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2023 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar

By Chris Jones on December 14, 2022 Posted in Congress

Congressional leaders finalized the 2023 legislative calendar, and once again we’re pleased to share with you the 2023 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar. Click here to download your ready-to-print, one-page combination House and Senate calendar for 2023. Suitable for hanging on your wall all year long!… Continue Reading

Kevin Edgar Submits Written Testimony about Proposed Federal Legislation that Amounts to “Direct Assaults on U.S. Exchanges”

By Kevin Edgar on April 1, 2022 Posted in Congress

On March 30, 2022, Counsel Kevin Edgar submitted written testimony for the record on behalf of client the Equity Markets Association (EMA) at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets. The hearing was titled, “Oversight of America’s Stock Exchanges: Examining Their Role in … Continue Reading

2022 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar

By Mike Ferguson on December 16, 2021 Posted in Congress

Congressional leaders finalized the 2022 legislative calendar, and once again we’re pleased to share with you the 2022 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar. Click here to download your ready-to-print, one-page combination House and Senate calendar for 2022. Suitable for hanging on your wall all year long!… Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on October 25, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Congressional Democrats hope that by the end of this week they will reach a framework agreement on a budget reconciliation bill with their trillion-dollar plan … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on October 18, 2021 Posted in Congress, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Democrats continue to struggle to find a path forward on President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, both on infrastructure and on the separate multitrillion-dollar plan to … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on October 4, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Healthcare, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Congress last week managed to keep the government open and reauthorize federal transportation programs for the near term, but little else was resolved, and this … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on September 27, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

By: Adam J. Higgins Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Congressional Democrats are braced for “a time of intensity” this week as they hope to keep the government open, approve bipartisan infrastructure legislation, and reach … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on September 20, 2021 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Healthcare, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update

Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session. HEADLINES Both chambers are in session together for the first time since July, as the Democratic Congress faces the most significant legislative crunch in years. In the next 10 days, … Continue Reading

Congress Pushes on Corporate Disclosure Mandates

By Kevin Edgar on July 20, 2021 Posted in Congress

The House recently approved legislation that would trigger a series of disclosure mandates on public companies, underscoring escalating interest from the Democratic-controlled Congress and the Biden administration on requiring corporations to disclose their environmental, social and governance activities. The Federal Policy team’s Kevin Edgar led a team of BakerHostetler attorneys in a review of the … Continue Reading

Not So Fast: Why Congress May Not Raise Taxes This Year

By Chris Jones on May 26, 2021 Posted in Congress

When Democrats won the Georgia Senate elections in January, giving the party control of Washington for the first time in more than a decade, progressive lawmakers began promoting a series of sweeping tax increases that they said would help pay for trillions of dollars in planned new spending. With their newfound majorities, Democrats could fast-track … Continue Reading

House Democrats Urge Funding Boost for Wall Street’s ‘Cop on the Beat’

By Kevin Edgar on May 10, 2021 Posted in Congress

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters is calling on Congress to increase funding for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) oversight of Wall Street’s “regulatory and market structure weak points.” With SEC Chairman Gary Gensler signaling stepped-up enforcement of public companies and other SEC registrants, Democrats on Capitol Hill are leveraging their majority status to … Continue Reading

Democrats Face Key Test Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill

By Chris Jones on February 22, 2021 Posted in Congress

House Democrats plan to vote as soon as Friday on their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, a key initial hurdle as they race to renew federal unemployment benefits, provide stimulus checks to millions of Americans and inject billions of dollars to speed the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations. The bill is expected to win narrow House … Continue Reading

Daunting Deadlines: Congress’ To-Do List on Expiring Laws

By Kevin Edgar on February 9, 2021 Posted in Congress

While Washington is rushing to enact COVID-19 funding before the mid-March expiration of enhanced federal unemployment benefits, lawmakers face a host of upcoming policy deadlines that will require congressional action. House and Senate Democrats hope to address some of these deadlines in the next coronavirus relief bill, but other provisions will be addressed in other … Continue Reading

