/USCOURTS-ca11-25-11858-0)
- **USA v. Dontae Burton** (No. 25-11898; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the convictions of a defendant for sex trafficking of minors and production of child pornography, finding that the jury instructions properly allowed jurors to convict based on alternative means of proving the defendant's knowledge of the victims' ages. The court held that the district court did not abuse its discretion in limiting cross-examination of a government witness and rejected the defendant's other challenges to the conviction.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of a defendant for sex trafficking of minors and making child sexual abuse material, finding the jury instructions and trial procedures were proper.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-25-11898 / USCOURTS-ca11-25-11898-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-25-11898/USCOURTS-ca11-25-11898-0)
- **St. Claire Dreka, et al v. Florida Department of Children and Families, et al** (No. 25-13536; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit brought by pro se litigants challenging the removal of their children from their home and related state court dependency proceedings. The court found that the second amended complaint constituted a shotgun pleading that failed to clearly identify which defendants were responsible for which claims, and that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing it with prejudice after providing the plaintiffs an opportunity to remedy the deficiencies.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit challenging the removal of children, finding the complaint did not clearly state which defendants were responsible for which claims.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-25-13536 / USCOURTS-ca11-25-13536-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-25-13536/USCOURTS-ca11-25-13536-0)
- **Jesse Lee v. City of Gulfport, et al** (No. 26-10044; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that trespass warnings issued to a plaintiff by a city did not violate substantive due process rights, but vacated and remanded aspects of the procedural due process analysis. The court held that although the city eventually provided an appeals mechanism for trespass warnings, the district court erred by conflating substantive and procedural due process claims and by failing to address whether the procedural protections provided were adequate.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court upheld that trespass warnings were lawful, but sent the case back to determine if the city's appeals process was adequate.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-26-10044 / USCOURTS-ca11-26-10044-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-26-10044/USCOURTS-ca11-26-10044-0)
- **USA v. William McGill** (No. 26-10456; filed 2026-09-15) — The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a 30-month sentence for firearm possession by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. The court found that the district court did not abuse its discretion in imposing a sentence 16 months below the guideline range while still accounting for the seriousness of the offense, the defendant's prior criminal history, and public safety concerns.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court upheld a 30-month prison sentence for a convicted felon with firearms, finding the sentence fair despite being below standard guidelines.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-26-10456 / USCOURTS-ca11-26-10456-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-26-10456/USCOURTS-ca11-26-10456-0)
- **Greg Ogles v. City of Birmingham** (No. 26-11079; filed 2026-09-15) — Greg Ogles appealed a district court's summary judgment order in an employment discrimination case involving claims of failure to promote and pay discrimination. The appellate court determined that the Equal Pay Act claim was still pending before the district court because prior dismissal attempts were ineffective and did not dispose of all claims. The appeal was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the district court order was not final.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal of an employment discrimination case was dismissed because the district court order was not final—at least one claim remained pending before that court.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-26-11079 / USCOURTS-ca11-26-11079-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-26-11079/USCOURTS-ca11-26-11079-0)
- **USA v. Tostig Moore** (No. 26-11552; filed 2026-09-15) — Tostig Moore appealed his 214-month sentence for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl after pleading guilty pursuant to a plea agreement. His plea agreement contained a sentence-appeal waiver that Moore confirmed he understood during the plea colloquy. The appellate court found the waiver was valid and enforceable, dismissing the appeal.
  - *In plain terms:* Tostig Moore's appeal of his 214-month drug possession sentence was dismissed because his plea agreement contained a valid waiver preventing him from appealing.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca11-26-11552 / USCOURTS-ca11-26-11552-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca11-26-11552/USCOURTS-ca11-26-11552-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

- **Monbo v. US** (No. 25-02027; filed 2026-09-15) — Dee Monbo appealed a Claims Court dismissal of her bid protest challenging the Federal Aviation Administration's cancellation of a procurement solicitation for financial services. The court determined that Congress established an exclusive administrative review scheme through the FAA's Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition for FAA procurement protests, which displaces the Claims Court's jurisdiction. The Federal Circuit affirmed the dismissal.
  - *In plain terms:* Dee Monbo's challenge to the FAA's cancellation of a financial services procurement was dismissed because Congress gave the FAA an exclusive review process for such protests.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca13-25-02027 / USCOURTS-ca13-25-02027-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca13-25-02027/USCOURTS-ca13-25-02027-0)
- **Duong v. OPM** (No. 26-01418; filed 2026-09-15) — Cu N. Duong appealed the Office of Personnel Management's denial of his application for a deferred retirement annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System for his work as an interpreter and translator for the Army in Vietnam. The Merit Systems Protection Board and Federal Circuit found Duong failed to prove his position was covered by CSRS, as he provided no evidence of CSRS contributions and testimony indicated he was paid from cash without payroll deductions. The court affirmed the denial.
  - *In plain terms:* Cu Duong's appeal for a federal retirement benefit for his Vietnam-era Army interpreter work was rejected because he provided no evidence he was covered by the retirement system.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca13-26-01418 / USCOURTS-ca13-26-01418-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01418/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01418-0)
- **Hooper v. Collins** (No. 26-01419; filed 2026-09-15) — Seth Hooper appealed a Board of Veterans' Appeals decision affirming a Department of Veterans Affairs audit of his educational benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill. Hooper argued the audit failed to comply with remand instructions and did not properly assess his benefits under the Rudisill decision regarding the order in which benefits may be used. The Federal Circuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction, finding Hooper's challenges involved fact-intensive questions beyond the court's review authority.
  - *In plain terms:* Seth Hooper's appeal of a veterans' benefits audit decision was dismissed because questions about how benefits were calculated involve complex facts beyond the appeals court's authority to review.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca13-26-01419 / USCOURTS-ca13-26-01419-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01419/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01419-0)
- **Moreno v. Collins** (No. 26-01607; filed 2026-09-15) — Jeronimo Moreno appealed the Veterans Court's denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to set aside a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office decision on his disability rating and effective date. Moreno sent a letter to the Board rather than using the required Notice of Disagreement form or other established review pathways. The court found mandamus unavailable because other adequate means existed for Moreno to seek review, including requesting higher-level review or filing a proper appeal to the Board.
  - *In plain terms:* Jeronimo Moreno's petition to overturn a VA disability benefits decision was denied because he used an improper method and had other proper review processes available to him.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca13-26-01607 / USCOURTS-ca13-26-01607-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01607/USCOURTS-ca13-26-01607-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

