President Biden will seek quick Senate approval of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, the American Rescue Plan. The package includes more than $400 billion to combat the pandemic directly, including money to...more
Congress has been focused this past week on the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and the 232-197 vote to impeach President Trump for a second time, on a charge of “incitement of insurrection.” Meanwhile,...more
Chair of the House Oversight & Reform Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) sent a letter to Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, requesting...more
12/17/2020
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The Congressional Oversight Commission will hold a hearing today to examine the funds authorized by the CARES Act that provide up to $17 billion for loans and loan guarantees to businesses critical to maintaining national...more
US Commission on Civil Rights Commissioner and WilmerHale Partner Debo Adegbile and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot discuss the US Conference of Mayors’ blueprint for improving policing and promoting equal justice in America’s...more
12/9/2020
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The Congressional Oversight Commission released its seventh report, which focuses on the Treasury and the Department of Defense’s $700 million loan to YRC Worldwide, Inc. The report is highly critical of the loan, noting that...more
12/4/2020
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The Congressional Oversight Commission issued a statement on the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), noting that the SMCCF “is still purchasing approximately $20 million worth of corporate bonds per day. The...more
11/19/2020
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As lawmakers debate whether to extend the Federal Reserve’s emergency loan programs, Congressional Oversight Commissioners are divided on the issue. The New York Times reported that Commissioner Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) is...more
11/13/2020
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..Congressional Oversight Commissioner Rep. Donna Shalala (D-FL) lost her bid for reelection. Commissioner Rep. French Hill (R-AR) was reelected.
..The Congressional Oversight Commission released its sixth report, which...more
11/6/2020
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In response to requests from House Select Subcommittee on the
Coronavirus Crisis Chair James Clyburn (D-SC), four companies that collectively received $595 million in Payroll Support Program funds have committed to retain...more
The Congressional Oversight Commission released its fifth report, which focuses on the Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). The MLF was established to help state and local governments better manage cash flow...more
The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a staff report on the Payroll Support Program, which Congress created to “preserve aviation jobs” by providing payroll assistance to companies in exchange for keeping...more
10/16/2020
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Oversight & Reform Committee Chair Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Chair of the Oversight & Reform Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Raja...more
The chairs of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, Financial Services Committee, and Oversight and Reform Committee sent letters to the outside directors of Eastman Kodak seeking documents tied to the...more
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Corey Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to OSHA regarding the agency’s delayed response to the dozens of reports of COVID-19 outbreaks affecting thousands of workers in hundreds of meatpacking...more
The Congressional Oversight Commission will hold its second public hearing today. The commissioners will examine and hear testimony regarding the Municipal Lending Facility established by the Federal Reserve pursuant to the...more
..The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a remote hearing with civil rights advocates and public health experts to examine the steps that must be taken to ensure a free, fair, and safe general election...more
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a hybrid hearing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin regarding the Trump Administration’s response to the current economic crisis. Secretary Mnuchin urged...more
The Congressional Oversight Commission released its fourth report, which provides an in-depth analysis of the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program as well as updates regarding recent key actions the Treasury and the...more
House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chairman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) sent letters to HHS Secretary Alex Azar, Operation Warp Speed Chief Advisor Dr. Moncef Slaoui, and David S. Harris, President and CEO of Advanced...more
The Congressional Oversight Commission held its first hearing on August 7, focusing on the Federal Reserve’s $600 billion Main Street Lending Program. Commission members were critical of the program, with Democrat Bharat...more
Bharat Ramamurti, a Democratic member of the Congressional Oversight Commission, tweeted that the Commission will hold its first hearing on August 7, which will focus on the Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program.
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8/10/2020
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Senate Republicans unveiled an approximately $1 trillion virus relief package. The “Heals Act,” which differs significantly from the legislation House Democrats passed last month, includes more than $100 billion for schools -...more
WilmerHale’s COVID-19 Oversight and Enforcement Report offers a concise weekly roundup of notable congressional, executive branch, and state attorney general oversight and enforcement activity relating to the COVID-19...more
WilmerHale’s COVID-19 Oversight and Enforcement Report offers a concise weekly roundup of notable congressional, executive branch, and state attorney general oversight and enforcement activity relating to the COVID-19...more