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The Trump administration has issued numerous pharma-focused executive orders, including “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” “Regulatory Relief to Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines,”...more
Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more
The achievement of legislative consensus in 2018 around a preferred approach to safeguarding U.S. technology and information from national security threats via foreign investment resulted in passage of the Foreign Investment...more
New Secretary of Energy Sworn in by President Trump - On December 11, President Trump presided over the swearing in of Dan Brouillette to serve as the 15th Secretary of Energy, with Vice President Pence administering the...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has now released for public comment its long awaited proposed regulations (“Proposed Regulations”) to implement the landmark Foreign Investment Risk Review...more
Congress is moving closer toward passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Although key differences remain between the House and Senate versions of the bill, the legislation is ultimately...more
Please join the Hogan Lovells Communications and FDA practices on Thursday, July 25th for our webinar, Health Care and the Internet of Things: New Regulatory Developments. We will explore new policy initiatives and...more
As has been widely reported, the U.S. federal government partially shut down at midnight on December 22, 2018. While the shutdown continues to impact numerous government agencies and related constituencies, a key shutdown for...more
Unbeknownst to many, a wrench has been thrown into the funding plans of many U.S. startups and other growing U.S. companies by virtue of President Trump’s enactment of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of...more
In this episode, Akin Gump international trade partners Tatman Savio and Christian Davis discuss the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS) and how the new Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more
In August 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which significantly reformed national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United...more
On Wednesday, October 25th, President Trump, along with HHS Secretary Alex Azar, introduced the administration’s new proposal to lower drug prices through Medicare Part B. The announcement follows ASPE’s morning release of a...more
On Oct. 5, 2018, President Trump signed into law the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), which reauthorizes funding of the FAA through Sept. 30, 2023. This is the first long-term FAA reauthorization since...more
As of November 10, 2018, foreign investors making acquisitions and equity investments into many U.S. businesses will be required to file their investments with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more
On October 10, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury launched a significant pilot program to implement part of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) while final rules are being crafted. The pilot...more
Earlier than expected, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has announced new interim rules—effective November 10, 2018, pursuant to the recently enacted Foreign Investment Risk Reduction...more
• On October 10, 2018, CFIUS announced a pilot program that implements significant provisions of FIRRMA. The program becomes effective November 10, 2018. • Under the program, CFIUS jurisdiction will be expanded to cover...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), yesterday issued temporary regulations in connection with the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act...more
Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more
CFIUS will continue to have broad jurisdiction to conduct national security reviews of foreign investments that could result in foreign control of a U.S. business. When regulations implementing FIRRMA become effective within...more
In a major development for the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drone) industry, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, announced the first round of participants in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s...more
Taking over as editors of Holland & Knight’s Government Contracts Blog has been a labor, but it has been a labor of love. Like the rest of the Government Contracts Team, we are passionate about staying on top of the latest...more
Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – it became effective December 19, 1977. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein marked the occasion this month by providing an update on the FCPA Pilot...more
On October 25, President Trump issued a memorandum directing Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao to launch an initiative to safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local...more
This is the first blog post in a series of blogs analyzing the current draft of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) as agreed-to by House and Senate negotiators on November 8, 2017. Stay tuned for additional...more