- **East Fork Enterprises v. EPA** (No. 24-60227; filed 2026-09-15) — East Fork Enterprises, Epic Paint Company, Sierra Club, and the American Chemistry Council petitioned for review of an EPA rule regulating methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which determined the chemical poses unreasonable risks to health under numerous conditions of use. The Fifth Circuit granted the industry petitioners' petition and vacated the EPA's rule and risk determination, finding legal errors and that substantial evidence did not support the agency's determination, while denying the Sierra Club's petition and remanding to EPA.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court struck down an EPA rule on methylene chloride due to legal errors and insufficient evidence, while rejecting an environmental group's challenge.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-24-60227 / USCOURTS-ca5-24-60227-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-24-60227/USCOURTS-ca5-24-60227-0)
- **East Fork Enterprises v. EPA** (No. 24-60256; filed 2026-09-15) — East Fork Enterprises, Epic Paint Company, Sierra Club, and the American Chemistry Council petitioned for review of an EPA rule regulating methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act, which determined the chemical poses unreasonable risks to health under numerous conditions of use. The Fifth Circuit granted the industry petitioners' petition and vacated the EPA's rule and risk determination, finding legal errors and that substantial evidence did not support the agency's determination, while denying the Sierra Club's petition and remanding to EPA.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court overturned an EPA rule regulating methylene chloride, finding legal errors and insufficient evidence, while returning the case to EPA for further action.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-24-60256 / USCOURTS-ca5-24-60256-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-24-60256/USCOURTS-ca5-24-60256-0)
- **USA v. Claiborne** (No. 25-10419; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit granted the appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after finding it presented no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
  - *In plain terms:* A federal appeals court dismissed an appeal after finding it raised no legitimate legal questions for review.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-10419 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-10419-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-10419/USCOURTS-ca5-25-10419-0)
- **USA v. Tillman** (No. 25-11364; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit granted the appointed counsel's motion to withdraw and dismissed the appeal after determining it presented no nonfrivolous issues for appellate review.
  - *In plain terms:* The court allowed the lawyer to stop representing him and dismissed the appeal because it had no valid legal arguments.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-11364 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-11364-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-11364/USCOURTS-ca5-25-11364-0)
- **USA v. Sefcik** (No. 25-11366; filed 2026-09-15) — The court affirmed the revocation of David Leo Sefcik's supervised release and his 12-month sentence, finding no abuse of discretion in the district court's decision to revoke despite his arguments regarding a treatment exception under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(d) following multiple failed drug tests and continued violations of supervision terms.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld the revocation of his supervised release and 12-month sentence after he failed drug tests and violated supervision terms.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-11366 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-11366-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-11366/USCOURTS-ca5-25-11366-0)
- **Bales v. Houston ISD** (No. 25-20487; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a civil rights complaint by Leslie and Bryan Bales against Houston Independent School District and a principal, which alleged First Amendment free speech, equal protection, and due process violations related to school incidents involving their adult daughters.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld dismissal of Leslie and Bryan Bales' complaint about free speech, equal treatment, and due process violations related to school incidents.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-20487 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-20487-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-20487/USCOURTS-ca5-25-20487-0)
- **Bello v. USA** (No. 25-40385; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit denied a federal prisoner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed his appeal of a denied mandamus petition as frivolous, finding the appellant failed to meaningfully address or challenge the district court's reasons for denial.
  - *In plain terms:* The court dismissed the federal prisoner's appeal of a denied petition for relief, finding the appeal lacked any legal merit.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-40385 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-40385-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-40385/USCOURTS-ca5-25-40385-0)
- **Harward v. City of Austin** (No. 25-50160; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit reversed the district court's Pullman abstention and remanded the case, holding that property owners' federal equal protection claim challenging the City of Austin's 2019 ordinance declaring their properties within full-purpose jurisdiction and subjecting them to full taxation does not depend on uncertain questions of state law.
  - *In plain terms:* The court reversed the lower court's decision to wait and allowed the property owners' equal protection claim about city taxation to proceed.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-50160 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-50160-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50160/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50160-0)
- **USA v. Lazo-Bonilla** (No. 25-50901; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit affirmed a 24-month sentence for illegal reentry after removal, finding it necessary to provide deterrence given the defendant's prior illegal reentry convictions and criminal history.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld a 24-month sentence for illegally returning to the country after being removed, given prior similar convictions.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-50901 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-50901-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50901/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50901-0)
- **ReJoyce v. Armbrust & Brown** (No. 25-50988; filed 2026-09-15) — The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of Rickye Henderson's frivolous claims and a pre-filing injunction limiting his ability to file pro se cases in the Western District of Texas. Henderson had filed multiple federal lawsuits challenging a state court judgment against him in a property dispute after being declared a vexatious litigant.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld dismissal of claims without legal merit and limited the plaintiff's ability to file additional lawsuits himself in federal court.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-50988 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-50988-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50988/USCOURTS-ca5-25-50988-0)
- **Ramirez v. Guerrero** (No. 25-70010; filed 2026-09-15) — Juan Raul Navarro Ramirez, a Texas death row inmate, sought a certificate of appealability to appeal denial of his federal habeas corpus petition raising claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and involuntary confession. The Fifth Circuit denied the application, finding Ramirez had not shown that reasonable jurists could debate the district court's resolution of either claim.
  - *In plain terms:* The court denied the death row inmate's request for permission to appeal the federal court's rejection of claims about inadequate legal representation and involuntary confession.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-25-70010 / USCOURTS-ca5-25-70010-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-25-70010/USCOURTS-ca5-25-70010-0)
- **USA v. Efferson** (No. 26-30053; filed 2026-09-15) — Daniel Efferson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment within the guidelines range. The Fifth Circuit affirmed, finding the determination that he was a leader or organizer was not clearly erroneous and his challenge to sentencing reasonableness was barred by his appeal waiver.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld the 360-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after the defendant waived his right to appeal the sentencing.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-26-30053 / USCOURTS-ca5-26-30053-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-26-30053/USCOURTS-ca5-26-30053-0)
- **Albert v. Calsoft** (No. 26-50492; filed 2026-09-15) — Monte Albert, a Pakistani software engineer, sued Calsoft under Title VII alleging national origin discrimination after not being selected for an engineering position. The Fifth Circuit affirmed dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim, finding he had not alleged sufficient facts to allow inference of discrimination based on national origin.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld dismissal of the engineer's national origin discrimination claim for failure to allege sufficient facts supporting discrimination.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-26-50492 / USCOURTS-ca5-26-50492-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-26-50492/USCOURTS-ca5-26-50492-0)
- **Alemu v. Blanche** (No. 26-60086; filed 2026-09-15) — Biniyam Gebremeskel Alemu, an Ethiopian national, petitioned for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture protection. The Fifth Circuit denied the petition, finding substantial evidence supported the agency's adverse credibility determination based on discrepancies in Alemu's testimony regarding key events.
  - *In plain terms:* The court denied the petition for asylum and protection against removal based on discrepancies in the applicant's testimony about key events.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca5-26-60086 / USCOURTS-ca5-26-60086-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca5-26-60086/USCOURTS-ca5-26-60086-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

- **Doe v. Smith, et al** (No. 25-01373; filed 2026-09-15) — John Doe, who won $1.35 billion in the Maine State Lottery, appealed the district court's decision allowing a public trial and limited use of pseudonyms. The First Circuit affirmed, upholding the principle of public access to civil judicial proceedings under the First Amendment and common law.
  - *In plain terms:* A lottery winner appealed seeking anonymity at trial, but the court upheld the public's right to observe civil court proceedings.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca1-25-01373 / USCOURTS-ca1-25-01373-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca1-25-01373/USCOURTS-ca1-25-01373-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

- **Elshan Bayramov v. Jolene Wee** (No. 25-02109; filed 2026-09-15) — Elshan Bayramov appealed a bankruptcy court order affirming the trustee's approval of compensation and reimbursement applications. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment, finding no reversible error.
  - *In plain terms:* Bayramov appealed a bankruptcy court's approval of the trustee's compensation and reimbursement; the appeals court upheld the decision.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca4-25-02109 / USCOURTS-ca4-25-02109-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca4-25-02109/USCOURTS-ca4-25-02109-0)
- **US v. Angelo Reid, VI** (No. 25-04656; filed 2026-09-15) — Angelo Reid pleaded guilty to unlawful firearm possession and was sentenced to 180 months imprisonment. Reid appealed the sentencing guideline's cross-reference to attempted murder; the Fourth Circuit affirmed, finding the district court's findings regarding premeditation and intent to kill were supported by the evidentiary record.
  - *In plain terms:* Angelo Reid pleaded guilty to illegal firearm possession and was sentenced to 180 months in prison; his sentencing guideline appeal was rejected.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca4-25-04656 / USCOURTS-ca4-25-04656-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca4-25-04656/USCOURTS-ca4-25-04656-0)
- **Oleg Pruteanu v. Todd Blanche** (No. 26-01012; filed 2026-09-15) — Oleg Pruteanu and his family, nationals of Moldova, petitioned for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing their appeal as untimely. The Fourth Circuit denied the petition, finding the Board did not abuse its discretion.
  - *In plain terms:* A Moldovan family's challenge to an immigration board's dismissal of their appeal as untimely was rejected.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca4-26-01012 / USCOURTS-ca4-26-01012-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca4-26-01012/USCOURTS-ca4-26-01012-0)
- **US v. Mamady Conde** (No. 26-06419; filed 2026-09-15) — Mamady Conde appealed a district court order denying his motion for reconsideration of an extension to respond to a Section 2255 motion. The Fourth Circuit dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the order was neither final nor an appealable interlocutory or collateral order.
  - *In plain terms:* The appeals court dismissed Conde's challenge to a district court order because it lacked authority to hear the case.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca4-26-06419 / USCOURTS-ca4-26-06419-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca4-26-06419/USCOURTS-ca4-26-06419-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

