H.R. 5061, Counter-UAS Authority Security, and Reauthorization Act Draft legislation relating to counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) Proposed Rule, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security: Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, 15 CFR Part 791, (90 Fed. Reg. 1,234-1,238, January 3, 2025) Proposed Rule, Federal Aviation Administration: Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations 14 CFR Parts 36, 43, 45, 89, 91, 107, 108, 119, 133, 135, 137 and 146, (90 Fed. Reg. 38,212-38,391, August 7, 2025) Various issues relating to implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); unmanned aircraft systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS); the Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) restrictions on unmanned aircraft systems; drone security issues
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.R. 654, TABS Act of 2025 H.R. 940, Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators (FAIR) Exams Act H.R. 1602, Financial Privacy Act of 2025 H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3379, Halting Uncertain Methods and Practices in Supervision Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025 H.R. 3390, the Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act H.R. 3446, the FDIC Board Accountability Act H.R. 4437, the Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing (SMART) Act of 2025 H.R. 4478, the Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Stress Testing (TRUST) Act of 2025 H.R. 5270, the Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 5291/S.2663, Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" H.J. Res. 64/S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Draft legislation titled To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements Potential legislation regarding the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions (89 Fed. Reg. 13,852-13,908, February 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions (89 Fed. Reg. 29,222-29,244, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 51,682-51,736, June 18, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act (89 Fed. Reg. 67,002-67,009, August 19, 2024) Proposed Rule, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices: Brokered Deposits Restrictions (89 Fed. Reg. 68,244-68,272, August 23, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (88 Fed. Reg. 101,402-101,462, December 13, 2024) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt (89 Fed. Reg. 100,922-100,923, December 13, 2024) Final Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) (89 Fed. Reg. 19,128-19,223, March 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications (88 Fed. Reg. 80,197-80,216, November 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Federal Reserve Board: Modifications to the Capital Plan Rule and Stress Capital Buffer Requirement (90 Fed. Reg. 16,843-16,860, April 22, 2025) Proposed Rule, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Modifications to the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Their Subsidiary Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity and Long-Term Debt Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies (90 Fed. Reg. 30,780-30,817, July 10, 2025) Various issues relating to Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, Prompt Corrective Action, Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets, Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements, Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule, and Market Risk Capital Rule; potential rulemaking regarding Section 956 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L. 111-203); independent monetary policy by the Federal Reserve System
Contacted:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4121, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4552, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4553, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4754, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5166, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5304, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 5342, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.Con.Res. 14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 Various issues relating to debt ceiling/limit, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; request for IRIS reform in FY26 Appropriations Legislation; funding for the Intellectual Property Enforcement Program; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Border Water Infrastructure Program Funding; budget reconciliation legislation and related spending levels; potential government shutdown; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (P.L.119-4); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); implementation of Rescissions Act (P.L. 119-28); Border Water Infrastructure Program; funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the Department of Health and Human Services implementation of the IRAs Medicare drug pricing negotiation provisions; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; funding issues related to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), including the potential imposition of patent valuation fees; IP issues related to trademark counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP-related concerns with right to repair issues in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
Contacted:Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
H.R. 77, Midnight Rules Relief Act Various issues relating to judicial reform, including provisions related to the use of nationwide injunction; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21)
Contacted:Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
Proposed Rulemaking from FAR Council, Office of Procurement Policy on Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting, FAR Case 2023-021, (89 Fed. Reg. 5,843-5,854, January 30, 2024) Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Brittany Panuccio to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status
Contacted:Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
H.R. 1399, Prior Approval Reform Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Potential legislation amending the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) Potential legislation seeking to impose pharmaceutical price controls to private sector payers Potential legislation related to artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights Potential legislation related to digital copyright piracy Potential legislation related to changes in Patent Trial and Appeal Board Proceedings Potential legislation related to implementing most favored nation style reference pricing Potential legislation related to detection of counterfeit imports Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; patent examination practices and patent quality; patent filing fees and potential patent valuation fees; State Departments Office of Authentication; IP issues related to counterfeiting; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; pharmaceutical price controls; IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Drug Price Negotiation Program (P.L. 117-169, subtitle B); emerging issues surrounding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and data protection; IP issues related to digital piracy; strong copyright protection policy concerns related to personnel changes at the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office; increase utilization of federal criminal penalties resulting from the passage of the Protect Lawful Streaming Act (PSLA) (P.L. 116-260, Div. Q, Title II), for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); intellectual property enforcement priorities at the U.S.-Mexico border; licensing negotiations and remedies for standard-essential patents subject to voluntary F/RAND Commitments; the "Reasonable Price Clause" in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); opposition to Patent Fine Proposal from Department of Commerce; WHOIS policy for .us web domains; March-In rights under the Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517); Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions; impacts of digital piracy on the U.S. economy; funding for the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC); preservation of the Office of Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPE); advancing intellectual property standards
