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The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on May 30, 2023 Posted in Federal Policy

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… Continue Reading

Biden’s Executive Order on Digital Assets could Revolutionize U.S. Cryptocurrency Market

By Kevin Edgar on March 17, 2022 Posted in Federal Policy

The Federal Policy team’s Kevin Edgar co-authored an analysis of President Joe Biden’s executive order on developing a U.S. digital currency – among the most significant developments in the burgeoning domestic cryptocurrency market. Click here for the full report from Kevin and other BakerHostetler attorneys.… Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on March 7, 2022 Posted in Federal Policy, 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 Congress and the White House continue to explore all possible options to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the possibility of cutting off Russian oil. Democrats and Republicans … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on February 7, 2022 Posted in Energy, Federal Policy

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 Germany’s new Chancellor Olaf Scholz, two months into his tenure, will have his first visit with President Joe Biden. Congress is focused on funding the government, with a stopgap … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on January 31, 2022 Posted in Federal Policy, 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 President Joe Biden is considering potential nominees to the Supreme Court after Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement – a gift to Biden and congressional Democrats after a politically brutal … Continue Reading

The Weekly Hill Update

By Adam Higgins on November 1, 2021 Posted in Energy, Federal Policy, Infrastructure, Spending Bill, The Weekly Hill Update, Uncategorized

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 Tuesday will serve as an important test of the national political mood, with gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey. Congressional Democrats negotiated through the … 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 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

What Happens If… Potential Election Outcomes and What They Could Mean

By Chris Jones on November 2, 2020 Posted in Federal Policy

Election Day could produce massive changes in Washington and in the policies that would affect every American and every company. Even a status quo election could produce lasting regulatory consequences for key stakeholders. Just days before the 2020 election ends (maybe!), BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team offers quick takes on the most likely scenarios and what … Continue Reading

COVID-19 Legislative Response Phase 4

By Adam Higgins on April 1, 2020 Posted in Federal Policy

Congress in March approved three separate major bills responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – and work was not even finished on the third and largest bill before lawmakers began considering a possible “Phase 4” of the legislative response. The House and Senate are currently not planning any legislative activity before April 20, unless events dictate … Continue Reading

Key House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Climate Plan

By Jessica Lenard on February 3, 2020 Posted in Federal Policy

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, D-N.J., released a far-reaching climate proposal that would require economywide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and mandate that utilities generate electricity from clean energy sources. The draft legislation, called the CLEAN Future Act, would create federal subsidies and also new standards for the electricity, transportation, industrial … 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

2020 Legislative Calendar

By Mike Ferguson on December 16, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy

Congressional leaders have finalized the 2020 legislative calendar, which lists the days during the year when the House and Senate are scheduled to be in session. Click here to download your ready-to-print, one-page congressional calendar for 2020. Hang it on your wall all year long! Although congressional leaders will make some changes to the calendar … Continue Reading

Recap: BakerHostetler’s 30th Annual Legislative Seminar

By Peggy Peterson on April 8, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy

Last week, BakerHostetler celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Annual Legislative Seminar. This two-day premier policy showcase in Washington, D.C., allows clients to listen and interact firsthand with key members of the U.S. House and Senate. Led by Federal Policy team leader Mike Ferguson, the seminar featured senior lawmakers who shared a range of policy … 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 March 25, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. GOTTLIEB, HARGAN TO TESTIFY ON 2020 HEALTH BUDGET, PROGRAMS Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and the No. 2 official at HHS will be on Capitol Hill this week testifying on the Trump administration’s proposed budget for fiscal … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on February 25, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: Pharma industry CEOs testify before a Senate committee; House and Senate panels probe insulin prices; medical device tax suspension bills to be introduced; Gottlieb to testify before House panel; and more.… Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on January 22, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. We’re posting on Tuesday this week because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. Highlights this week: Gottlieb warns FDA’s funds running low as shutdown continues; House Dems launch sweeping probe on drug prices, Senate approves … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on January 7, 2019 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: how the partial government shutdown is affecting operations at the FDA; House Democrats take steps to defend the ACA; the House votes this week to renew emergency health response programs; new senators are added … 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

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on December 17, 2018 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week include a lame duck update on year-end health bills and tax provisions; lawmakers reacting to a federal judge ruling the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional; Sen. Hatch seeks to update Hatch-Waxman; health providers targeted … Continue Reading

Capitol Hill Healthcare Update

By Chris Jones on December 3, 2018 Posted in Federal Policy, Healthcare

Below is this week’s “Capitol Hill Healthcare Update,” which is posted on Mondays when Congress is in session. Highlights this week: Healthcare legislative priorities are caught up in a separate spending debate that could lead to a partial government shutdown; some GOP lawmakers push back on Trump’s Part B pilot program; a key Democrat says … Continue Reading