Merge pull request #39 from regulatorystudies/update_default_date

app.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ with ui.sidebar(open={"desktop": "open", "mobile": "closed"}, fg="#033C5A"):
 
     with ui.tooltip(placement="right", id="window_tooltip"):
         ui.input_date("start_date", "Select start of window", value=WINDOW_OPEN_DATE, min=START_DATE, max=date.today())
-        "The estimated lookback window open date is May 22. This dashboard allows users to explore how different lookback window dates would affect the set of rules available for congressional review. See the notes for more information."
+        "The CRA lookback window is estimated to open as early as August 1, 2024. Select a different date to explore how different lookback dates would affect the set of rules available for congressional review. See the notes for more information."
 
     with ui.tooltip(placement="right", id="sig_tooltip"):
         ui.input_select("menu_significant", "Select rule significance", choices=["all", "3f1-significant", "other-significant"], selected="all", multiple=True, size=3)
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ with ui.accordion(open=False):
             f"""            
             The [Congressional Review Act](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title5-chapter8&saved=%7CKHRpdGxlOjUgc2VjdGlvbjo4MDEgZWRpdGlvbjpwcmVsaW0pIE9SIChncmFudWxlaWQ6VVNDLXByZWxpbS10aXRsZTUtc2VjdGlvbjgwMSk%3D%7CdHJlZXNvcnQ%3D%7C%7C0%7Cfalse%7Cprelim&edition=prelim) (CRA) “lookback window” refers to the period starting [60 working days](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R46690#page=8) (either session days in the Senate or legislative days in the House of Representatives) before the current session of Congress adjourns and ending the day the subsequent session of Congress first convenes. 
             Rules that are published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress after the lookback day are made available for review in the subsequent session of Congress. 
-            Due to the retrospective calculation of the window, lookback window dates prior to Congress adjourning are inherently estimates. Based on the published Congressional calendar for the second session of the 118th Congress, the earliest lookback window date [estimate](https://www.huntonak.com/the-nickel-report/federal-agencies-face-looming-congressional-review-act-deadline) is May 22, 2024. 
-            Based on historical trends, the date will likely fall in late July or [early August](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12408). 
+            Due to the retrospective calculation of the window, lookback window dates prior to Congress adjourning are inherently estimates. 
+            The lookback date could fall as early as [August 1, 2024](https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12408). Lookback dates for recent Congresses have fallen in mid-August. 
             This dashboard allows users to explore how different lookback window dates would affect the set of rules available for congressional review. 
             
             "Section 3(f)(1) significant" rules are regulations that meet the criteria in Section 3(f)(1) of [Executive Order 12866](https://www.archives.gov/files/federal-register/executive-orders/pdf/12866.pdf), as amended by [Executive Order 14094](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-11/pdf/2023-07760.pdf), referring to those with an estimated annual effect on the economy of $200 million or more.

modules/get_rules_in_window.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ except (ModuleNotFoundError, ImportError):
 
 METADATA, _ = AgencyMetadata().get_agency_metadata()
 START_DATE = "2024-01-01"
-WINDOW_OPEN_DATE = "2024-05-22"
+WINDOW_OPEN_DATE = "2024-08-01"
 GET_SIGNIFICANT = True if date.fromisoformat(START_DATE) >= date(2023, 4, 6) else False