Contacted:SENATE, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 919, Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act H.R. 1650/S. 763, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 H.R. 2028/S. 1847, the Association Health Plans Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2270, Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act H.R. 2528/S. 1847, Association Health Plans Act H.R. 2571, Self-Insurance Protection Act S. 763, Telehealth Expansion Act of 2025 S. 1096, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act Final Rule, Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (89 Fed. Reg. 77,586-77,751, September 23, 2024) Request for Information, Ultra Processed Foods (90 Fed. Reg. 35,305-35,309, July 25, 2025) Request for Information, NIH Artificial Intelligence Strategy (Response to NIH RFI NOT-OD-25-117), July 15, 2025 Request for Information, Ensuring Lawful Regulation and Unleashing Innovation to Make America Healthy Again (90 Fed. Reg. 20,478-20,481, July 14, 2025) Various issues relating to the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), employer mandate; implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; Affordable Care Act tax credit expiration; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; mental health parity; COBRA subsidies; Federal Trade Commissions multilateral pharmaceutical merger taskforce; telehealth, including coverage of telehealth under High-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) and expanding telehealth options for employees; impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practices; FTC-2022-0015; petition to HHS to grant march-in rights for the patents on the drug Xtandi; legislative proposals to tax employer-provided health care coverage; artificial price caps on providing insulin; Reasonable Price Clause in reauthorization draft of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA, P.L. 109-417); ERISA preemption protections including information on constructive changes/modifications to ERISA; expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); efforts to reform the World Health Organizations (WHO) engagement with private sector; continued U.S. membership to the World Health Organization (WHO); support for necessary market conditions to incentivize health sector investment from private sector; support for private sector involvement in health systems strengthening; promote greater harmonization of standards and investment in digital health; health-related policy issues in the G20/G7 forums and other multilateral forums; support for improving access to health products and technologies globally, including via regulatory alignment, addressing trade barriers, strengthening the global supply chain, and raising awareness on potential pitfalls of local manufacturing; combatting anti-microbial resistance infectious diseases, and non-communicable diseases; support for continued and reformed U.S. foreign assistance, including in global health
Contacted:Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 4233, AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization & Review (ARMOR) Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Draft legislation to reorganize the Pentagon leadership team by creating a new Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) position Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Nomination of Sean Cairncross to be National Cyber Director and lead the Office of the National Cyber Director Nomination of Sean Plankey to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to funding for the Advanced Defense Capabilities Pilot Program; improvements to the Foreign Military Sales program; potential Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act provisions related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (title N of P.L. 114-113); supply chain and the defense industrial base; industrial capacity and innovation; Trump administration shift in industrial capability and priorities; expanded demand for autonomous aviation and maritime platforms; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2026; Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) enabling amendments for House and Senate for NDAA, for Fiscal Year 2026; various amendments specific to DIB right to repair as well as NTDC exclusionary language
Contacted:Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 2262, Flexibility for Workers Education Act H.R. 2270, Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act H.R. 2869, EBSA Investigations Transparency Act H.R. 2958, Balance the Scales Act H.R. 4329, Building Civic Bridges Act H.R. 4806/S. 2511, College Transparency Act Department of Education Notice of Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committees to prepare regulations for Higher Education Act programs as amended in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (90 Fed. Reg. 35,261-35,264, July 25, 2025) Various issues relating to reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; childcare and early education; Department of Education: Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions (Docket ID ED-2022-OPE-0103); Department of Educations proposed priority and definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); general education and workforce preparation; educational data; education savings accounts
Contacted:Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 77, Midnight Rules Relief Act H.R. 755/S. 714, Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025 H.R. 1047, GRID Power Act H.R. 1949, Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 H.R. 2986, Expediting Generator Interconnection Procedures Act of 2025 H.R. 3015, National Coal Council Reestablishment Act H.R. 3062, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3109, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining Act (REFINER Act) H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 H.R. 4754, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 H.J.Res. 20/S.J.Res. 4, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters. H.J.Res. 35/S.J. Res. 12, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" H.J.Res. 75, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerator Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" Draft legislation titled Small Business Energy Loan Enhancement Act Draft legislation to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify standards for water heaters, furnaces, boilers, and kitchen cooktops, ranges, and ovens, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Modernizing NEPA Through Permitting Reform Act Draft legislation titled Reliability Protection for States Act Draft legislation titled ePermit Act to build out agency electronic permitting system Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1085, Researching Efficient Federal Improvements for Necessary Energy Refining (REFINER) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1140, To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to waive application of certain requirements with respect to processing and refining a critical energy resource at a critical energy resource facility, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Projects Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1335, Transparency, Accountability, Permitting, and Production of (TAPP) American Resources Act Potential legislation similar H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2635/S. 3808, Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3062, Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3143, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3616, Reliable Power Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3638, Electric Supply Chain Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3657, Hydropower Relicensing Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Improving Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5551/S. 2827, Building Integrated Grids With Inter-Regional Energy Supply (BIG WIRES) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6129, Studying NEPAs Impact on Projects Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7688, Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8045, Critical Minerals Classification Improvement Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2228, Building Chips in America Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to S. 3170, Revising and Enhancing Project Authorizations Impacted by Review (REPAIR) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4217, Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to S. 4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 4815, Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency (START) Act Potential appropriations bills addressing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Potential