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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
Two developments last week threaten to weaken Republican control over the investigative agenda of the US House of Representatives. First, House Republicans’ narrow majority continues to shrink, with Representative Mike...more
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
As the 2024 legislative session commences, Congress is poised to focus on conducting investigations of not only the Biden administration but also the private sector. With most legislative activity largely stalled until after...more
Following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks against Israeli civilians and subsequent Israel response in Gaza, demonstrations took place on college campuses and elsewhere across the United States. While some of these...more
Congressional oversight is proving to be a main focus of the 118th United States Congress, with dozens of investigations already underway and congressional committees having held many more oversight hearings since the start...more
The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), recently held a hearing entitled “Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission [(FTC)].” The stated purpose of the hearing was to examine, in the words...more
With a narrow Republican margin in the House of Representatives this coming year, constituencies in the caucus are likely to extract concessions in key areas, including committee assignments and rules, as well as resources...more
On January 6, 2023, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on the fifteenth ballot after a week of dramatic negotiations with the right flank of his party, finally inaugurating a...more
With Republicans narrowly taking control of the House of Representatives and Democrats maintaining a slim majority in the Senate in the 118th Congress, companies should be prepared for significant private sector oversight and...more
With Republicans claiming a new majority in the House of Representatives in the upcoming Congress, corporates and individuals should expect a sea change in Congress' investigative priorities and areas of focus. Recent...more
As the 118th Congress prepares to take office, those who may be targets of a new congressional agenda emphasizing government investigations should assess and address their vulnerabilities. Top industry targets for...more
As the financial services industry continues to digest what is known so far about election results, a new twist for 2023 emerged this week when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put the question of the...more
In the 2022 midterm elections, Republicans are heavily favored to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives and are currently considered to have even odds of winning control of the U.S. Senate. Should the 118th...more
In what has become a truism of U.S. politics over decades, a first-term president's political party typically does not fare well in the midterm elections. With President Joe Biden's approval ratings at a nadir, his domestic...more
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents showing President Trump’s political appointees discussing their efforts to exert influence over the CDC’s COVID-19 guidelines and reports to more...more
As part of its ongoing investigation into pandemic-related government contracts entered into by the Trump Administration, the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released documents that offer a real-time look...more
On March 15, the SBA Office of the Inspector General published a report identifying $692 million in duplicate PPP loans. This confirmed earlier findings made by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis in...more
Republican leaders urged their House Democrat counterparts to hold a joint hearing regarding the undercounting of COVID-19 deaths in New York nursing homes. The letter was signed by Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy...more
The 2020 United States presidential election was unlike any other, and the U.S. Senate majority for the 117th Congress will still be undetermined until January 5, 2021. Please join us the week after the special election, as...more
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