- **HANDY, ET AL. V. JONES, ET AL.** (No. 25-5105; filed 2026-09-15) — The Ninth Circuit vacated a district court's denial of qualified immunity to four Anchorage police officers who shot Kristopher Handy as he held a shotgun and advanced toward them during a domestic disturbance response. The court held that Handy presented an immediate threat and that the officers' use of deadly force was objectively reasonable under the totality of the circumstances. The court further determined that the officers would be entitled to qualified immunity because the alleged constitutional violation was not a clearly established violation of law at the time of the incident.
  - *In plain terms:* The court reversed the denial of immunity to police officers who shot a man advancing with a shotgun during a domestic call.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca9-25-5105 / USCOURTS-ca9-25-5105-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca9-25-5105/USCOURTS-ca9-25-5105-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

- **In re: Abraham Augustin** (No. 25-05655; filed 2026-09-15) — The Sixth Circuit held that a motion challenging an amended judgment created through prior collateral relief is not a "second or successive" motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and remanded for further proceedings. Augustin's prior § 924(c) conviction had been vacated and his sentence amended in an earlier successful § 2255 motion, and the court determined that this amended judgment constituted a new judgment that could be challenged for the first time without the "second or successive" gatekeeping restrictions. The court also denied Augustin's request to reassign the case to a different district judge.
  - *In plain terms:* The court allowed a challenge to the amended sentence from an earlier successful appeal, ruling it was not a forbidden second motion.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca6-25-05655 / USCOURTS-ca6-25-05655-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca6-25-05655/USCOURTS-ca6-25-05655-0)
- **USA v. Garry Hayes** (No. 25-05893; filed 2026-09-15) — The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court's supervised release condition prohibiting Garry Hayes, convicted of transmitting threatening communications to members of Congress, from contacting any member of Congress during his one-year supervised release period. Although the court found the condition overly broad and acknowledged it burdened Hayes's First Amendment rights, it affirmed because Hayes failed to demonstrate plain error, as the condition's unlawfulness was not obvious or clear. The court noted the condition should have been narrower but found the error did not meet the stringent plain error standard.
  - *In plain terms:* The court upheld a condition banning contact with members of Congress, though it acknowledged the ban was too broad and burdened free speech.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca6-25-05893 / USCOURTS-ca6-25-05893-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca6-25-05893/USCOURTS-ca6-25-05893-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

- **Save The Colorado, et al v. Graham, et al** (No. 25-01137; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court decision that had prohibited Denver Water from filling an expanded Gross Reservoir after environmental groups challenged the Army Corps of Engineers' permit for the project. The district court had found the Corps violated the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing the permit. The appellate court concluded the Corps properly defined the project's multiple purposes and reasonably evaluated project costs and climate change impacts.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeals court reversed a ban on Denver Water filling an expanded reservoir after finding the Army Corps of Engineers' permit was properly evaluated.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-25-01137 / USCOURTS-ca10-25-01137-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01137/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01137-0)
- **Save The Colorado, et al v. City and County of Denver** (No. 25-01231; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court decision that had prohibited Denver Water from filling an expanded Gross Reservoir after environmental groups challenged the Army Corps of Engineers' permit for the project. The district court had found the Corps violated the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing the permit. The appellate court concluded the Corps properly defined the project's multiple purposes and reasonably evaluated project costs and climate change impacts.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeals court reversed a ban on Denver Water filling an expanded reservoir after finding the Army Corps of Engineers' permit was properly evaluated.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-25-01231 / USCOURTS-ca10-25-01231-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01231/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01231-0)
- **Save The Colorado, et al v. Graham, et al** (No. 25-01299; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit reversed a district court decision that had prohibited Denver Water from filling an expanded Gross Reservoir after environmental groups challenged the Army Corps of Engineers' permit for the project. The district court had found the Corps violated the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act in issuing the permit. The appellate court concluded the Corps properly defined the project's multiple purposes and reasonably evaluated project costs and climate change impacts.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeals court reversed a ban on Denver Water filling an expanded reservoir after finding the Army Corps of Engineers' permit was properly evaluated.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-25-01299 / USCOURTS-ca10-25-01299-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01299/USCOURTS-ca10-25-01299-0)
- **Garvey v. Ogden Clinic Professional Corp., et al** (No. 25-04059; filed 2026-09-15) — Sheila Garvey, a surgeon employed through Ogden Clinic to provide trauma services, was terminated after the hospital barred her from the trauma-call rotation due to complaints about her conduct toward staff and patients. The Clinic invoked her employment agreement's call-schedule requirements as grounds for termination. The Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendants on Garvey's breach-of-contract, tort, and federal discrimination claims.
  - *In plain terms:* A surgeon's claims that her employment termination violated her contract and employment laws were rejected.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-25-04059 / USCOURTS-ca10-25-04059-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-25-04059/USCOURTS-ca10-25-04059-0)
- **Zunker v. Hubler, et al** (No. 26-01192; filed 2026-09-15) — Sabrina Zunker filed a pro se federal lawsuit against Colorado state court judges challenging their rulings in her divorce case as constitutional violations and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The district court dismissed the case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal.
  - *In plain terms:* A lawsuit against state judges was dismissed because federal courts lack authority over state judicial decisions.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-01192 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-01192-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-01192/USCOURTS-ca10-26-01192-0)
- **Mosher v. Federal Bureau of Prisons** (No. 26-01351; filed 2026-09-15) — Ellis Mosher's appeal against the Federal Bureau of Prisons was dismissed pursuant to Mosher's motion to dismiss the appeal.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal was dismissed at the appellant's request.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-01351 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-01351-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-01351/USCOURTS-ca10-26-01351-0)
- **Vasquez v. Perez** (No. 26-02095; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Vasquez v. Perez for lack of prosecution after the appellant failed to file a compliant appendix by the September 14, 2026 deadline required by the court's September 11 order.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal was dismissed after the appellant failed to file a required appendix by September 14, 2026.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-02095 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-02095-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02095/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02095-0)
- **Ombe v. Cook, et al** (No. 26-02120; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Hitoshi Ombe's appeal after he filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on August 24, 2026, and failed to respond to the court's August 25 order clarifying that dismissal would proceed with prejudice per Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b).
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal was dismissed after the appellant filed a voluntary dismissal notice on August 24, 2026.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-02120 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-02120-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02120/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02120-0)
- **Ombe v. State of New Mexico, et al** (No. 26-02122; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Hitoshi Ombe's appeal against the State of New Mexico after he filed a notice of voluntary dismissal on August 24, 2026, and failed to respond to the court's August 25 order clarifying that dismissal would proceed with prejudice per Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b).
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal was dismissed after the appellant filed a voluntary dismissal notice on August 24, 2026.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-02122 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-02122-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02122/USCOURTS-ca10-26-02122-0)
- **In re: Frank** (No. 26-04075; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied as moot David Godwin Frank's petition for a writ of mandamus after the district court addressed all outstanding filings pending in his criminal case on September 15, 2026.
  - *In plain terms:* A petition for emergency relief was denied because the trial court resolved all pending matters by September 15, 2026.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-04075 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-04075-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-04075/USCOURTS-ca10-26-04075-0)
- **United States v. McCombs** (No. 26-05076; filed 2026-09-15) — The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal of Sonny Raye McCombs for lack of prosecution.
  - *In plain terms:* An appeal was dismissed for lack of prosecution.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca10-26-05076 / USCOURTS-ca10-26-05076-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca10-26-05076/USCOURTS-ca10-26-05076-0)