legislation similar to H.J.Res. 91/S.J.Res. 55, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Nomination of Preston "Wells" Griffith III to be Under Secretary of Energy Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities (IRS Notice 2025-42, August 20, 2025) Final Rule, Department of Energy; Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers (89 Fed. Reg. 29,834-30,043, April 22, 2024) Final Rule, EPA New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 39,798-40,064, May 9, 2024) Proposed Regulations, Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen, Section 48(a)(15) Election to Treat Clean Hydrogen Production Facilities as Energy Property (88 Fed. Reg. 89,220-89,255, December 26, 2023) Request for Information, Office of Management and Budget, Deregulation, (89 Fed. Reg. 15,481-15,482, April 11, 2025) Proposed Rule, Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (90 Fed. Reg. 25,752-25,781, June 17, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Copper (90 Fed. Reg. 11,940-11,941, March 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products (90 Fed. Reg. 17,372-17,373, April 25, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Wind Turbines and Their Parts and Components (90 Fed. Reg. 41,380-41,381, August 25, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining, reform of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and related judicial reform; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources, including the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; Agency Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions more broadly; Agency deregulatory announcements and initiatives generally; Department of Interior leasing ban and royalty review; strategic petroleum reserve; State Department interim international energy engagement guidance; electric grid reliability, resiliency, increasing demand growth, and resource adequacy/energy security, including interdependencies of natural gas and electricity markets; critical minerals, generally; energy security, including implications for national security and natural gas and liquified natural gas exports; limitations on exports of energy commodities, including liquified natural gas; Bureau of Land Management Leasing program; offshore energy exploration, including Bureau of Ocean Energy Management proposed program for the 2023-2028 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; nuclear energy, including high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel supplies; electric transmission siting and permitting; implementation of the Natural Gas Act (P.L. 75-688); development of solar energy; development of water power; implementation of the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Program, as modified by the Nuclear Fuel Security Act of 2023 (P.L. No. 118-31); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); continuation of the percentage depletion tax deduction; preservation of the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit regulations under section 45V (45V); funding for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds, the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act; cybersecurity regulations applicable to critical infrastructure and associated supply chains, including software bills of materials and cyber incident reporting relating to the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure (CIRCIA) Act of 2022; development of and Initial Implementation Guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on the Application of Buy America Preference in Federal Financial Assistance Programs for Infrastructure (April 18, 2022); implementation of hydrogen production tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169); confirmation of new commissioners nominated to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; electricity pricing at the state level and impact of infrastructure constraints on same; applicability of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to distribution transformers; artificial intelligence, data centers, and interaction with electricity grid, rates, and markets; Inflation Reduction Act tax credits and their potential modification; potential Administration or agency actions affecting bulk power system supply chains, including tariffs, other import restrictions, and tax policy and related implementation; Administration and agency actions relating to renewable generation resources; energy efficiency, generally; Department of Energy activities affecting the electric grid, including anticipated Grid Executive Order
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of
H.R. 245, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 278, the BROADBAND Leadership Act H.R. 346, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 H.R. 2288, Common Sense Air Regulations Act H.R. 2709, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 3548, Infrastructure Expansion Act H.R. 3862, Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 3899, Clarifying Federal General Permits Act H.R. 3900, Water Quality Technology Availability Act H.R. 3927, Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 4214, Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act H.R. 4466, the CIRCLE Act H.R. 4503, ePermit Act H.R. 4669, the FEMA Act H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act S. 351, Strategies to Eliminate Water and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 S. 2296, FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act H.J.Res. 61/S.J.Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing H.J. Res. 87/S.J. Res. 46, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 88/S.J. Res. 45, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 89/S.J. Res. 47, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" Discussion draft titled Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act Discussion draft titled Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation titled the FEMA Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Potential legislation regarding TSCA reform Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential legislation similar to National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments. Nomination of Aaron Szabo to be the Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Air and Radiation Nomination of Katherine Scarlett to be Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards, (90 FR 36,288, EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194, August 1, 2025) Proposed Rule, Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (90 Fed. Reg. 25,752-25,781, June 17, 2025) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 10,610-10,616, February 25, 2025) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216, November 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (40 CFR Part 702; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0260; FRL-8529.1-01-OCSPP; RIN 2070-AL27) Extension Request for Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (89 Fed. Reg. 105,041-105,043, December 26, 2024) Extension of Reporting Submission Period; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 Extension request to Methods Update Rule (MUR), December 27, 2024; 21 CFR Part 730 Docket Number FDA-2023-N-4225 Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Notice of 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 41,591 - 41,593, August 26, 2025) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January 17, 2025) Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; FRL 12023-01-OW) (April 29, 2025) Request for Withdrawal and Comments of the Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 (May 19, 2025) Notice ID: DODCMRMP05272025, Department of Defense Request for Information; Chemical and Material Risk Management Program (CMRMP) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Market Analysis (June 20, 2025) Proposed Rule, Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines, (89 Fed. Reg. 101,306-101,356, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (90 Fed. Reg. 25,535-25,546, June 17, 2025) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 10,611, February 25, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.