A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Nota Bene Episode 44: Executive Branch Forecast Q3: Mueller’s Testimony, the Fiscal Cliff, and Gerrymandering with Jonathan Meyer
Republicans currently control the White House and both chambers of Congress. As the majority power controlling both the House and Senate, the GOP holds the reins of the congressional oversight and investigations agenda....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
The early days of the Trump Administration have featured a wide range of actions related to federal spending. This has included payment pauses, contract and grant terminations or reevaluations, lease terminations, changes in...more
With unified Republican control and President-elect Trump in the White House, the new 119th Congress is certain to launch a wave of oversight activities. Organizations should prepare now for a high-stakes and unpredictable...more
With an impending Republican leadership trifecta under President-elect Donald Trump, the GOP will be the primary drivers of defense policy and spending until at least fiscal year 2027 (FY27). This is projected to result in a...more
The 119th United States Congress will begin on Jan. 3, 2025, with Republicans in control of both the House of Representatives and Senate. In the Senate, Republicans will hold 53 seats, while in the House the Republicans will...more
During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more
As the dust settles on the 2024 election, the legislative and oversight agendas of the 119th Congress are coming into sharper focus, and companies are evaluating the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Originally...more
Prompted by congressional scrutiny of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) efforts to root out those abusing lucrative Puerto Rico tax benefits, the agency has committed to devoting more resources to audits of those taking...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
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
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) became effective January 1, 2024. However, on March 1, Judge Liles C. Burke of the US District Court of the Northern District of Alabama issued a memorandum opinion and final judgment in...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
Health care was one of the most active issue areas in 2023 and this trend is expected to continue when Congress returns in the New Year for the second session of the 118th Congress. The activity by the health committees of...more
Recent measures demonstrate that the United States has maintained its commitment to enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Specifically, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) recently added...more
AI is a machine’s ability to perform the cognitive functions we associate with human minds, such as perceiving, reasoning, learning, interacting with an environment, problem solving, and even exercising creativity. This...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
Welcome back to Washington where funding the government prior to the beginning of the fiscal year may take top billing, but behind the scenes the Armed Services Committees will begin work in earnest to conference the Fiscal...more
Congress has concluded a flurry of activity ahead of the August recess, which includes considering dozens of key public health programs that expire on Sept. 30, including Community Health Centers, the Pandemic Preparedness...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