#### United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

- **USA v. James Goode** (No. 23-01279; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions and sentences of James Goode, Karvarise Person, Alexander Malave, and Shaquile Newson for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearms offenses stemming from criminal activity at a boarding house in Reading, Pennsylvania. The court rejected all appellants' challenges to their convictions and sentences.
  - *In plain terms:* Convictions for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearms offenses were upheld.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-23-01279 / USCOURTS-ca3-23-01279-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01279/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01279-0)
- **USA v. Karvarise Person** (No. 23-01302; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed convictions of four defendants for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes stemming from their involvement with a drug-dealing and prostitution operation in Reading, Pennsylvania. The court rejected appellants' challenges to trial procedures, evidence admission, sentencing guidelines calculations, and expert testimony.
  - *In plain terms:* Convictions for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes were upheld.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-23-01302 / USCOURTS-ca3-23-01302-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01302/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01302-0)
- **USA v. Alexander Malave** (No. 23-01423; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed convictions of four defendants for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes stemming from their involvement with a drug-dealing and prostitution operation in Reading, Pennsylvania. The court rejected appellants' challenges to trial procedures, evidence admission, sentencing guidelines calculations, and expert testimony.
  - *In plain terms:* Convictions for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes were upheld.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-23-01423 / USCOURTS-ca3-23-01423-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01423/USCOURTS-ca3-23-01423-0)
- **USA v. Shaquile Newson** (No. 23-02867; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed convictions of four defendants for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes stemming from their involvement with a drug-dealing and prostitution operation in Reading, Pennsylvania. The court rejected appellants' challenges to trial procedures, evidence admission, sentencing guidelines calculations, and expert testimony.
  - *In plain terms:* Convictions for RICO conspiracy, sex trafficking, assault, and firearm-related crimes were upheld.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-23-02867 / USCOURTS-ca3-23-02867-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-23-02867/USCOURTS-ca3-23-02867-0)
- **USA v. Charles Brooks** (No. 25-02565; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit summarily affirmed the district court's denial of Charles Brooks's petition for coram nobis and audita querela relief from his 1996 bank robbery conviction. Brooks, who remains in custody on the federal sentence, did not qualify for coram nobis relief, and audita querela relief was unavailable where 28 U.S.C. § 2255 provides the proper vehicle for collateral challenge.
  - *In plain terms:* A request for relief from a 1996 bank robbery conviction was denied because other legal remedies are available.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-25-02565 / USCOURTS-ca3-25-02565-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-25-02565/USCOURTS-ca3-25-02565-0)
- **USA v. Charles Mull** (No. 25-02879; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit granted Charles Mull's petition for rehearing, vacating a prior summary affirmance and sending his case to a merits panel for full briefing and decision.
  - *In plain terms:* A case was sent back for full briefing and decision after a prior summary ruling was reversed.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-25-02879 / USCOURTS-ca3-25-02879-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-25-02879/USCOURTS-ca3-25-02879-0)
- **USA v. Charles Sechler** (No. 25-03597; filed 2026-09-15) — The Third Circuit summarily affirmed the district court's denial of Charles Sechler's motion for sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) following his January 2025 commutation. The court found that Sentencing Guidelines Amendments 782 and 821 did not apply to reduce his sentence, and Sechler did not demonstrate extraordinary and compelling reasons for relief.
  - *In plain terms:* A request to reduce a sentence following a January 2025 commutation was denied.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-25-03597 / USCOURTS-ca3-25-03597-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-25-03597/USCOURTS-ca3-25-03597-0)
- **Paul Pieczynski v. Brian Szumski** (No. 26-01643; filed 2026-09-15) — Pieczynski appealed a federal district court's dismissal of his lawsuit against the Luzerne County Sheriff, in which he sought to void a 2016 sheriff's sale and recover property that had been foreclosed upon by Wells Fargo Bank following his 2013 mortgage default. The plaintiff claimed he possessed an 1812 land patent for the property that he had recorded in 2015, prior to the sale. The Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal, holding that Pieczynski's claims were barred by the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, which prevents federal courts from reviewing state court judgments, and that he forfeited arguments regarding other grounds for dismissal by failing to challenge them in his appellate brief.
  - *In plain terms:* A lawsuit seeking to reverse a property foreclosure from 2016 was dismissed because federal courts cannot review state court decisions.
  - Included because: USCOURTS-SEL-01 — appellate court opinion (all listed) (document dated 2026-09-15)
  - Source: [USCOURTS-ca3-26-01643 / USCOURTS-ca3-26-01643-0](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCOURTS-ca3-26-01643/USCOURTS-ca3-26-01643-0)

### 5.2 Counts by Court Category

| Court category | Opinions |
|---|---|
| Appellate | 63 |
| District | 885 |
| Bankruptcy | 10 |
| National | 0 |
| **Total opinions extracted** | **958** |

Archive-window disclosure (rule USCOURTS-FETCH-01): 33223 USCOURTS package(s) have been listed in delta syncs but fell outside the 7-day archive window and were not fetched (global running count across all syncs, not limited to this date).

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## 6. Agency Announcements

Official press releases and statements the agencies themselves date
on 2026-09-16 (sources listed in the source guide). These are the
agencies' own announcements — official advocacy, quoted and
attributed, not findings of this digest. Agency web content can be
edited or removed without notice; captures and hashes are preserved
per the provenance policy.

#### CISA Cybersecurity Advisories

- **[CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/16/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/09/16/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Using Cyber Decoys to Strengthen Detection and Response](https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/using-cyber-decoys-strengthen-detection-and-response)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### Defense News Releases

- **[Fort Hunter Liggett, Partners Unify to Battle Plaskett Fire](https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4603018/fort-hunter-liggett-partners-unify-to-battle-plaskett-fire/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Joint Task Force Southern Border Soldiers Innovate to Reinforce Barriers](https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4602704/joint-task-force-southern-border-soldiers-innovate-to-reinforce-barriers/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### DHS News Releases

- **[DHS Announces Removal of Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/16/dhs-announces-removal-alien-terrorist-first-use-united-states-alien-terrorist)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[ICE Arrests Previously-Deported Illegal Alien Sex Offender in Pennsylvania](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/16/ice-arrests-previously-deported-illegal-alien-sex-offender-pennsylvania)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Trump Administration Delivers 16 Straight Months of Zero Releases at the Border](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/16/trump-administration-delivers-16-straight-months-zero-releases-border)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Child Abusers, Reckless Drivers, and Drug Traffickers](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2026/09/16/worst-worst-ice-arrests-child-abusers-reckless-drivers-and-drug-traffickers)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### EEOC Newsroom

- **[EEOC Recovers Over $97,000 in Two Pregnancy Discrimination Charges](https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-recovers-over-97000-two-pregnancy-discrimination-charges)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Moore Comfort Home Care to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Sex Harassment Suit](https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/moore-comfort-home-care-pay-60000-eeoc-sex-harassment-suit)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### FAA Updates (email)

- **FAA Orders & Notices Update Notification** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### FDA Email Updates (email)

- **[A&P Creations LLC Issues Nationwide Recall of X10 Natural Enhancement Supplement Due to Undeclared Sildenafil and Tadalafil](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ap-creations-llc-issues-nationwide-recall-x10-natural-enhancement-supplement-due-undeclared?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[A&P Creations LLC Issues Nationwide Recall of biQ-FEL Due to Undeclared Sildenafil and Tadalafil](https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/ap-creations-llc-issues-nationwide-recall-biq-fel-due-undeclared-sildenafil-and-tadalafil?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **FDA MedWatch - X10 Natural Enhancement Supplement by A&P Creations** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **FDA MedWatch - biQ-FEL by A&P Creations** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **Weekly FDA Warning Letters** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### Federal Reserve Press Releases