-Mexico water policy; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; Border Water Infrastructure Program; Nationwide Permitting Program reissuance; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; Congressional Review Act disapproval of regulations generally; development of legislation following Supreme Court decision limiting agency regulatory deference; Environmental Protection Agency research office generally; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Endangered Species Act regulations; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; implementation and proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S.; comments on the 2026 UN Water Conference themes; petition to EPA to designate solar panels as universal waste; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; Department of Interior Guidance related to emergency permitting procedures; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; EPAs proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); Updated Residential Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0644; Climate Reporting (Related to Final Rule, SEC; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, (89 Fed. Reg. 21,668-21,921, March 28, 2024); Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585; FRL-7881-01-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH17; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Proposed Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG); inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); prioritizing new rulemaking to repair the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention: Risk Management Program Rule; funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule, Modernizing the Commissions National Environmental Policy Act Rules; Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) prepared by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for the Resolution Copper project; repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); implementation of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (P.L. No: 119-2); United States-Brazil Critical Minerals Cooperation
Contacted:Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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H.R. 145, Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act H.R. 654, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2025 H.R. 1013/S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025 H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 1190/S. 577, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1900, Bank Failure Prevention Act of 2025 H.R. 2225/S. 1808, Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act H.R. 2441/S. 1877, the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts From Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 2702/S. 875, Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act H.R. 3230, Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act H.R. 3301, ELEVATE Act of 2025 H.R. 3323, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 3339, Equal Opportunity for Investors Act of 2025 H.R. 3343, Greenlighting Growth Act of 2025 H.R. 3348, Accredited Investor Definition Review Act H.R. 3351, Improving Access to Small Business Information Act H.R. 3352, HALOS Act of 2025 H.R. 3357, Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act H.R. 3379, HUMPS Act of 2025 H.R. 3380, TAILOR Act of 2025 H.R. 3381, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025 H.R. 3382, Small Entity Update Act H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act H.R. 3390, Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act H.R. 3394, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Cost Act H.R. 3422, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act H.R. 3446, The FDIC Board Accountability Act H.R. 3645, ACCESS Act of 2025 H.R. 3672, Securities Research Modernization Act H.R. 3673, Small Business Investor Capital Access Act H.R. 3682, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025 H.R. 3959, Protecting Private Job Creators Act H.R. 4429, Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act H.R. 4430, Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act H.R. 4431, Improving Capital Formation for Newcomers (ICAN) Act H.R. 4429, Developing and Empowering Our Aspiring Leaders (DEAL) Act H.R. 4437, Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing (SMART) Act of 2025 H.R. 4478, Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act of 2025 H.R. 5291/S. 2663, Merchant Banking Modernization Act S. 985, PROTECT USA Act S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 36, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" Potential legislation similar to H.R. 448, Putting Investors First Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2590, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2607, Improving Crowdfunding Opportunities Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2609, Small Entrepreneur Empowerment and Development Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2622, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to codify certain Securities and Exchange Commission no-action letters that exclude brokers and dealers compensated for certain research services from the definition of investment adviser Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2651, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2790, the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2799, the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act, 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4168/S. 2005, Mandatory Materiality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6623/S. 2068, Main Street Growth Act Potential legislation to repeal the SECs Universal Proxy Rule of 2021 Potential legislation to amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain rulemaking requirements SEC Proposed Rule on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (87 Fed. Reg. 21,334-21,473, April 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) (89 Fed. Reg. 101,402, December 13, 2024) Various issues relating to SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; CFTCs de minimis Exception for Swap Dealers; Securities and Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth in Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) (Regulation Z); Financial Stability Oversight Council activities, including the approach to and designation of systemic importance and risk of nonbank financial companies and firms; Federal Reserve Systems Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities and Exchange Commission penalties; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) (P.L. 95-128); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); potential Treasury Department proposal relating to tax reporting by banks; investment company cross trading; potential money market fund reform measures; transition to the secured overnight financing rate; implementation of SEC Rule 15c2-11; Department of Labor fiduciary advice exemption: PTE 2020-02; modernization of the Credit Repair Organizations Act (enacted as Title IV of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, P.L. 90-321); Internal Revenue Service Priority Guidance Plan; Financial Accounting Standards Board improvements to income tax disclosures; Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Banks; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB Policy Fellowship program; CFPB amendment of its Supervision and Examination Manual; CFPB conflation of Distinct Statutory Concepts of Unfairness and Discrimination; CFPB Small Business Advisory Review Panels Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights; CFPB implementation of the Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule (the 1071 Rule); SEC Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing; Form N-PORT Reporting (File Number S7-26-22); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal on Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Basel III Endgame Rule; FDIC Monitoring of Investment Funds Passivity Agreements; issues related to the Export-Import Bank of the United States; European Unions (EU) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05, Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; recommendations for Securities and Exchange Commission regulatory agenda; Reforming SEC Rule 14a-8; FSOC restoration of 2019 Guidance governing the designation of nonbank financial institutions; reauthorization of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); implementation of Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" (P.L. No: 119-10); implementation of a joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications" (P.L. No: 119-11); proxy process and shareholder proposal system overseen by SEC; FSOC Nonbank Guidance - request to restore the 2019 Guidance (July 14, 2025, letter to Treasury); reporting metrics of American companies under the EUs Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; index fund passivity; reform to the function of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; rulemaking regarding corporate exemptions for shareholder proposals under SEC Rule 14a-8; rulemaking regarding reform to the proxy voting advice industry at the SEC; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to executive compensation disclosure; request for comment from SEC on potential revisions to definition of Foreign Private Issuer; SEC Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations: Regulation 13D-G (February 11, 2025); potential policy affirming materiality as the standard for corporate disclosure at the SEC; Executive Order 14330, Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(K) Investors; SEC Staff Review ADI 2025-16 on Registered Closed-End Funds of Private Funds (August 15, 2025); acquired fund fees and expenses mandate under Rule 12d1-4 (impact of AFFE on BDCs and inclusion of alternative assets in 401(K)s); oversight issues and potential legislation on third party litigation funding, including its national security implications
