• 미 House of Representatives는 목요일 Homeland Security 세출 예산안을 가결하여, 연방 이민, 국경 및 cybersecurity 운영 일부를 중단시켰던 2개월간의 부처 shutdown을 종료하는 길을 열었습니다.
• Donald Trump 대통령은 직후 해당 법안에 서명하여 Department of Homeland Security의 전체 funding을 복구했으며, 이번 회계 연도 말까지 airport security, 추방 작전 및 border enforcement에서 발생할 수 있는 차질을 방지했습니다.
• 이번 shutdown 충돌은 border enforcement 수준을 두고 Trump 측근들과 온건파 Republicans 및 Democrats가 대립했으나, 최종 법안은 일부 hard-line 지출 요구를 완화하면서도 Trump 시대의 핵심 국경 이니셔티브를 유지했습니다.
• US supreme court가 Voting Rights Act의 핵심 조항을 축소한 것과 같은 날 투표가 실시되었습니다
• Florida 주 의회는 올해 midterms를 앞두고 Donald Trump가 시작한 전국적인 선거구 재획정 싸움의 일환으로, 주 내에서 Republicans의 우위를 극대화하기 위해 고안된 새로운 연방 의회 지도를 승인했습니다.
• 이번 투표는 Ron DeSantis 주지사가 제안서를 공개한 지 불과 이틀 만에, 그리고 US supreme court가 Voting Rights Act의 핵심 조항을 축소한 날과 같은 날에 이루어졌습니다. 이번 결정은 유색인종 유권자의 영향력을 제한하는 방식으로 선거구를 재획정하려는 Republicans의 시도에 Democrats가 이의를 제기하는 것을 더 어렵게 만들 수 있습니다. Continue reading...
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• The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery (HEAR) Act of 2025 on March 16, with the bill now awaiting President Trump's signature to become law.
• The legislation eliminates procedural legal defenses in Nazi-era art recovery claims, including acquisitive prescription, the act of state doctrine, and international comity, allowing foreign states to be subject to U.S. court jurisdiction for Nazi-looted art claims.
• Representative Laurel Lee stated the new version ensures claims "are evaluated on their merits—not dismissed because of technical legal barriers," expanding upon the 2016 predecessor legislation.
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