Key Points
- On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department published an interim final rule (IFR) to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more
2/11/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Personal Data ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Public Comment ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Lawmakers returned from their Independence Day recess prepared for more legislative fireworks over a slew of outstanding agenda items, including a showdown over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace...more
7/18/2018
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Appropriations Bill ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Drug Pricing ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Farm Bill ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FIRRMA ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NDAA ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Section 340B ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Congress continues its heavy workload with the Thanksgiving recess roughly three weeks away. On October 26, the House passed the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution by the slim margin of 216-212—opening the door for...more
11/7/2017
/ Asia ,
CFIUS ,
Congressional Budget Resolution ,
Congressional Committees ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disaster Aid ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Federal Register ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Flood Insurance ,
Foreign Investment ,
Medicare ,
NAFTA ,
New Legislation ,
Presidential Memorandum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Tax Code ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Congress returned after Labor Day for a busy September and acted quickly to avoid a government shutdown by passing stop gap funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and raising the debt ceiling. The already crowded congressional...more
10/9/2017
/ Budget Reconciliation ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Shutdown ,
Healthcare Reform ,
NAFTA ,
Natural Disasters ,
NDAA ,
Paris Agreement ,
Retirement Plan ,
Tax Reform ,
Travel Ban ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Trump Administration
U.S. lawmakers recently submitted a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raising concerns about increased Chinese investments in the U.S. film and entertainment industry and questioning whether the Committee...more
A recent decision by the D.C. Circuit has prompted much speculation about possible changes to the traditionally opaque and secretive national security review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more