Reconciliation Primer: Democrats March Toward COVID-19 Relief Bill

By Chris Jones on February 5, 2021 Posted in Congress

The Senate on Friday took the first step toward advancing filibuster-proof legislation that congressional Democrats hope to enact by mid-March that would include $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief and other policy priorities. Democrats are using a procedural tool called reconciliation to advance their COVID-19 package. Here’s an overview of the process and Democrats’ plans. Process … Continue Reading

Congress Grants SEC New Authority in Securities Fraud Cases

By Kevin Edgar on January 4, 2021 Posted in Congress

Congress voted to give the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sweeping new authority to prosecute violations by creating a 10-year statute of limitations for the agency to seek disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from securities fraud. A 1934 law had limited the SEC to seek disgorgement as a civil remedy only in administrative proceedings. But the … Continue Reading

2021 BakerHostetler Congressional Calendar

By Mike Ferguson on December 29, 2020 Posted in Congress

Congressional leaders finalized the 2021 legislative calendar, which lists the days during the year when the House and Senate are scheduled to be in session, as well as days when House committees are scheduled to hold hearings but with no floor votes scheduled. Click here to download your ready-to-print, one-page combination House and Senate calendar for 2021. … Continue Reading

Congress Targets $2.3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief, Government Funding Package

By Chris Jones on December 21, 2020 Posted in Congress

Congress is scheduled to wrap up legislative business only days before Christmas by voting on a $2.3 trillion package of COVID-19 relief and government spending amid reports that coronavirus infections are spiking nationwide and as the first vaccines are being distributed. The legislation – the product of furious last-minute negotiations that stalled passage for days … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Update: Congress’ Risk to Public Companies

By Kevin Edgar on March 19, 2020 Posted in Congress

Companies large and small are scrambling to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including understanding the emerging economic risks that could affect their profits, their operations and even their very existence. Add another burden to public companies’ growing roster of risks: Congress. As lawmakers and the Trump administration prepare additional legislative responses to the crisis, there … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Update: $1 Trillion Stimulus Next Up

By Chris Jones on March 19, 2020 Posted in Congress, Healthcare

The Senate is beginning to draft what likely will be the largest emergency relief and fiscal stimulus legislation in the country’s history – more than $1 trillion – to address the mushrooming coronavirus pandemic. The heart of the emerging plan will be as much as $500 billion in rebate checks to individuals and households, likely … Continue Reading

WASHINGTON: 5 THINGS TO WATCH IN 2020

By Chris Jones on January 6, 2020 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy

1. 2020: More of the same or next-level craziness? Despite a series of near-cataclysmic political events throughout 2019 – from the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report to President Donald Trump’s impeachment – the overall political environment remained largely stable during the year. For example, at … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on April 29, 2019 Posted in Congress, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. DRUG PRICES: CONGRESS RETURNS, PICKS UP WHERE LAWMAKERS LEFT OFF Congress reconvenes today after a two-week spring recess, with lawmakers in both parties continuing their focus on prescription drug prices. House and Senate committees are planning a … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on April 8, 2019 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. HOUSE PANEL TO VOTE ON BIPARTISAN DRUG PRICING MEASURE The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on legislation that contains several prescription drug pricing provisions, including requiring pharmacy benefit managers to disclose details … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on February 11, 2019 Posted in Congress, Healthcare, Medicaid

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: shutdown risk increases as talks stall; Gottlieb’s Hill testimony postponed; more bills targeting drug prices introduced; hearing focuses on bolstering ACA; and more.… Continue Reading

Mueller, 2020 Politics Undermine Efforts at Bipartisanship in 2019

By Chris Jones on January 3, 2019 Posted in Congress, Federal Policy

Fresh-from-the-campaign idealism will collide with old-fashioned partisanship on Capitol Hill today as more than 100 first-time lawmakers are sworn in and the 116th Congress is gaveled into session. As if Republicans and Democrats needed more reasons to fuel the partisan standoff that has dominated Washington in recent years and led to the current partial government … Continue Reading