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The Senate Agriculture Committee voted 12–11 to advance its version of the digital asset market structure bill out of committee. Although it was a party-line vote, members on both sides of the aisle emphasized a continued...more
Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly defense news update. We are pleased to bring you the latest in defense policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more
On January 3, 2026, the Senate sent the nomination of Stuart Levenbach to be CFPB Director back to the President—a move that would allow Russell Vought to remain acting head of the bureau through August 1. President Trump...more
For the first time in nearly 12 months, the NLRB has a quorum and a Senate confirmed General Counsel. This morning, Crystal Carey was sworn in as GC and Scott Mayer and James Murphy were sworn in as Members. We are confident...more
In the final weeks of 2025, digital asset policy developments continued in Congress and the federal agencies. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) released his 2025 Year-in-Review Report, highlighting key...more
On December 18, 2025, the Senate confirmed President Trump’s three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”). The confirmation restores quorum for the NLRB, which was lacking for nearly an entire...more
On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed several key appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), restoring its quorum after nearly eleven months of inactivity....more
On December 18, by a 53-43 vote, the Senate confirmed James Murphy and Scott Mayer as Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) along with Crystal Carey to serve as the agency’s General Counsel. The agency has...more
On November 19, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated M. Carter Crow to be the general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Under Crow’s leadership, employers can expect the EEOC to continue the...more
President Donald Trump has tapped labor and employment attorney M. Carter Crow to serve as the next general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a four-year term. ...more
On November 11, 2025, the Department of Justice intervened in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s dispute with its employee union and notified the D.C. Circuit that the Bureau’s funding structure was unconstitutional...more
President Trump has nominated Stuart Levenbach, an Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget, as CFPB director. At OMB, Levenbach handles natural resources, energy, science and water issues. During...more
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is behind us, and Congress is leaning hard into its NASA and Department of Defense (also referred to as the Department of War) oversight roles. Jared Isaacman is once again the...more
On Oct. 27, President Donald Trump nominated Michael Selig, the current chief counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force and senior adviser to SEC chairman Paul Atkins, as the 16th chairman of...more
On October 2, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated William “Billy” Hewes III, a Republican politician from Mississippi, to serve as a Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The Nominee:...more
As the federal government shutdown passes the two-week mark, and as thousands of Internal Revenue Service employees face furloughs and/or firings, the tax agency has announced a series of significant leadership moves. ...more
Both continuing resolutions (CRs) failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to reopen the government. The Democrat-backed CR (S. 2882) failed by a vote of 47-50, and the Republican-backed House CR (H.R. 5371) failed by a...more
The Senate is in session this week, but House Republicans have canceled votes as an attempt to force Senate Democrats to support a clean continuing resolution that would extend government funding through November 20....more
On September 18, 2025, the United States Senate voted 51-47 to confirm John Squires as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ...more
The House and Senate are in session this week. House and Senate appropriators reached a deal on top-line spending levels for three government-funding bills, which will likely serve as the vehicle for a continuing resolution...more
The House and Senate are in session this week, with both chambers focusing on their versions of the annual national defense spending bill, including the consideration of hundreds of filed amendments....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
The House and Senate return to a packed schedule this week after being on recess for the month of August. Most pressing, government funding is set to expire on September 30, but there is virtually no chance that Congress will...more
On August 7, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Stephen Miran, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. If confirmed by the Senate, Miran would replace...more
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more