- **[Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260916b.htm)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement](https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20260916a.htm)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### FEMA Press Releases

- **[Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Morgan County, West Virginia](https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20260916/public-invited-review-flood-maps-morgan-county-west-virginia)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### FinCEN Updates (email)

- **FinCEN Updates: Treasury Convenes Global Financial Institutions to Advance Operation Economic Outcast** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### FSIS Recalls and Public Health Alerts (email)

- **USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Humane Handling Enforcement Actions Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **[USDA Launches Initiative to Bring More States into Meat Inspection](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/news-events/news-press-releases/usda-launches-initiative-bring-more-states-meat-inspection)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified

#### FTC Press Releases

- **[FTC Takes Action to Prevent Anticompetitive Arrangement in Beretta, Ruger Deal](https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/09/ftc-takes-action-prevent-anticompetitive-arrangement-beretta-ruger-deal)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### GAO Reports & Testimonies

- **[Congressional Award Foundation: Review of the FY 2025 Financial Statement Audit](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-109196)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Export-Import Bank: Expanded Use of Delinquent Federal Debt Data Could Better Mitigate Credit Risk](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108530)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal Personal Property: GSA Can Better Assess the Effectiveness of Its Disposal Efforts](https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-26-108521)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### Justice Department News (email)

- **[DOJ OIG Releases Management Advisory Memorandum on Concerns Identified in State Administering Agencies’ Notification to Subrecipients of Victims of Crime Act Victim Assistance Formula Grant Funding Source](https://oig.justice.gov/reports/notification-concerns-identified-state-administering-agencies-notification-subrecipients?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=report&utm_content=title)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[DOJ OIG Releases Report on Grants to Freedom, Incorporated, in Madison, Wisconsin](https://oig.justice.gov/reports/audit-office-justice-programs-victim-assistance-funds-subawarded-wisconsin-department-1?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=report&utm_content=title)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[DOJ OIG Releases Report on a Grant to the Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Domestic Violence Inc., doing business as A Safe Place in Zion, Illinois](https://oig.justice.gov/reports/audit-office-justice-programs-victim-assistance-funds-subawarded-illinois-criminal-0?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=report&utm_content=title)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **OIG Ongoing Work Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **[Trial Attorney](https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-295)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Trial Attorney](https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-285)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified

