On 15 December, 2023 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a request for information on proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) Report. AFIDA and its...more
Our Public Policy and Law group is pleased to provide you with our 2024 US Congressional Calendar.
The calendar is a compilation of the House and Senate schedules in a color-coded format showing periods when the House...more
Introduction - Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure that continues appropriations,...more
Introduction - Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure, to avoid a government...more
Our Public Policy and Law group is pleased to provide you with our 2023 U.S. Congressional Calendar.
The calendar is a compilation of the House and Senate schedules in a color-coded format showing periods when the House...more
On 1 December 2022, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a major new regulatory component of the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS) to recognize electricity produced from biomass and used to fuel electric...more
The 2022 midterm elections produced modest, but perhaps still significant, changes to Congress. Democrats outperformed in many parts of the country, significantly stemming the tide of the “red wave” many analysts were...more
Changes on the Horizon - The 2022 midterm elections took place on Tuesday 9 November. Following a turbulent campaign season, Republicans are positioned to regain control of the House by a slimmer margin than originally...more
Our Public Policy and Law group is pleased to provide you with our 2022 U.S. Congressional Calendar.
The calendar is a compilation of the House and Senate schedules in a color-coded format showing periods when the House...more
Hydrogen—the smallest molecule, but one that holds the potential to be an energy superhero and play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions and slowing climate change.
The H2 Handbook provides a comprehensive...more
Our Public Policy and Law group is pleased to provide you with our 2021 U.S. Congressional Calendar.
The calendar is a compilation of the House and Senate schedules in a color-coded format showing periods when the House...more
Late Sunday, President Trump signed into law H.R. 133, the legislative package containing Coronavirus relief, the Fiscal Year 2021 Omnibus bill, and the Energy Act of 2020—the largest energy package to be enacted into law in...more
A deeply divided country has thus far failed to produce clear results for the 2020 national election, dubbed by many as the most consequential in a generation. Counting the record number of votes cast in key battleground...more
Fusion energy continues to build support among U.S. policymakers. On 24 September 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a program for fusion energy research and commercialization as part of a legislative package...more
The Trump administration issued two executive orders (EOs) in the past month seeking to encourage economic development through regulatory reform and relief as the United States navigates the reopening of business and...more
On May 19, the President issued an Executive Order on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery (“EO”) in the wake of the lifting of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders across the country. The EO directs all federal...more
Fusion energy is moving towards technological and commercial reality. Fusion involves the release and harnessing of energy by fusing two atomic nuclei to form a heavier nucleus. ...more
On August 2, 2019, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (P.L.116-37) (“BBA”) was signed into law. This bill amends the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L.112-25) (“BCA”) by raising discretionary spending caps for FY2020 and FY2021...more
This January 2019 edition of A Guide to Political and Lobbying Activities (the “Guide”) includes updates to reflect an increased scrutiny of representation of foreign governments, corporations, and other entities in the...more
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Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize communications, finance, healthcare, transportation, and a host of other sectors — while threatening to render most current cybersecurity obsolete....more
“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.” –...more
Prepare Now for Cuts up to 10% in Defense and Non-Defense Programs -
After two fiscal years of federal funding increases, sequester-level budget caps return next year, which will compell cuts of $90 billion in defense and...more
Significant investment is flowing into private companies seeking long-sought-after breakthroughs to develop practical power generation solutions based on nuclear fusion reactions....more
One of the longest-standing regulations allowing for “dark money” in federal election law was invalidated by a recent federal court decision, meaning politically active nonprofit organizations that make independent...more
Recent “above the fold” headlines generated from Robert Mueller’s investigation of lobbyists and consultants connected to possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election have shined the spotlight on the...more