Contacted:Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, UNITED Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 4215, International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform Act H.R. 4216, Made-In-America Defense Act H.R. 4233, AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization & Review ARMOR Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada Various issues related to implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; reform of the World Trade Organization; international exchange programs; negotiations with the International Monetary Fund; reauthorization of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); United States-Brazil Critical Minerals Cooperation; supply chain and the defense industrial base; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2026; House Foreign Affairs Committee development of a Foreign Authorization Bill
Contacted:Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 872, Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025 H.R. 1000, Cyber PIVOTT Act H.R. 1604/S. 754, Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025 H.R. 3447/S. 1705, Chip Security Act H.R. 4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023 H.R. 5079, Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act H.R. 5166, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2026 S. 1337, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act S. 1875, Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act of 2025 S. 1899, Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2025 S. 2342, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.J.Res. 23/S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants" Draft legislation titled to reauthorize the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 and to prohibit Federal employees and contractors from directing online platforms to censor any speech that is protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes Nomination of Sean Plankey to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposed Rule, Department of Homeland Security; Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) Reporting Requirements (89 Fed. Reg. 23,644-23,776, April 4, 2024) Proposed Rule, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information (90 Fed. Reg. 898-1,022, January 6, 2025) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information (90 Fed. Reg. 4,278-4,317, January 15, 2025) Various issues relating to cyber incident disclosure, notification, and reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents, including federal preemption and liability protections; Internet of Things (IoT) security and core capability baselines; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; information sharing between the public and private sectors; The National Cyber Directorate; continuation of the National Space Council; Executive Order 14017, Securing Americas Critical Supply Chains; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14306, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nations Cybersecurity; Amending Executive Order 13694, and Executive Order 14144; extension of section 3610 of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-134); reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-417); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); Cyber Threat Information Collaboration Environment (CTICE) program; U.S. Department of Homeland Securitys SAFETY Act Program; recommendations on the NSCs Global Defense Production Diplomacy Initiatives; H-2B Cap Relief Language in FY26 Homeland Security Appropriations Legislation; reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program; counter drone initiatives; 2026 resilience and preparedness priorities; legislative effort to harmonize cybersecurity regulations; reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (title N of P.L. 114-113); DoD, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements (DFARS Case 2019-D041); Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sponsored Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program; international cybersecurity regulations
Contacted:Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 4393, To secure the border and reform the Immigration laws Various issues relating to immigration policy and reforms; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-2B Visa Program and cap relief; H-2A Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Programs; Bridge USA program; EB-5 Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Office of Foreign Labor Certifications Planned Implementation of Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, into DOLs Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); request for guidance for employers following U.S. Supreme Courts order in Noem v. Svetlana Doe, et al., Docket No. 24A1079; Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) parole program; Temporary Protected Status (TPS); high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agricultural guest workers; temporary non-agricultural guest workers; optional practical training program; I-9 employment verification; unfair immigration related employment practices; State Department policies extending consular interview waiver eligibility for various classifications of nonimmigrants; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is and regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas; regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations; expanding availability of special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals
Contacted:Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; special financial assistance for financially troubled multiemployer plans; education related to how the insurance industry uses artificial intelligence and related issues; unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21)
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
H.R. 20/S. 852, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025 H.R. 581/S. 169, Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2025 H.R. 1119, Unemployment Integrity Act of 2025 H.R. 1177/ S. 492, Improve & Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 1319/S. 2228, Modern Worker Empowerment Act H.R. 1320, Modern Worker Security Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act H.R. 2952, SALT Act H.R. 2958, Balance the Scales Act Re: EBSA Investigation H.R. 3552/S. 1843, Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act H.R. 4424, Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement Act (SHIELD) H.R. 4896/S. 2613, Warehouse Worker Protection Act H.R. 5169, Retire through Ownership Act H.R. 5408/S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Employment Authorization Document Renewal Applicants" Draft legislation titled Child Care Modernization Act Draft legislation titled Working Families Flexibility Act Draft legislation titled Ensuring Workers Get PAID Act Draft legislation titled Fair and Open Competition Act Draft legislation titled Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act Potential legislation reauthorizing the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L.113-28) Nominations of Scott Mayer and James Murphy to serve on the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrea Lucas to be Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Daniel Aronowitz to be Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration Nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295, February 13, 2024) OSHA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (89 Fed. Reg. 70,698-70,699, August. 