The Washington Inquisitor
Rulemaking
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OMB reopens call for domestic essential-medicine manufacturing capacity through Nov. 27
The White House budget office’s Made in America Office reopened its request for information on idle and planned U.S. and near-shore capacity to make the 86 essential medicines on ASPR’s list, saying…
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HHS finalizes rule excluding gender dysphoria from Section 504 disability protections
The rule, signed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says HHS reads the Rehabilitation Act’s exclusion of gender identity disorders to cover gender dysphoria not resulting from a physical impairment. It publishes…
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Montgomery council passes resolution and county files comment opposing 2030 census rule
The county asks the Census Bureau to withdraw its proposed residence and demographic rules and to extend the Nov. 2 comment deadline.
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Energy Department adds helium to its Critical Material List
DOE cited helium’s role in semiconductor manufacturing, pipeline leak testing and quantum computing, tying the designation to the administration’s AI Action Plan. The U.S. is the world’s largest producer and a net…
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Montgomery County Council to vote on resolution opposing Census Bureau’s proposed 2030 residence rule
The Census Bureau proposes counting only citizens and lawful permanent residents toward House apportionment in 2030, citing the Constitution’s “usual residence” standard. Montgomery’s council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution…