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• 美国众议院周四通过了国土安全部拨款法案，为结束该部门长达两个月的停摆扫清了道路。此前，此次停摆已导致联邦移民、边境和网络安全等部分业务陷入停滞。 • 唐纳德·特朗普总统随后签署了该法案，恢复了对国土安全部的全额拨款，并避免了本财年内机场安检、驱逐行动和边境执法可能受到的干扰。 • 此次停摆冲突源于特朗普盟友与温和派共和党人及民主党人之间就边境执法水平产生的分歧，但最终法案保留了特朗普时期的核心边境举措，同时弱化了一些强硬的支出要求。

• 投票发生于 US supreme court 削弱 Voting Rights Act 一项关键条款的同一天。 • Florida 立法机构批准了一份新的国会选区图，旨在作为 Donald Trump 在今年中期选举前发起的全国选区重划博弈的一部分，最大限度地发挥 Republicans 在该州的优势。 • 此次投票发生在州长 Ron DeSantis 公布其提议仅两天后，且与 US supreme court 削弱 Voting Rights Act 关键条款发生在同一天。

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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.