#### Justice Press Releases

- **[Department of Justice Again Wins Substantial Relief Against Google](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-again-wins-substantial-relief-against-google)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[ISIS-K Terrorist Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Role in Abbey Gate and Other Terror Attacks](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/isis-k-terrorist-sentenced-20-years-prison-role-abbey-gate-and-other-terror-attacks)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Liability for Unregistered Foreign Agents](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/liability-unregistered-foreign-agents)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[One Woman Sentenced and Another Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Fraud Schemes](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/one-woman-sentenced-and-another-pleads-guilty-covid-19-fraud-schemes)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Russian National Sentenced for Synthetic Identity Theft Fraud Scheme and Conspiring to Submit Fraudulent Voter Registrations](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-sentenced-synthetic-identity-theft-fraud-scheme-and-conspiring-submit)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Two Defendants Employed at L.A.-Area Homeless Nonprofits Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Misuse of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-defendants-employed-la-area-homeless-nonprofits-arrested-federal-charges-alleging-misuse)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA-OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245M in COVID-era Loan Fraud](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/us-attorneys-office-joins-doj-fraud-division-sba-and-sba-oig-surge-takedown-exceeding)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[2 Defendants Employed at L.A.-Area Homeless Nonprofits Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging Misuse of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/2-defendants-employed-la-area-homeless-nonprofits-arrested-federal-charges-alleging)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Armed Bank Robber Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/armed-bank-robber-sentenced-78-months-prison)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Baldwin Park Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Two U.S. Postal Service Mail Carriers and Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/baldwin-park-man-pleads-guilty-robbing-two-us-postal-service-mail-carriers-and)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Boston Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Loaded Semi-Automatic Pistol and Drug Trafficking](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/boston-man-sentenced-nine-years-prison-illegal-possession-loaded-semi-automatic-pistol)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Brockton Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Child](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/brockton-man-sentenced-30-years-prison-sexually-exploiting-child)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Centre County Woman Indicted for Production of Child Pornography by Person Having Custody or Control of a Minor and Possession of Child Pornography](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/centre-county-woman-indicted-production-child-pornography-person-having-custody-or)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Chanute man indicted for methamphetamine trafficking](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ks/pr/chanute-man-indicted-methamphetamine-trafficking)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Cincinnati Man Sentenced in Fentanyl Distribution leading to Overdose Death](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edky/pr/cincinnati-man-sentenced-fentanyl-distribution-leading-overdose-death-0)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Citizen of Mexico Sentenced to 5 Months for Illegal Reentry](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/citizen-mexico-sentenced-5-months-illegal-reentry)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Convictions through Guilty Pleas and Sentencings in Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Prosecutions (September 8 through September 11, 2026)](https://www.justice.gov/usao-pr/pr/convictions-through-guilty-pleas-and-sentencings-homeland-security-task-force-hstf-10)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Dansville woman sentenced for bilking elderly victim out of tens of thousands of dollars](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/dansville-woman-sentenced-bilking-elderly-victim-out-tens-thousands-dollars)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Defense Verdict in Use of Force, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against the United States](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/defense-verdict-use-force-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-united-states)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[District Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Fentanyl and Carjacking](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-pleads-guilty-possession-fentanyl-and-carjacking)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[District of Connecticut Joins DOJ Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG in Surge Takedown Exceeding $245 Million in COVID-era Loan Fraud Offenses](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/district-connecticut-joins-doj-fraud-division-sba-and-sba-oig-surge-takedown-exceeding)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Dominican National Charged with Reentry of Removed Aliens](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/dominican-national-charged-reentry-removed-aliens)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Eddington Man Sentenced for Making Online Threats](https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/eddington-man-sentenced-making-online-threats)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[FORMER LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EMPLOYEE AND CO-DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT WIRE FRAUD](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdla/pr/former-louisiana-department-education-employee-and-co-defendant-sentenced-federal)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal Jury Convicts Inmate of Possessing Weapon at FCI McDowell](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/federal-jury-convicts-inmate-possessing-weapon-fci-mcdowell)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal Prisoner Sentenced to Statutory Maximum for Involuntary Manslaughter](https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/federal-prisoner-sentenced-statutory-maximum-involuntary-manslaughter)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal jury convicts Suffolk man on drug trafficking and firearm charges](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/federal-jury-convicts-suffolk-man-drug-trafficking-and-firearm-charges)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Federal prison sentences handed down for firearm-related charges](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdga/pr/federal-prison-sentences-handed-down-firearm-related-charges-0)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Felon charged as part of Cincinnati violent crime reduction initiative pleads guilty to federal firearms crime](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/felon-charged-part-cincinnati-violent-crime-reduction-initiative-pleads-guilty-federal)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Five Defendants, including a Federal Corrections Officer and a Former Federal Corrections Officer, Charged for Conspiring to Smuggle Contraband into Fort Dix Federal Prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/five-defendants-including-federal-corrections-officer-and-former-federal-corrections)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former Altoona Postal Workers Union Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement and Falsification of Union Report](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdpa/pr/former-altoona-postal-workers-union-employee-pleads-guilty-embezzlement-and)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Former Ketchikan church elder pleads guilty to possessing child pornography](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/former-ketchikan-church-elder-pleads-guilty-possessing-child-pornography)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former MoDOT Supervisor Accused of Fraud](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-modot-supervisor-accused-fraud)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former Sacramento Resident Charged with Sexually Exploiting a Child](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/former-sacramento-resident-charged-sexually-exploiting-child)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former St. Louis County Man Admits Aiding Jamaican Lottery Scam](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-st-louis-county-man-admits-aiding-jamaican-lottery-scam)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former Texas state trooper heads to federal prison in online child exploitation investigation](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/former-texas-state-trooper-heads-federal-prison-online-child-exploitation)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Former U.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Gathering and Transmitting National Defense Information](https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/former-us-army-soldier-pleads-guilty-gathering-and-transmitting-national-defense)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Fourteen-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Stolen Firearm](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/fourteen-time-convicted-felon-sentenced-prison-possessing-stolen-firearm)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Gainesville Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawful Possession of Firearm](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/gainesville-felon-sentenced-federal-prison-unlawful-possession-firearm)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Gastonia Distributor of Fentanyl-Laced Pills Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/gastonia-distributor-fentanyl-laced-pills-sentenced-over-12-years-prison)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Government contractor pleads guilty to embezzling travel reimbursement funds](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/government-contractor-pleads-guilty-embezzling-travel-reimbursement-funds)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Haitian National to Spend 17 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robberies of Delivery Driver and Store Clerk](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/haitian-national-spend-17-years-federal-prison-armed-robberies-delivery-driver-and)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Houstonian charged in violent attack in Medical Center parking garage](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/houstonian-charged-violent-attack-medical-center-parking-garage)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[ISIS-K terrorist sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in Abbey Gate and other terror attacks](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/isis-k-terrorist-sentenced-20-years-prison-role-abbey-gate-and-other-terror-attacks)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Reentry](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/illegal-alien-pleads-guilty-unlawful-reentry-36)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Identity Theft Sentenced for Illegal Reentry](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/illegal-alien-previously-convicted-drug-trafficking-and-identity-theft-sentenced-illegal)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Illegal Alien Sentenced For Unlawful Reentry](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edok/pr/illegal-alien-sentenced-unlawful-reentry-36)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Illegal Alien With Seven Prior Deportations and Multiple Felony Convictions Sentenced to 13 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/illegal-alien-seven-prior-deportations-and-multiple-felony-convictions-sentenced-13)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Illegal Alien from Guatemala Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Seeking to Obtain Custody of an Unaccompanied Alien Child](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/illegal-alien-guatemala-pleads-guilty-fraudulently-seeking-obtain-custody)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Illegal alien charged with providing material support to Gulf Cartel—a foreign terrorist organization](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/illegal-alien-charged-providing-material-support-gulf-cartel-foreign-terrorist)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Jackson County Postal Employee Sentenced for Delay or Destruction of Mail](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/jackson-county-postal-employee-sentenced-delay-or-destruction-mail)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Jury Convicts Mexican Citizen for Illegally Reentering the United States](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/jury-convicts-mexican-citizen-illegally-reentering-united-states)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Justice Department Sues San Jose for Unconstitutional $1600 Firearm Permit Fee](https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-san-jose-unconstitutional-1600-firearm-permit-fee)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[MTV Star and Former Childhood Actor Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Stolen Firearm](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/mtv-star-and-former-childhood-actor-sentenced-federal-prison-illegal-possession-stolen)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Man Found Guilty of Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Crime of Violence](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/man-found-guilty-carjacking-and-brandishing-firearm-furtherance-crime-violence)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Martin Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of a Minor on the Pine Ridge Reservation](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/martin-man-sentenced-federal-prison-sexual-abuse-minor-pine-ridge-reservation)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Maryland Fugitive Sentenced to 115 Months on Federal Drug and Gun Charges](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdva/pr/maryland-fugitive-sentenced-115-months-federal-drug-and-gun-charges)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Maryland Man Sentenced for Leading Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy in Connection With HSTF Case](https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-leading-multi-million-dollar-money-laundering-conspiracy)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Missouri Man Who Possessed AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/missouri-man-who-possessed-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-material-sentenced-14-years)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Monroe Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession; Two Others Also Sentenced](https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr/monroe-man-sentenced-more-six-years-federal-prison-illegal-firearm-possession-two)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Murdo Man Sentenced for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/murdo-man-sentenced-assault-resulting-serious-bodily-injury)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Norridgewock Woman Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises](https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/norridgewock-woman-sentenced-maintaining-drug-involved-premises)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Norris Man Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/norris-man-sentenced-assault-dangerous-weapon)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Oglala Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/oglala-man-sentenced-20-years-federal-prison-shooting-pine-ridge-reservation)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Ohio Man Sentenced to More than 6 Years in Prison for Cyberstalking Three Women](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-more-6-years-prison-cyberstalking-three-women)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Ohio man sentenced to eight years in prison for $1.9M fraudulent construction scheme](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-eight-years-prison-19m-fraudulent-construction-scheme)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[President of Environmental Company Sentenced to More Than Six and a Half Years in Prison for Leaving Asbestos at Suburban Chicago Demolition Site](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/president-environmental-company-sentenced-more-six-and-half-years-prison-leaving)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Previously Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/previously-convicted-felon-pleads-guilty-illegal-possession-firearm)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Reno Man Pleads Guilty to Receipt and Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/reno-man-pleads-guilty-receipt-and-possession-child-sexual-abuse-material)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Richmond men sentenced to prison for “card cracking” and stolen mail](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/richmond-men-sentenced-prison-card-cracking-and-stolen-mail)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Romanian Nationals Arraigned in Federal Court for Alleged Card-Skimming Scheme](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/romanian-nationals-arraigned-federal-court-alleged-card-skimming-scheme)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Seven-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to More than 13 Years in Prison for Gas Station Robbery](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndal/pr/seven-time-convicted-felon-sentenced-more-13-years-prison-gas-station-robbery)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[St. Louis County Felon Admits Being Caught with Guns in Stolen Car After Shootout, Chase](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/st-louis-county-felon-admits-being-caught-guns-stolen-car-after-shootout-chase)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Stamford Man Receives Effective Sentence of More Than 18 Years in Prison for Role in Southwestern Connecticut Drug Ring](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/stamford-man-receives-effective-sentence-more-18-years-prison-role-southwestern)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Takedown Dismantles Methamphetamine Conversion Lab; Three Arrested](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/takedown-dismantles-methamphetamine-conversion-lab-three-arrested)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Tallahassee Postal Employee Pleads Guilty to Theft of Mail](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/tallahassee-postal-employee-pleads-guilty-theft-mail)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[To’Hajiilee Man Charged for Fatal 2021 Beating](https://www.justice.gov/usao-nm/pr/tohajiilee-man-charged-fatal-2021-beating)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[Tucson Man Charged with Theft of Deceased Mother's Social Security Benefits](https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/tucson-man-charged-theft-deceased-mothers-social-security-benefits)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Corroborated: the same release (same canonical URL) also arrived via the agency's email bulletin to this project's subscription, DKIM-verified — one document received through two ingestion channels; listed once, both captures preserved.
- **[United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon Appreciates Law Enforcement Partners in LEAP Awards](https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/united-states-attorneys-office-district-oregon-appreciates-law-enforcement-partners-leap)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Venezuelan National Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced for Damaging Government Vehicle](https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/venezuelan-national-unlawfully-residing-united-states-sentenced-damaging-government)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Wilmington Man Arrested for Possession of More Than 400 Grams of Fentanyl](https://www.justice.gov/usao-de/pr/wilmington-man-arrested-possession-more-400-grams-fentanyl)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### NASA News Releases