30, 2024) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining classification of independent contractors and employees under FLSA (89 Fed. Reg. 1,638-1,743, January 10, 2024) Final Wage and Hour Division rulemaking Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees (89 Fed. Reg. 32,842-32,973, April 26, 2024) Solicitation for Public Comments on Provisions of Franchise Agreements and Franchisor Business Practices FTC Docket No: -2023-0026 Final OSHA rulemaking on Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process (89 Fed. Reg. 22,558-22,601, April 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Representation-Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships (87 Fed. Reg. 66,890-66,933, November 4, 2022) Final rule regarding Representation-Case Procedures (88 Fed. Reg. 58,076-58,102, August 25, 2023) Various issues relating to unemployment insurance; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; USMCA Labor Council; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; corporate consolidation through serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies; changes to the FTCs Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act merger filing rule; implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (P.L. 117-328); implementation of the PUMP for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act (P.L. 117-328); accreditation of International Labor Conference delegation to the International Labor Organization; proposed restructuring plan for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and its National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory; Talent Strategy: Building the Workforce for the Golden Age; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); employer speech rights concerns to the National Labor Relations Board; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; elimination of Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; antitrust grounded in economic analysis; competition policy chapters in trade negotiations and associated agreements; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act sections 5, 13b and 19; policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; transparency at the FTC; duration of FTC consent orders; enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; regulation of digital platforms; Robinson-Patman Act-related policy and enforcement matters; concerns related to FTC Trade Regulation Rule rulemaking; concerns related to Protecting Americans Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (P.L. 118-50); policy matters related to the FTCs unfair and deceptive acts and practices authority; negative option rule, including revocation under the Congressional Review Act (P.L. 104-121); workforce development; education; second chance hiring; International Labor Organization and the international labor conference
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 2540, SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act H.R. 5169, Retire through Ownership Act Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plans; single employer defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; fiduciary investment duties and fiduciary status; qualified professional asset managers; retirement plans and reconciliation; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation reform; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices; funding for single employer pension plans; remote notarization and remote witnessing procedures; brokerage windows in self-directed retirement plans; retirement security for all and defined benefit plan improvements; U.S. Department of Labors review of the definition of investment advice fiduciary; auto-portability of retirement plans; implementation of Internal Revenue Code Section 411(d)(6), relationship to in-service early retirement distributions; implementation and technical corrections of the SECURE 2.0 Act (P.L. 117-328); retirement savings lost and found searchable database as provided for in section 303 of the SECURE 2.0 Act (P.L. 117-328); proposed amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption) (RIN 1210-ZA07); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21)
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
S. 2750, Sandbox Act Draft legislation to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5077/S. 2714, the Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8673/S. 4639, the Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9194, Nucleic Acid Screening for Biosecurity Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues related to the Office of Science and Technology Policies; appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-167); National AI Research Resource; Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework; National Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute; quantum technology
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 736, Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 H.R. 1163/S. 495, Prove It Act of 2025 H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 2528/S. 1847, Association Health Plans Act of 2025 S. 300, Disaster Loan Accountability and Reform Act (DLARA) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; opportunity zones; 199A tax deduction; reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs; implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21)
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 137, TCJA Permanency Act H.R. 574/S. 187, Accelerate Long-term Investment Growth Now (ALIGN) Act H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1062, Growing and Preserving Innovation in America Act of 2025 H.R. 1177/S. 492, Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act H.R. 1199/S. 695, Small Business Investment Act of 2025 H.R. 1301/S. 587, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1347/S. 559, American Investment in Manufacturing and Main Street (AIMM) Act H.R. 1801/S. 772, Employer Participation in Repayment Act H.R. 1827/S. 847, Child Care Availability and Affordability Act H.R. 1990, American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 H.R. 2089/S. 1839, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act S. 796, Book Minimum Repeal Tax S. 1443, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2025 S. 1605, International Competition for American Jobs Act S. 1639, American Innovation and Jobs Act S. 1642, Strengthening Essential Manufacturing and Industrial (SEMI) Investment Act S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act H.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to Rules for Supervisory Approval of Penalties Draft legislation responding to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in Commissioner v. Zuch Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Excise Tax on Repurchase of Corporate Stock (89 Fed. Reg. 25,980, April 12, 2024) Final Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income, T.D. 9959, (87 Fed. Reg. 276, January 4, 2022) (as corrected by 87 Fed. Reg. 45,018-45,021, July 27, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Rules Regarding Dual Consolidated Losses and the Treatment of Certain Disregarded Payments, (89 Fed. Reg. 64,750, August 7, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Applicable After 2022, (89 Fed. Reg. 75,062-75,243, September 13, 2024) (as corrected by 89 Fed. Reg. 104,909, December 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Source of Income from Cloud Transactions (90 Fed. Reg. 3,075-3,085, January 14, 2025) Various issues relating to pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; work opportunity tax credit; potential modifications to the gasoline tax, including waiving or temporary suspension; implementation of 26 U.S. Code 174 - Amortization of research and experimental expenditures; implementation of the major tax and energy security provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); IRS guidance related to the Foreign Tax Credit and the Arms Length Requirement; implementation of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), the Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and the Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (45F); IRS Notice 2023-64 on Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Implementation; implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); expansion of the list of preventive care benefits that may be provided by a high-deductible health plan (HDHP); potential efforts to increase income tax rates; reinstatement of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard for business interest deductions; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); permanently extending and improving the temporary business, international, and estate tax provisions enacted as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (P.L. No. 115-97); improvements to the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC), Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP), and Employer Provided Child Care Tax Credit (section 45F); U.S. legislative and administrative responses to the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shiftings two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy; federal income tax treatment of employer-provided health insurance coverage; challenging the undertaxed profit rule (UTPR) established by Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 of December 14, 2022; realizing the proposed side-by-side solution described in the G7 Statement on Global Minimum Taxes of June 28, 2025; delay or withdrawal of Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures; opposing the extraterritorial application of Australias new public country-by-country reporting (PCBCR) regime to U.S. companies; potential inclusion of Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act in Senate Finance Committees budget reconciliation (section 70605)
