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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - February 2021 #3

On her first day as Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) said she would ask the FTC to look into N95 mask fraud, including 1.9 million counterfeits shipped to...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - February 2021 #2

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis sent letters to the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services summarizing initial results of the panel’s investigation into the previous administration’s...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - February 2021

House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Chair James Clyburn (D-SC) released a statement following a new report from the Government Accountability Office on the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - January 2021 #3

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said the House is planning to bring a coronavirus relief bill to a vote the first week of February. On the Senate side, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he aims to secure passage of the...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - January 2021 #2

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - January 2021

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020 #3

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020 #2

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

COVID-19: New York Implements New “Winter Plan” Micro-Cluster Strategy for Coronavirus Restrictions

With coronavirus transmission rates again rising rapidly, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on November 30 the state’s “Winter Plan” to combat COVID-19. This plan builds on the “Micro-Cluster Strategy” set forth in...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020 #3

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020 #2

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - November 2020

..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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #5

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #4

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #3

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020 #2

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - October 2020

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - September 2020 #4

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - September 2020 #3

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - September 2020 #2

..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

What Nonprofits Should Learn From AG Lawsuits Against NRA

On Aug. 6, New York Attorney General Letitia James and D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine brought blockbuster lawsuits against the National Rifle Association and the National Rifle Association Foundation, alleging that these...more

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - September 2020

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August #4

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

Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - August 2020 #3

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

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