In March 2025, the Department of Energy was rumored to be reviewing projects, which were awarded billions of dollars under the Biden Administration. This review reportedly targeted any program or project that had spent less...more
5/27/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Grants ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Regulatory Oversight
This article is based on a May 5th Womble Bond Dickinson webinar featuring Kristina Moore and Veronica Renzi.
The temperature is rising for the Renewable Energy Sector as well as related funding sources, such as green...more
The political environment in D.C. is heating up, putting green banks and other renewable energy companies under increased scrutiny. Both the Trump Administration and the Congressional majority have been advocating to roll...more
5/2/2025
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Congressional Oversight ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Grants ,
Green Banks ,
Renewable Energy ,
Tax Incentives ,
Trump Administration ,
Webinars
According to media reports, Energy Department officials are compiling a list of clean energy projects, awarded billions of dollars, that could be overturned by the Trump administration in what may become the most significant...more
3/25/2025
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Projects ,
Federal Funding ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
Congressional Republicans have asked the Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin for a briefing on grants and funding awarded by the agency under the Biden Administration, signaling their...more
On February 29, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order requiring agencies to identify suspect regulations for regulatory roll back within 60 days. ...more
The Trump administration has recently issued a series of Executive Orders on “deregulation,” directing federal agencies to review, rescind, and modify existing federal regulations. This regulatory overhaul presents both...more
Changes in Washington mean changing priorities in federal expenditures.
Such is the case with Congress’s approach to energy and environmental spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation...more
Responding to the petition of several state Attorneys General, U.S. District Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. issued an Enforcement Order on Monday, February 10, clarifying the scope of a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)...more
2/14/2025
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Appeals ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Four-Corners Rule ,
Government Agencies ,
Pending Litigation ,
State Attorneys General ,
TRO ,
Trump Administration
On January 27, Matthew Vaeth, Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued a sweeping freeze on all federal financial assistance. Specifically, OMB ordered all agencies to “temporarily pause all...more
With less than two weeks to go until the historic 2024 election, we take a closer look at the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and consider its possible fate following the high stakes 2024 Presidential Election. ...more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense policy bill, on June 14, 2024. This $895.3 billion bill passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 217 to 199,...more
On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives, voted to hold U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for the Department of Justice’s refusal to turn over audio recordings of President...more
On April 29, 2024, Chairman John Moolenaar, the new Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, unveiled his priorities....more
President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more
5/2/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
DOJ Strike Force ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act
On April 17, 2024, the House Education and Workforce Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing to focus on Antisemitism in Higher Education. At the witness table will be the President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat...more
4/17/2024
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Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Colombia ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Investigations ,
OCR ,
Title VI ,
Universities
美国与中国共产党战略竞争特别委员会(下称「委员会」)于美国第 118 届国会成立，并由国会议员迈克·加拉格尔 (Mike Gallagher) 担任第一届主席。 委员会的组成获得两党普遍支持(于该次国会中以365 票对65 票决议通过设立)，其成立被视为美国立法者重新取得控制对中国政策方向的主导权，并成为国会山庄两党立场 不同的例外。...more
The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party -
In the beginning of the tumultuous 118th Congress, House Leaders formed the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Unites States and the Chinese...more
On December 14, 2023, the United States House and Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA). This bipartisan legislation, which Senator Sheldon...more
The Honorable Mike Johnson (R-LA) has been elected to serve as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, following the sudden removal of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). As Speaker, Johnson is now second in line...more
What Happened?
The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), was removed from his leadership position due to the successful use of an obscure parliamentary procedure. The final vote was 216 to...more