On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more
On July 23, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new AI strategy, releasing the highly anticipated "Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan" and signing three executive orders regarding federal procurement,...more
On July 23, 2025, the White House released the much anticipated AI Action Plan (Action Plan), along with three accompanying Executive Orders (EO). The Action Plan—entitled Winning the Race: America’s AI Action...more
On July 23, the White House released its strategic action plan on AI, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the AI Action Plan), which is designed to secure U.S. global leadership in AI with a strategic focus on...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - White House OSTP Releases PFAS Federal R&D Strategic Plan:The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced on September 3, 2024, the release of its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...more
The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association And USGS Partner For Joint Research Into 6PPD Alternatives: On November 15, 2023, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) announced that it will partner with the...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The Biden-Harris Administration’s sweeping artificial intelligence (AI)...more
The Cozen Lens- •The state of the economy is unclear, with conflicting indicators of where it is heading. But this uncertainty isn't stopping Washington, DC from defining the economy for partisan gains. •With regional banks...more
CFIUS reviewed a record number of transactions in 2021 according to its most recent annual report – and shows no signs of slowing down. High technology (including quantum computing), life sciences, and green energy...more
Artificial intelligence impacts Americans on a daily basis in their personal lives and in the workplace. And yet while federal and state governments have made relatively minimal efforts to govern its development, design, and...more
Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, and emerging mobility...more
On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO), which connects the work carried out by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) to the Administration’s national...more
President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) on Sept. 15, 2022, clarifying and elaborating key U.S. industries and business sectors that should expect heightened regulatory scrutiny from the Committee on Foreign...more
On September 8, 2022, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued its report on the impact of distributed ledger technology on climate change and U.S. environmental policy, as directed under President Biden’s...more
Key Wireless Deadlines- FCC Seeks Comment on Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands: In a 2nd Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Federal Communications...more
White House officials have signaled that they are developing a potential consumer “Bill of Rights” for artificial intelligence (AI), and are broadly seeking information on biometric-based AI technologies. In particular, the...more
After a Congressional override of a Presidential veto, the National Defense Authorization Act became law on January 1, 2021 (NDAA). Notably, the NDAA not only provides appropriations for military and defense purposes but,...more
This Week: Senate committee holds field hearing on Wayfair decision and online sales tax; US, France agree on path forward for digital services taxes; White House outlines federal research and development budget priorities...more
This Week: Greg Guice speaks on Data Privacy and Antitrust Panel, DOJ announces review of dominant technology companies, OSTP Director briefs House Appropriators on White House technology policy, Energy and Commerce Committee...more
This Week: Consumer advocates discuss privacy before Senate Commerce Committee, House E&C panel convenes hearing on robocall bills, NIST Launches RFI on federal AI Standards, Commissioner Starks supports bill targeting...more
This Week: Congressional committees to examine robocalls, IoT, consumer privacy next week, Merkley, Kennedy introduce bill to protect air passenger privacy, GAO Official discusses artificial intelligence, OSTP Director touts...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Schedules PPDC Meeting: On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the scheduling of a Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) meeting for November 1-2, 2017. 82...more
On March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (The Academies) announced the appointment of its provisional committee on "Future Biotechnology Products and Opportunities to Enhance...more
On February 1, 2016, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the dates and locations for the final two public engagement sessions covering the July 2, 2015 memorandum "Modernizing the...more