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Mental Health Brake: 2024 MHPAEA Regulations Put on Hold

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A recent court filing offers a reprieve to health plan sponsors in their efforts to comply with final regulations issued last year under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)....more

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U.S. EPA Announces Nine-Month Delay for PFAS Reporting Period Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has issued an interim final rule that delays the reporting period for the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule under the Toxic Substances...more

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Buckle Up! CPPA Is Driving Privacy Regulation and Enforcement Forward

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After a relatively slow start to 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is firing on all cylinders now. In recent weeks, the CPPA (i) revised the proposed Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) regulations...more

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DOJ Publishes Final Rule Restricting Bulk Cross-Border Data Transfers of Sensitive Data to Foreign Persons

On April 8, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Final Rule, codified at 28 CFR Part 202, (Final Rule), implementing President Biden’s Executive Order 14117 “Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and...more

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Updates in Consumer Finance Law: Dramatic Changes to the CFPB Under the Second Trump Administration

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) – the federal agency tasked with enforcing, implementing, regulating and supervising consumer financial products and services across the country – is expected to see dramatic...more

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IRS and Treasury Announce Withdrawal of Related Party Basis Shifting Regulations

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On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Notice 2025-23 (the “Notice”), announcing its intention to withdraw the recently released final regulations final regulationsthat classify certain...more

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Mitigating Impacts of Solar Development on High Value Agricultural Land

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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued final rules on Permitting Solar Energy Developments on High Value-Agricultural Land, with an effective date of April 20, 2025 (the “Rule”). The Rule...more

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Financial Services Committee Republicans call on CFPB to withdraw rules, guidance

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Republicans on the House Financial Services Financial Institutions Subcommittee have sent Acting CFPB Director Russell Vought a letter calling for the CFPB to withdraw a wide variety of final and proposed rules....more

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Republicans ask federal banking agencies to withdraw rules, guidance

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Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee have sent letters to financial regulators asking them to rescind a variety of measures the regulators issued during the Biden Administration....more

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Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Everything You Want to Know About the CFPB as Things Stand Today, and Lots More - Part 1

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Our podcast show being released today is Part 1 of a repurposed interactive webinar that we presented on March 24, featuring two of the leading journalists who cover the CFPB - Jon Hill from Law360 and Evan Weinberger from...more

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2024 GHG Reporting Deadline Extended

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EPA has extended the reporting deadline under the Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") Reporting Rule for reporting year 2024 data from March 31, 2025, to May 30, 2025. Under the rule, owners and operators of facilities that are direct...more

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Game On! 2026 Medicare Fee-for-Service Rulemaking Is About to Tip Off

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Game On! 2026 Medicare Fee-for-Service Rulemaking Is About to Tip Off - It’s March, which means one thing for sports fans: the madness of the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. However, to folks in the...more

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2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D Final Rate Notice: What to Expect

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Key Takeaways - - CMS is expected to issue the 2026 final rate notice for Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans by April 7, 2025. - The January 2025 advance notice proposed policies that would increase payments to MA...more

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FinCEN Drops Interim Rule on Reporting for U.S. Companies, But It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

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Right on schedule, on March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an Interim Final Rule that exempts U.S. companies and persons from the requirement to report, modify, or correct beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate...more

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HHS, FDA Announce Multiple Initiatives on Food Safety, Quality and Compliance Fronts

In the past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced three new initiatives related to food safety and food supply chain transparency....more

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HHS Secretary to FDA: Consider Elimination of GRAS Self-affirmation Pathway

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On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release emphasizing “radical transparency to make sure all Americans know what is in their food” and announcing that HHS Secretary Robert F....more

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FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for March 2025

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Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC or the Commission) open meeting to be held on March 13, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The summaries below are based on publicly...more

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Take it to the Top: The SEC Rescinds Its Delegation to the Enforcement Division to Issue Formal Orders

To issue a subpoena for documents or testimony, Enforcement staff must first obtain a formal order. A formal order authorizes SEC staff “to administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take...more

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CFPB granted stay in case against credit care late fee rule

On March 12, the CFPB and its Acting Director, Russell Vought, filed a status report in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in response to the court’s order requesting clarification on how the CFPB...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces 31 Actions

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On March 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency is undertaking 31 significant actions in furtherance of the President’s Inaugural Day Executive Orders....more

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DFPI Finalizes Debt Collection Licensing Regulations, Effective July 1

On March 4, the California DFPI finalized regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The final regulations, which take effect July 1, 2025, clarify key licensing and reporting requirements....more

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GOP Senators Moving to Invoke the Congressional Review Act Over Biden-Era Rules

The CFPB is facing pushback from the U.S. Senate over two final rules issued under the Biden administration: one expanding oversight of nonbank digital payment providers and another limiting the reporting of medical debt....more

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CEQ Issues Memorandum on NEPA Implementation: Top Points

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The Trump Administration has begun operationalizing its regulatory strategy for projects requiring evaluation under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In this alert, we discuss two key actions being taken and key...more

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No (Public) Comment: HHS Rescinds Policy on Public Participation in Rulemaking

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently rescinded its policy dating back to 1971 to now allow its agencies and offices to quickly alter certain rules and regulations without public notice and comment. The...more

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FTC Requests Stay of Appeals to Challenges to FTC Non-Compete Rule Citing New Administration

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On March 7, 2025, lawyers for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed motions requesting a 120-day stay of the agency’s appeal of district court decisions in the Fifth Circuit and Eleventh Circuit, which had blocked the...more

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