Monday, June 15 2020

• The Hogan Lovells Government Relations and Public Affairs group is tracking all of the latest developments in the U.S. Congress and relevant news stories. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urged organizers of large gatherings that involve shouting, chanting, or singing to “strongly encourage” attendees to use cloth face coverings to lower the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The Trump administration is considering suspending several employment-based immigration visas, including H-1B, saying it is needed to prevent sick people from entering the country and ensuring Americans get jobs first. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled his sweeping eight-part plan on reopening the economy on Thursday. The Department of Transportation and Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that it will be sending airports, Amtrak and transit agencies almost 100 million face cloths for passengers to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday declared that a “second wave” of the coronavirus was not descending upon the country, even as cases of COVID-19 are spiking in more than a dozen states." Governors in Oregon and Utah are hitting pause on reopening their states while they investigate the increases. Read about these and other updates online here. (Authored by Ivan Zapien)