In February 2024, the House of Representatives launched a bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The group was tasked with studying and providing guidance on ways the United States can continue to lead in AI...more
1/29/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Centers ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda
On 7 April, US House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Energy and Commerce Committee) Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Commerce Committee) Chairwoman...more
5/16/2024
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Policy
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suspending a rule that allows liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by rail in specialized tank cars, starting 31 October 2023. This final rule overturns a Trump-era rule...more
On 1 April 2021, the United States Supreme Court answered the question of what type of dialing equipment qualifies as an “automatic telephone dialing system” (ATDS) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), finally...more
With the 2020 presidential election underway, now is the time for businesses and organizations to consider the potential impacts of the next presidential administration’s policies and priorities. In the first installment of...more
10/14/2020
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Donald Trump ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infrastructure ,
Political Campaigns ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Public Policy ,
Tax Cuts ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
On May 12, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine the issue of whether the next round of coronavirus (COVID-19) relief legislation should include limits on employees and consumers’ ability to sue health care...more
Those hoping California lawmakers might delay or significantly narrow the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) before it takes effect on January 1, 2020, were disappointed last week, when the legislature...more
9/20/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
The wheels are officially in motion on major infrastructure legislation in Congress. On July 30, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (“EPW”) unanimously approved the recently introduced “America’s Transportation...more
Along with temperatures in Washington, D.C., federal regulatory activity on automated vehicles (“AVs”) is heating up this summer. Both the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) and National Highway Traffic...more
Over the past few months, the question of “if” Congress should strengthen privacy protections has increasingly become a matter of “when” and what form the legislation should take. ...more
What You Need to Know - The Democrats will control the House in the 116th Congress, which will convene on January 3, 2019. Although their majority is slim, Democrats now chair committees, determine which investigations to...more
The United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) announced Tuesday that it will provide $500 million for an eighth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery competitive grant program (the...more
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx distributed a letter and fact sheet to transportation stakeholders regarding the newly established Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects (NSFHP)...more
In response to rail accidents over the past several years involving crude oil and ethanol, the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has been working with industry stakeholders and the National Transportation Safety Board...more
8/5/2014
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Ethanol ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NTSB ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
PHMSA ,
Railroads ,
Railways ,
Safety Precautions ,
Trucking Accident