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Senate adopts CRA resolution to nullify rule subjecting large cash apps to bureau supervision

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Using the Congressional Review Act, the Senate has voted to nullify a CFPB final rule that would subject large cash apps to the bureau’s supervision....more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Disruption is a Process

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“President Trump is seen above all else as a disruptor hell-bent on upsetting the established ways of governing. However, even disruption itself has to follow a process in Washington.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor...more

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As Changes in Washington Loom, Administrative Law Takes on New Significance

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Change in Washington, D.C. looms in light of the results of the recent presidential election. Institutions of higher education are asking what they can expect in the short term from the exiting Biden administration...more

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Biden’s Climate Catch Up, or Trump’s Regulatory Rollbacks? Key Environmental and Energy Considerations for the 2020 Elections

- It is apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden’s “clean energy revolution” and climate goals stand in stark contrast with the policies the Trump Administration has pursued during its first term, underscoring the...more

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Congress Eliminates Obama-Era Regulations on Teacher Preparation Programs

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President Trump signed into law on March 27 a joint resolution to nullify U.S. Department of Education (ED) regulations relating to teacher preparation programs pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA). As noted in its...more

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Top environmental developments in 2017 for ADG companies

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The Trump administration has made it clear that it will seek to eliminate environmental regulations that it sees as imposing an unjustified economic burden. As is often the case when control of the federal government changes...more

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Congress Overturns FCC’s Broadband Privacy Order [Updated]

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New development: President Trump signed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on April 3, 2017. The Federal Communications Commission is now prohibited from promulgating rules “substantially similar” to...more

Burr & Forman

Whither EPA

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President Trump has proposed a dramatic cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the new EPA Administrator has suggested rollbacks in regulations, and there are even proposals to abolish the Agency entirely. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

The first four weeks of the Trump administration have brought a flurry of policy and regulatory activity through Executive Orders (EO), proposed new legislation and review of existing regulation. After eight years of the...more

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WPI Insider Briefing: New President, New Congress, New Direction in Workplace Policy

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President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office on January 20, 2017, ushering in a new balance of power in Washington and what is expected to be a dramatically different era of workplace policy. On his first day in office,...more

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog

What’s Next Under the Congressional Review Act?

As we reported, the House and Senate have passed a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act disapproving the SEC Resource Extraction Rule and that President Trump was expected to sign the legislation that...more

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What Might Be Ahead for Environmental Regulation in the Trump Administration?

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By almost every account, the Trump Administration is likely to alter substantially the environmental regulatory landscape. Actions have already been taken to delay the implementation of regulations as well as initiating...more

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Banking trade groups urge creation of commission to run CFPB

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In a letter sent to Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader-elect Schumer, the Consumer Bankers Association, the Credit Union National Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the National...more

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Unified Republican Government Likely to Ax Dozens of Regulations

Next year will mark the first time in over a decade that Republicans will control both chambers of Congress and the White House. This has generated tremendous interest around the Congressional Review Act (CRA)—a rarely used...more

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