Contacted:Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 261, Undersea Cable Security and Protection Act H.R. 633/S. 146, Take It Down Act H.R. 661, MIRACLE Medical Technology Act of 2025 H.R. 2385, Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2025 H.R. 2582/S. 1235, Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness (EPIC) Act H.R. 2794/ S. 1367, The No Fakes Act H.R. 3447/S. 1705, Chips Security Act H.R. 5061, Counter-UAS Authority Security, and Reauthorization Act S. 2750, Sandbox Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Draft legislation related to deepfakes Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8818, American Privacy Rights Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2836, Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 Potential Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act legislation Potential legislation related to the comprehensive privacy legislation Potential legislation related to Artificial Intelligence Potential legislation on kids online safety Potential legislation on broadband permitting Potential legislation on site blocking Nomination of Arielle Roth to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Proposed Rule, Modernizing the Commissions NEPA Rules (90 Fed. Reg. 40,295, August 19, 2025) Proposed Rule, Removing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes (90 Fed. Reg. 41,940, August 28, 2025) Final Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Negative Option Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476-90,545, November 15, 2024) Various issues relating to expanding access to high-speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; intermediary liability; facial recognition technology; internet of things (IoT) devices; World Intellectual Property Organization activities; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167), including provisions relating to stock buybacks; implementation of the Department of Commerces semiconductor incentives program funded by the CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force Authorization, enacted as part of the FY 2021 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (P.L.116-283); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; response to request for information implementing Section 4 of Executive Order 14179 establishing an AI Action Plan; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; FTC enforcement; Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 14110, Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI; proposed implementation of a 10-year moratorium on enforcement of state and local AI-specific regulations; Department of Educations proposed priority and definitions on Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Education; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); the Federal Communication Commissions proposed rule, Modernizing the Commissions National Environmental Policy Act Rules; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the Federal Trade Commission; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; security criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; modernization of IT services for Congress; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 concept paper, Potential Significant Updates to the Cybersecurity Framework; implementation of the International Technology Security and Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund); Federal Trade Commission activities, including hearings on competition and consumer protection, franchise rule and earnings rule; use of artificial intelligence in CFTC-regulated markets; support for a robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade; Canada Digital Services Tax - C-59, An Act to implement certain provisions of the fall economic statement; nominations at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; oversight issues pertaining to the Department of Commerce, FCC, OSTP, and the FTC; algorithmic issues in employment; FCC enforcement reform; Team Telecom reform; quantum technology; development of legislation to lessen barriers for small businesses to utilize AI tools
Contacted:Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.R. 1109, Litigation Transparency Act of 2025 H.R. 2675, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act of 2025 H.R. 3512/S. 1821, Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act H.R. 3548, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2025 H.R. 5258, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2025 S. 2703, Protecting Older Americans Act of 2025 Various issues relating to proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; legislation aiming to prohibit arbitration and class action waiver provisions; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); legal reform
Contacted:HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), SENATE
H.R. 346, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act S. 1430, Interactive Federal Review Act S. 1442, Combating Trafficking in Transportation Act H.J. Res. 39, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Trade Commission relating to "Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements" Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Potential legislation regarding the reauthorization of surface transportation programs Nomination of Sean McMaster to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Nomination of Derek Barrs to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Nomination of Jonathan Morrison to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Various issues relating to implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L 114-190); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; reform of the federal Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America legislation and implementation of Buy America policies, including provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); commercial trucking hours of service; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; Department of Transportation freight programs; delayed development of the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to Prohibit or Restrict the Operation of an Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility; comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) requested by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), and NOAAs Office of Space Commerce (OSC); framework for use of FHWA State Planning & Research funds for "Digital Twins"; funding for Air Traffic Control System (FAA); broadband infrastructure and deployment, including permitting reform; funding to the Department of Transportations Emergency Relief Program (ERP); restoration of the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force; surface transportation reauthorization legislation