- **[APOD: 2026 September 16 – Webb’s View of M64](https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-september-16-webbs-view-of-m64/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Curiosity Blog, Sols 5002-5009: Tough Planning To Learn More About Wind-Blown Sediments](https://science.nasa.gov/blog/1345718/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Curiosity Postcard Celebrates Rover’s 5,000th Day on Mars](https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-postcard-celebrates-rovers-5000th-day-on-mars/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/indonesias-anak-krakatau/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman to Join NFL Fans in Baltimore](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-astronaut-reid-wiseman-to-join-nfl-fans-in-baltimore/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA Visits Schools Strengthening Florida’s Skilled Workforce](https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-visits-schools-strengthening-floridas-skilled-workforce/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass](https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/earth-science/nasa-watches-earths-weight-finds-center-of-mass/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA Celebrates Restoration of Guam Station Damaged by Typhoon Mawar](https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/nasa-celebrates-restoration-of-guam-station-damaged-by-typhoon-mawar/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA’s Integrated Medical Model (IMM)](https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasas-integrated-medical-model-imm/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater](https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Newfound ‘Baby’ Planet Smashes Record for Youngest Known World](https://science.nasa.gov/universe/newfound-baby-planet-smashes-record-for-youngest-known-world/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Passion Meets Precision at NASA’s Flight Research Lab](https://www.nasa.gov/people-of-nasa/armstrong-people/passion-meets-precision-at-nasas-flight-research-lab/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### NHTSA Press Releases (email)

- **Next week is CPS Week: Download promo material today** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### SEC Press Releases

- **[SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-89-sec-proposes-rescission-shareholder-proposal-rule-reforms-proxy-solicitation-process)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### SSA Press Releases (email)

- **[Florida | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69925805%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aa746d04-21ae6546-7e4f-49e4-bcc6-54f502d3b977-000000/bcFtRvIVYMv6Ky10rWglrFzEXQcC9S9rZKVcydPgTls=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Michigan | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69923885%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0a9baf6eb-b028c56f-88f1-4fbf-b2e0-93068e1fb9e0-000000/6rG1fkb0KN4iEEjsbty1TtNd9sQ-BSVBSHJN5MuFHFY=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Minnesota | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69927366%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aac7ff45-2faca0c4-a25d-4e37-beb2-88055a81b285-000000/4ZieEmtamiYMKwCw7q0CVd-boZKx4TkNqifFqHIMvsU=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[New Mexico | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69927680%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aada0955-00a05af7-a6f0-40c4-8887-f66a5c959e10-000000/JB3tdIxRYeAB4hPodoQ2mFu5jIn3H1-yf8bRQg-Ho_4=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **Scam Awareness Resources for Your Community** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **[Virginia | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69927730%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aae325e6-e691fb58-38b6-4417-98bc-b92875b81c36-000000/nJe385Wvew3qhqffOsmVUY4wi2wYpfo9ablSjpogBQc=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Wisconsin | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69925289%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aa3566bd-8163d82d-c288-4f53-b4b7-fefd33640856-000000/5n73GRT0bn37WPxGeLJcaqUc0pxX6cfGoGsZatxDsbs=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Wisconsin | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69926363%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0aa91fe81-52197a6d-6afb-4ce2-a820-72f32e8510c5-000000/4Vr2fRcGldkWiszDz_nbDLad7UUzHNTALZ2kGneRxns=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Wisconsin | Social Security Administration Closings/Delays](https://govlinks.ssa.gov/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Fnumber-card%3Futm_campaign=%26utm_content=%26utm_id=69924107%26utm_medium=govdelemail%26utm_source=usssa%26utm_term=/1/010001a0a9bd6964-ede2d498-d439-4c95-8da1-bf9fa54ae0f0-000000/QsVF2uN0gue3NKHF6MBo4AoiQdgbNq0XWFtW0eqP3N8=452)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified

#### Treasury Press Releases (email)

- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **IRS Auctions** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **[OFAC SDN List Update: Russia-related Designations Removals; Counter Narcotics Designation Removal; Issuance of Amended Venezuela General License and Frequently Asked Question](https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/936946/download?inline)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **U.S. Department of the Treasury Daily Treasury Bill Rates Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **U.S. Department of the Treasury Daily Treasury Long-Term Rates Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **U.S. Department of the Treasury Daily Treasury Real Long-Term Rates Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **U.S. Department of the Treasury Daily Treasury Real Yield Curve Rates Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **U.S. Department of the Treasury Daily Treasury Yield Curve Rates Update** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### U.S. Attorneys News (email)

- **[Former East Bay Financial Advisor Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison For Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded At Least 93 Victims](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/former-east-bay-financial-advisor-sentenced-nine-years-federal-prison-ponzi-scheme)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Illegal alien from Guatemala sentenced to over six years in prison for immigration and child sexual abuse crimes](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/illegal-alien-guatemala-sentenced-over-six-years-prison-immigration-and-child-sexual)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified

#### USDA News (email)

- **[USDA Announces New American Biofuels Trade Outlook, Building on Record 2025 Exports](https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/bio-fuel-report.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **USDA Daily Radio Newsline - 09/16/2026** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)
- **USDA NASS Modernizes Data Visualization with Launch of AgInsights** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

#### USPS Inspector General (email)

- **[Application Services Manager (External)](https://www.uspsoig.gov/work-for-us/application-services-manager-external)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified
- **[Application Services Manager (Internal)](https://www.uspsoig.gov/work-for-us/application-services-manager-internal)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified

#### VA News Releases

- **[28 seconds of calm: How a therapy dog helped a Veteran in crisis](https://news.va.gov/149542/calm-therapy-dog-helped-veteran-in-crisis/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Finding your squad after service: A Veteran’s story in the Military Esports League](https://news.va.gov/149572/veterans-story-in-the-military-esports-league/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Veterans: The outdoors is still calling](https://news.va.gov/149310/veterans-the-outdoors-is-still-calling/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
- **[Virtual first step: How telehealth helped Navy Veteran manage chronic pain](https://news.va.gov/149380/telehealth-helped-veteran-manage-chronic-pain/)** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)

#### VA Updates (email)

- **$1.17B to fight Veteran Homelessness** — dated 2026-09-16 by the agency
  - Included because: AGENCYPR-SEL-01 — official agency release dated this day by the agency (all such releases from active sources are listed; titles only in the pilot)
  - Source: agency email bulletin to this project's subscription, captured and DKIM-verified (the bulletin named no canonical page)

16 release(s) above arrived through more than one ingestion channel and are each listed once, marked "Corroborated" in place. Every arrival is captured, hashed, and counted in the Coverage Statement — the merge is presentation, not omission.

Also observed this day, not listed above: 13 release(s) the agencies date on other days (feed backfill from newly activated sources). Excluded under AGENCYPR-EX-01; counted in the Coverage Statement; captures preserved.

---

## 7. Recorded Votes

Roll-call votes the chambers themselves record on 2026-09-16, in
vote-number order. Every recorded vote in the window is listed:
selection is by existence, not by importance, and no rule here
prefers one question over another. Tallies and member positions
come from the chamber's own published vote record, captured and
hashed like every other source. This is the chambers' vote record
itself; section 1.3 lists the Congressional Record granules in
which votes were printed.

No recorded votes dated this day were observed.

---

## 8. Bill Actions

What the chambers did with individual measures on 2026-09-16, as the
Library of Congress's own bill-status record states it. Every action
in the ingestion window is listed, in bill-designation order:
selection is by existence, not by importance, and no rule here
prefers one measure over another. Section 2 lists the text of bills
published this day; this section lists what happened to them.

Publication lag: the record dates an action by the day the chamber took it and publishes it the following morning, so this section fills in after the day it describes has ended — the same lag the judicial section carries, and it is restated under Known gaps.

No bill actions dated this day were observed.

---

## 9. Presidential Actions

Source: the Executive Office of the President, as published on
whitehouse.gov and observed 2026-09-16. These are the President's own
instruments — executive orders, proclamations, memoranda — carried
here as the White House published them, days before the Federal
Register compiles them into section 3.

Register (GUIDE §2): titles are the publisher's words and appear verbatim; any prose of ours about them is attributed, exactly as it is for agency releases. This section states what the White House published, never whether it was significant.

