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The Weekly Hill Update - May 2024

BakerHostetler on 5/6/2024

Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more

Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: December 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/12/2024

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: April 2023

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/28/2023

Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are excited to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update April 2019 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 4/5/2019

This Week: Bipartisan House Judiciary leaders reintroduce Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, Energy and Commerce Committee sends Net Neutrality legislation to House floor, Senate Commerce Committee advances...more

Next Week in Congress

McGuireWoods Consulting on 3/29/2019

The House and Senate are scheduled to be in session for the first two weeks of April before adjourning for a two week recess. Members will return to Washington on April 29....more

Government Shutdown Leaves Consumers Vulnerable

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 1/16/2019

The U.S. is undergoing the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history, and it is taking a toll on the consumer’s economic welfare in more ways than one. Every day, Americans fall victim to harassing telemarketing...more

What to Do When the Government Shutdown Leaves Your Company Without Access to the National DNC Registry

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/11/2019

On December 22, 2018, due to the lapse in government appropriations, a partial federal government shutdown went into effect. With no end in sight, this partial shutdown has had important effects on all industry sectors. For...more

Government Shutdown Limits FCC Operations to Safety-of-Life and Spectrum Auction Activities

Hogan Lovells on 1/9/2019

The federal government shutdown that began at midnight December 29, 2018 shows no sign of ending soon. The Federal Communications Commission tapped on-hand funds to continue operations uninterrupted but ran out of time – and...more

How the Government Shutdown Affects FCC Operations

Perkins Coie on 1/7/2019

As of January 3, 2019, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has suspended most of its operations for the duration of the government shutdown due to the agency’s exhaustion of available funds. This alert summarizes how...more

What's New In Washington - March 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/7/2018

Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more

FCC Avoids Shutdown For Now, But Continued Threat Looms Over TMT Sector

Hogan Lovells on 1/24/2018

The federal government is open. But less than three weeks remain under the current reprieve and another shutdown seems possible. Although the Federal Communications Commission tapped on-hand fees to support uninterrupted...more

What's New In Washington - December 2017

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/12/2017

December is often the busiest time in Washington, and this year is no different as Congress races toward the holiday finish line. There is still a multitude of problems to solve before members can head back to their...more

Window on Washington - Vol. 1, Issue 36

Clark Hill PLC on 11/28/2017

So much to do with little time: Lawmakers are back from Thanksgiving break and facing chaos on Capitol Hill, as Republicans hope to overhaul the tax code, reform Obamacare, and avoid a government shutdown. There are 34 days...more

Class Action TCPA Case Dismissed Because Calls Were Made Solely To Collect a Debt Owed To Or Guaranteed By The United States

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/14/2016

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency autodialed student debtor, Neil Silver, in January 2014 in an effort to collect on student debt. Silver claimed that these calls were made without his consent, and therefore...more

Significant Exception to TCPA Likely to Pass

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/30/2015

Congress is about to pass the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. The budget agreement includes significant amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. As proposed, the TCPA will soon permit autodialed calls to cell...more

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