Sarah Kirwin on Executive Orders

Significant Cuts to IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits Included in Enacted Reconciliation Bill

President Trump signed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBB”) into law on July 4, 2025. Congress passed the legislation using the budget reconciliation process to avoid the 60-vote Senate filibuster. In addition to...more

7/9/2025 / Clean Energy , Energy Tax Incentives , Executive Orders , Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , Internal Revenue Code (IRC) , New Legislation , Renewable Energy , Tax Credits , Trump Administration , U.S. Treasury

President Trump Orders Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Effective Tuesday, February 4

On February 1, 2025, President Trump signed three executive orders imposing additional tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in response to emergencies...more

2/3/2025 / Canada , China , Customs and Border Protection , Executive Orders , Immigration , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , International Trade , Mexico , National Security , Tariffs

Unleashing Uncertainty: President Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed the Unleashing American Energy Executive Order (“Energy EO”) and the Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid Executive Order (“Foreign Aid EO”), both portend a...more

1/24/2025 / Constitutional Challenges , Energy Policy , Energy Sector , Executive Orders , Federal Funding , Foreign Aid , Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) , Infrastructure , Regulatory Reform , Trump Administration

Commerce Focuses National Security Scrutiny on 'Connected Vehicle' Supply Chain

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), through its Office of Information and Communication Technology and Services (ICTS), released an advanced notice of proposed...more

3/4/2024 / Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , China , Executive Orders , Foreign Adversaries , National Security , Satellites , Software , Supply Chain , Telecommunications , U.S. Commerce Department

Executive Order and CBP Rule Authorize 90-Day Duty Deferral for Certain Imports

- On April 18, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order authorizing temporary deferral of certain duty payments, which CBP implemented via a Temporary Final Rule on April 20, 2020 - Importers of record who have...more

4/22/2020 / Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Customs and Border Protection , Duties , Executive Orders , Imports , Tax Deferral , Trump Administration

Red Notice Newsletter - January 2020

IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking...more

2/26/2020 / Anti-Corruption , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CFIUS , Civil Monetary Penalty , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Convictions , Customs and Border Protection , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) , Due Process , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , Executive Orders , Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) , Export Controls , Exports , Fifth Amendment , Forced Labor , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Nationals , Guilty Pleas , Imports , Indictments , ITAR , Money Laundering , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Red Notices , Sanction Violations , Sanctions , SDN List , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Smuggling , Trump Administration , U.S. Treasury , Whistleblowers

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

9/9/2019 / Anti-Corruption , Appeals , Bribery , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Prosecution , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , Entity List , Executive Orders , Export Controls , Exports , False Statements , Fines , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Huawei , Indictments , Internal Investigations , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , ITSR , Manufacturers , Medical Devices , Money Laundering , New Guidance , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Plea Agreements , Settlement , SFO , Smuggling , Suspensions & Debarments , Tariffs , Tax Evasion , Technology Sector , Telecommunications , Trump Administration , World Bank

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

10/2/2018 / Anti-Corruption , Arms Export Control Act , Books & Records , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CAATSA , CEOs , Civil Monetary Penalty , Comment Period , Consent Order , Corporate Fines , Country of Origin , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Prosecution , Customs , Defense Contracts , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Emerging Growth Companies , Energy Sector , Enforcement Actions , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Control Reform (ECR) , Export Controls , Exports , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Interference in US Elections , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Indictments , Investigations , ITSR , List of Specified Persons (LSP) , Manufacturers , Mining , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Oil & Gas , Pharmaceutical Industry , Public Comment , Real Estate Brokers , Recordkeeping Requirements , Remand , Reporting Requirements , Retailers , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Testimony , Trump Administration , Voluntary Disclosure , Whistleblower Awards , Whistleblowers , Wire Fraud

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

9/6/2018 / 3-D Technology , Anti-Corruption , Appeals , Berry Amendment , Bribery , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CFIUS , Civil Monetary Penalty , Corruption , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Penalties , Criminal Prosecution , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Customs and Border Protection , Declination , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Embezzlement , Enforcement Actions , Entity List , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Filing Requirements , FIRRMA , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Investment , Foreign Policy , Former Employee , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Imports , Insurance Contracts , Internal Investigations , Iran Sanctions , Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) , Jurisdiction , Licensing Rules , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , New Legislation , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Personal Data , Preliminary Injunctions , Probationary Period , Racketeering , Sanction Violations , Sanctions , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Suspensions & Debarments , The Wassenaar Arrangement , Trade Agreements Act , Trump Administration , Wire Fraud , World Bank