1 action(s) below arrived through both whitehouse.gov feeds; each is listed once and marked corroborated, with every observation preserved.

### 9.1 Executive Orders

- **[Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration and Oversight of Federal Support](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/providing-meaningful-water-quality-improvements-through-collaboration-and-oversight-of-federal-support/)** — The order revokes Executive Order 13508 (Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration, 2009), stating that the Bay's jurisdictions achieved 100 percent of sediment reduction goals, 90 percent of phosphorus reduction, and 57 percent of nitrogen reduction as of 2025. It directs federal agencies to assess and prioritize funding for direct water quality improvement projects and instructs the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate with affected states to explore initiatives for environmental health that do not increase costs on residents through stormwater management fees.
  - *In plain terms:* Revokes prior Chesapeake Bay initiative; directs federal agencies to fund water quality improvements while preventing increased stormwater management costs to residents.
  - Published by the White House 2026-09-16
  - Included because: PRESACT-SEL-01 — executive order published by the White House (all listed)
  - Corroborated: also observed through 1 other White House feed(s)

### 9.2 Proclamations

- **[Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2026](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/constitution-day-citizenship-day-and-constitution-week-2026/)** — The President proclaimed September 17-23, 2026, as Constitution Week and Constitution Day to commemorate the 239th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. The proclamation calls on educators to teach students about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship under the constitutional order.
  - *In plain terms:* The President proclaimed September 17-23, 2026, as Constitution Week and Constitution Day to commemorate the 239th anniversary and calls on educators to teach constitutional citizenship rights and responsibilities.
  - Published by the White House 2026-09-16
  - Included because: PRESACT-SEL-02 — presidential proclamation published by the White House (all listed)
- **[National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2026](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/national-pow-mia-recognition-day-2026/)** — The President proclaimed September 18, 2026, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor military service members who were imprisoned or remain missing in action. The proclamation notes approximately 80,000 service members remain unaccounted for and recognizes the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's efforts to achieve accounting of missing personnel.
  - *In plain terms:* The President proclaimed September 18, 2026, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor military service members who were imprisoned or remain missing, with approximately 80,000 still unaccounted for.
  - Published by the White House 2026-09-16
  - Included because: PRESACT-SEL-02 — presidential proclamation published by the White House (all listed)

### 9.3 Presidential Memoranda

- **[Restoring Reciprocity in Government Procurement](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/09/restoring-reciprocity-in-government-procurement/)** — The memorandum directs the Office of Management and Budget Director and United States Trade Representative to identify Canadian origin items in federal procurement that can be removed or made non-available for purchase, citing that Canada has imposed barriers to United States companies in its government procurement market while Canadian companies retain preferential access to United States procurement. The Trade Representative is directed to monitor Canadian treatment of United States origin items and inform the President of circumstances warranting further action or restoration of Canadian products to federal procurement availability.
  - *In plain terms:* Administration directs officials to remove Canadian-origin items from federal procurement, citing trade barriers Canada places on U.S. companies.
  - Published by the White House 2026-09-16
  - Included because: PRESACT-SEL-03 — presidential memorandum or determination published by the White House (all listed)

### 9.4 Other Presidential Actions

No other presidential actions were observed this day.

### 9.5 Nominations and Appointments

No nominations and appointments were observed this day.

---

## Terms Used Today

- *cloture* — a Senate vote to end debate so a final vote can happen
- *concurrent resolution* — a measure passed by both chambers that does not go to the President and does not have the force of law
- *engrossed* — the official text of a bill as passed by one chamber
- *enrolled* — the final text of a bill passed by both chambers, sent to the President
- *interim final rule* — a rule that takes effect without waiting for public comment, though comments are still accepted
- *joint resolution* — a measure that, like a bill, becomes law if passed and signed
- *motion to proceed* — a Senate vote on whether to start considering a bill
- *notice of proposed rulemaking* — the formal announcement of a draft regulation
- *proposed rule* — a draft regulation published for public comment before adoption
- *safety zone* — a temporary area of water that vessels may not enter without permission

---

## Coverage Statement

*This section is mandatory and appears in every digest, including days with
no publications. It accounts for every package observed on this digest day
(GUIDE §3, observation-day filing); each package's own date may differ
and is stated where it does. "Excluded" always names the mechanical rule;
there are no unexplained omissions.*

**Sync summary:** BILLS: completed 2026-09-17T04:08:09Z · CREC: completed 2026-09-17T04:08:08Z · FR: completed 2026-09-17T04:08:10Z · PLAW: completed 2026-09-17T04:25:06Z · USCOURTS: completed 2026-09-17T04:08:11Z; last watermarks as listed in the header.

| Collection | Packages observed | Granules/documents | Summarized | Counted only | Excluded by rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREC | 1 | 277 | 28 | 75 | 174 |
| BILLS | 51 | — | 17 | 34 | 0 |
| FR | 1 | 104 | 12 | 92 | 0 |
| USCOURTS | 556 | 958 | 63 | 895 | 0 |
| PLAW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AGENCYPR | 207 | 207 | 0 | 194 | 13 |
| VOTES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BILLACTIONS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRESACT | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

**Exclusion rules applied today:**

- CREC-EX-01: floor granule below floor-time threshold — 174 item(s)
- CREC-EX-02: extensions/daily-digest sections (counted) — 75 item(s)
- FR-EX-01: notices counted, not individually summarized — 92 item(s)
- USCOURTS-EX-01: district court opinions counted, not individually summarized — 885 item(s)
- USCOURTS-EX-02: bankruptcy court opinions counted, not individually summarized — 10 item(s)
- AGENCYPR-EX-01: release dated outside this day by the agency (feed backfill / newly activated source) — counted, not listed — 13 item(s)

**Source graphics:** 1 graphic(s) flagged across today's documents: 0 content graphic(s) (equations, forms, maps, annex pages) and 1 boilerplate (signatures/seals, excluded by rule FR-GPH-01). Of the content graphics, 0 were analyzed via vision pass (vision pass not yet implemented) and 0 embedded above; the remainder are viewable in the cited source PDFs.

**Known gaps:** 120 package(s) were not fetched and are not covered above; courts post opinions with delay; opinions filed on this date may appear in later syncs.

*Verification: any item above can be checked against its source in one click
via its govinfo link. Totals in this table are reproducible from the stored
extraction records for 2026-09-16.*

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## Methodology

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repository and identified by the pipeline version in the header (bfefe58).
Editorial principles — primary sources only, opinion-agnostic prose, mechanical
party-blind selection, full coverage accounting — are defined in
[GUIDE.md](../GUIDE.md) §2. Ruleset in effect: prompt version 2; plain-language version 2. To reproduce this digest: re-run the
report stage against the extracted records for 2026-09-16; no upstream re-fetch
is required (GUIDE.md §5).

*Inference (GUIDE §6 r15, standing): The pipeline finalizes every
publication day with or without an inference provider. Model layers
are additive. When no inference was available for a day, the digest
states that fact in its own prose and nothing more; the cause is
operational detail recorded in the day's provenance and operations
report, not in the published digest. The Coverage Statement's
arithmetic reconciles regardless. Items are listed with their
citations whether or not they were summarized. A day finalized
without model layers is frozen like any other day; prose is not
backfilled into a frozen digest.*

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govinfo packages under their day of first observation — FAPD's three
clocks are explained in the [FAQ](faq.html#fapds-three-clocks). The
Federal Register files under its cover date, on which it is legally
published. Digests before 2026-08-06 filed by each document's own
date; the two Congressional Record issues observed 2026-08-04/05
(proceedings of 08-03/08-04) fell between the freeze and this change
and appear in no digest — disclosed here, not backfilled.*

*"In plain terms" lines are model-generated restatements of the stored
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without one had no usable restatement. ALL-CAPS source headings are
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link. Term definitions above are static, repo-versioned prose.*

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