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Maritime Commission, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.R. 33/S. 199, United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act H.R. 953, United States Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific Act H.R. 1625, the HELP Extension Act H.R. 1743/S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act H.R. 2213/S. 998, Medical Supply Chain Resiliency Act H.R. 2548/S. 1241, Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 H.R. 3151, SHIPS for America Act of 2025 H.R. 3193, United States-Republic of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 776, Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism (UNITED) Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.J Res. 93, Withdrawing approval of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization S.J. Res. 37, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada S.J. Res. 49, A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs Draft legislation titled Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2025 Draft legislation titled Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act Draft legislation titled AGOA Renewal and Improvement Act Draft legislation titled the Americas Act Nomination of Sean McMaster to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration Nomination of Derek Barrs to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Nomination of Jonathan Morrison to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Business Opportunity Rule (16 CFR 437, January 13, 2025) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (Additional Provisions) (16 CFR Part 462, January 13, 2025) Notice of Request for Public Comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients (90 Fed. Reg. 15,951-15,952, April 16, 2025) Various issues relating to U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Adoption and Procedures of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Inclusions Process; Fifty-percent (50%) tariff on imports from Brazil; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO); digital trade; investor protections in trade agreements; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, (P.L. 117-169); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); pharmaceutical price controls; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent-related issues, include patent linkage, patent term restoration, patent examination practices, and patent quality measures; regulatory data protection; efforts related to identifying unfair foreign trade practices; efforts related to the reauthorization of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (P.L. 106-200); efforts related to the reauthorization of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC); efforts related to the advancement of tax treaties with Poland and Croatia; efforts related to regulations issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC); efforts related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; efforts to preserve investment protections such as investor-state dispute settlement; efforts related to outlining critical mineral opportunities with key allies; efforts related to opposing international imposition of digital services taxes; related efforts supporting strong digital trade rules; efforts to modify permanent normal trade relations treatment with China; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; efforts to draft and implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to establishing a domestic carbon border tax mechanism, foreign pollution fees; efforts related to modernizing customs processes and updating tariff application procedures including revisions to the de minimis statute; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Indo-Pacific; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade; efforts related to the development of trade relations in the Americas region; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-UK Dialogue on the Future of Atlantic Trade; efforts related to the development and negotiation of the U.S.-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership; implementation and enforcement of U.S. free-trade agreements in force with Canada and Mexico (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and subsequent joint review), the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR FTA), Colombia and South Korea; implementation and enforcement of the agreements and ongoing negotiations of the World Trade Organization (WTO); efforts to significantly revise U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law; Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) reauthorization and reform; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU AI Act; European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS); EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies, and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; United States-India Trade Policy Forum and associated bilateral trade negotiations; efforts related to sustaining momentum on providing aid to Ukraine; efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and digital piracy; IP issues relating to artificial intelligence; implementation of U.S. sanctions on Russia, including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; reforms to export controls; EU digital sovereignty and regulatory agenda; Global Internet Governance; network fees; Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum; policies and regulations restricting outbound data flows and data transfers; digital-related policies in the G20, G7, OECD, WTO, United Nations, and other international fora; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to modernize the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts related to the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); digital trade policy considerations including cross-border data flows, digital service taxes, and issues of forced data localization, and forced disclosure of source code; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international competition policy and related regulations; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy and telecommunications infrastructure; international cybersecurity policy; international policies on standards development; international policies on data privacy; international digital health policies; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; competition policy and related regulations; consumer protection policy and related regulations; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S.-Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and associated issues, digital trade de minimis level for duty free clearance of low value goods, competition provisions; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; adoption of digital clothing labels; IP issues at the World Trade Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization; the EUs General Pharmaceutical Legislation; IP issues in Latin America, including enforcement of trade agreements and compulsory licenses and general IP standards and practices in Brazil and Chile; IP issues in India; USTRs Special 301 report and Review of Notorious Markes for Counterfeiting and Piracy; intersection of tariff-related policy and IP implications; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office IP Attache program; issues related to the imposition of potential patent valuation fees; issues related to the ongoing practice of discretionary denials at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board; international competition policy, specifically FTC and DOJ involvement in the European Unions implementation of the EU Digital Markets Act; proposal for General License Authorizing Private Commercial Arbitration Proceedings Involving Blocked Persons; The United States Trade Representatives decision to withdraw support for digital trade in the context of World Trade Organizations e-commerce negotiations; support for robust global framework for facilitation of digital trade through the ongoing joint statement initiative on e-commerce (JSI); Indonesia Ministry of Trade Import Licensing Regulations; Executive Order 14193, Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701(a)(b)) (IEEPA); conduction of South Africas competition reviews; 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; continuation of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; recommended changes to the EUs Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); supply chain and defense industrial base issues; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2026; USTR shipbuilding fees
Contacted:Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 3068, Missile Technology Control Review Act H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R. 4215, ITAR Licensing Reform Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Various issues relating to supply chain and defense industrial base; Foreign Assistance Act for Fiscal Year 2026; space policy priorities; draft legislation titled "EU Space Act"
Contacted:Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Draft legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles
Contacted:Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)