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Holland & Knight Health Dose: July 15, 2025

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The U.S. House of Representatives returns from a district work period. The U.S. Senate is expected to consider the $9.4 billion rescissions package that passed the House last month. If not passed by July 18, 2025, the...more

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Congressional Investigations Outlook: What to Expect from the 119th Congress

The 119th Congress is underway, and Republicans control both chambers. With President Trump in the White House, both the House and the Senate will focus more of their oversight on the private sector. Continuing a trend over...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: November 2023

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments....more

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Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: September 2023

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

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Q2 - 2023: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Quarterly Briefing

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Efforts to Address the Lack of Federal Data Privacy Legislation in the U.S. Have Continued - The need for federal data privacy legislation was reiterated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on...more

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Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: April 2023

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Welcome to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

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Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: March 2023

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Welcome back to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

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Holland & Knight Data Privacy and Security Report: February 2023

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Welcome back to Holland & Knight's monthly data privacy and security news update that includes the latest in policy, regulatory updates and other significant developments. ...more

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Senate Commerce Committee Hears Testimony on EU-US Privacy Shield

On Wednesday, December 9, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing titled “The Invalidation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield and the Future of Transatlantic Data Flows.” During the hearing, both...more

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Everyone Agrees – We Need a Comprehensive U.S. Privacy Law

On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation conducted a hearing to revisit the potential for a national data privacy standard. While the Committee had met last December to discuss what Congress...more

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Sept. 23rd Senate Committee Hearing on Federal Data Privacy Legislation

Is a U.S. federal privacy law on the horizon? This morning, September 23rd at 10:00 a.m., U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled,...more

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Members of Congress Request FTC Investigation of Financial Data Company’s Collection and Privacy Practices

Last week, Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Sherrod Brown and Congresswoman Anna Eshoo sent a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph J. Simons urging the agency to investigate whether analytics firm Envestnet, Inc. (which operates...more

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Senior California Democrats Stake Out Privacy Position with Draft Federal Framework

As the privacy debate heats up on Capitol Hill, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee—both of Silicon...more

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The FTC Wants More Power to Investigate Corporate Data Privacy Violations - Will Cyber Insurance Cover the Costs of a Company's...

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On May 8, 2019, all five commissioners of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before a congressional hearing on data privacy regulation and enforcement. At the hearing, the FTC commissioners testified that the...more

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Senate Holds Hearing on Consumer Perspectives as Congress Continues to Develop Federal Privacy Legislation

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On May 1, 2019, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on “Consumer Perspectives: Policy Principles for a Federal Data Privacy Framework”—the Committee’s third hearing during this session discussing principles for...more

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As CCPA Effective Date Draws Nearer, Hearings Highlight Potentially Increased Liability Risks

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The U.S. privacy law scene continues to become more complex. In the lead-up to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) January 1, 2020 effective date, at least seven additional states have pending comprehensive privacy...more

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Congressional Committees Hold Hearings on Federal Privacy Legislation

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This week both the House and Senate held hearings kicking off the legislative process for federal privacy legislation. Legislators from both parties voiced support for comprehensive and bipartisan legislation. ...more

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Congress Continues to Explore Legislation on Data Privacy

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The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation announced it will host a hearing on consumer privacy on February 27. The hearing will focus on the principles that should be included in any federal data...more

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Senate Commerce Committee Holds Second Hearing on Consumer Data Privacy, the GDPR and CCPA; Consumer Privacy Advocates Back Robust...

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On October 10, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation conducted a hearing titled “Consumer Privacy: Examining Lessons From the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and the California...more

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Will California’s New Privacy Law be Preempted? Federal Hearings and Public Comments Begin

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Although numerous attempts have been made to pass a comprehensive U.S. privacy law over the years, this one might actually succeed. Efforts have begun on multiple fronts. ...more

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Senate Commerce Committee Conducts Hearing on Consumer Data Privacy; Industry Supports Federal Legislation

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On September 26, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation conducted a hearing titled “Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy” to discuss the current state of consumer privacy and whether Congress...more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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FTC Sees Disconnect on Proposed Connected Cars Legislation

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The Energy & Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on October 21st titled “Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety” to consider (among other matters) Vehicle Data Privacy...more

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August 2015 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

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This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s launch of an investigation of alleged price gouging by airlines following Amtrak train service disruption in the Northeast Corridor, the agency’s...more

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