With the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress now in office, significant changes to the U.S. economic landscape and tax policy are expected. Indeed, legislation to change tax policy and to implement...more
3/12/2025
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Corporate Taxes ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
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SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
With unified Republican control and President-elect Trump in the White House, the new 119th Congress is certain to launch a wave of oversight activities. Organizations should prepare now for a high-stakes and unpredictable...more
1/3/2025
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Compliance ,
Congressional Oversight ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Budget ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud Abuse and Waste ,
Government Agencies ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Misuse or Misdirection of Funds ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Technology Sector
With unified control of Congress and the White House, Republicans are primed to use the CRA to swiftly overturn regulations promulgated in the final months of the Biden Administration.
The Congressional Review Act (CRA)...more
12/12/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Compliance ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Expedited Actions Process ,
GAO ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Joint Resolutions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Methane ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Repeal ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rollbacks ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Trump Administration
Enactment of the massive infrastructure package creates funding opportunities as federal agencies prepare to award funds across a large swath of U.S. sectors and industries, including energy, broadband, water, transportation,...more
11/9/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Child Care ,
Cybersecurity ,
Education Reform ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Energy ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Leave ,
SALT ,
Tax Increases ,
Water
The results of the 2018 election should trigger a flood of Congressional investigations.
House Democratic committee leaders are eager to shine a light on alleged malfeasance or corruption....more
11/21/2018
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Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Election Results ,
Government Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Private Sector ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight Committee ,
Subpoenas ,
Trump Administration
The 2018 Midterm Election played out as most poll forecasters speculated. Although several races have yet to be decided, Republicans have retained control of the Senate, but lost at least 29 seats, allowing the Democrats to...more
11/8/2018
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration