The dust from the 2022 Midterm Elections has settled and the 118th Congress has begun. Republicans were successfully able to flip control of the House and now have a 222-212 majority with one vacancy to be filled. Democratic...more
1/18/2023
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Climate Change ,
Communications Decency Act ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
General Elections ,
Healthcare ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Popular ,
Rapanos v US ,
SALT ,
State Elections ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
As a rule, a Member, officer, or employee may not accept any gift, except as the rule provides (relevant exceptions listed below). Members-elect are subject to the Gift Rule when their pay and allowances begin....more
As the final votes of the 2022 Midterm Elections are counted, Republicans have taken back control of the House of Representatives, while the Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Both chambers will be held by extremely...more
11/18/2022
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Clean Energy ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Election Results ,
EU ,
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Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare Part D ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Relations
Votes in the 2022 Midterm Elections are still being tallied. It will likely take several more days, if not weeks, to be able to confirm who will hold the majority in the House and Senate.Please note that House, Senate, and...more
11/11/2022
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Budgets ,
Election Results ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Funding ,
General Elections ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Lame Duck Session ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
NDAA ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
SECURE Act ,
State Elections ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The 2022 Midterm Elections are a little over one month away and the races are tightening up. Democrats have seen their fortunes improve with a string of legislative victories and improving poll numbers for President Joe...more
10/3/2022
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Department of Veterans Affairs ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
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Political Parties ,
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U.S. House ,
Ukraine ,
User Fees
As September gets underway and Washington returns from a busy recess, important deadlines loom. August saw the introduction and passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden Administration’s announcement of student debt...more
With just a few short weeks left until August recess, there is no shortage of items on the congressional to-do list. The latest round of Supreme Court decisions has inspired new action within Congress to pass legislation...more
7/8/2022
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Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GDUFA ,
HELP ,
Infrastructure ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
PDUFA ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
SCOTUS ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
U.S. Treasury ,
User Fees
Well into the third year of the global pandemic, with record inflation and the uncertain outcomes of geopolitical issues roiling global markets, the cannabis industry has nevertheless continued upon a similar path as recent...more
6/7/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Insolvency ,
NDAA ,
Patents ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Sustainability ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Veterans Administration
We invite you to enjoy a review of the food and beverage industry with bite size articles ranging from regulatory and real estate trends to litigation and M&A happenings.
The past two years have seen significant changes...more
6/2/2022
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Beverage Manufacturers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Investigations ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
SBA ,
Whistleblowers
Unexpected events last month re-energized two key policy debates. In early May, a leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito showed that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade in its decision of Dobbs v....more
6/1/2022
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BsUFA ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
PDUFA ,
Primary Elections ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Roe v Wade ,
SAMHSA ,
SCOTUS ,
Semiconductors
Congress recently returned from its two-week recess with an extensive to-do list. Between now and the August recess, the House will be in session for a total of 32 legislative days, and the Senate will be in for 54...more
5/3/2022
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Climate Change ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
FDA Reauthorization Act ,
GDUFA ,
Immigration Reform ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
Mental Health ,
PDUFA ,
Price Inflation ,
SAMHSA ,
Tax Code
While Congress has a two-week recess in April, there are many priority items on the agenda this month. Less than two weeks after signing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 spending package, President Biden released his budget for FY...more
4/4/2022
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Budgets ,
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Energy Sector ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
GDUFA ,
Government Shutdown ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Medical Device User Fee Program (MDUFA IV) ,
Mental Health ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NATO ,
Nominations ,
Oil & Gas ,
PDUFA ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Russia ,
SAMHSA ,
Semiconductors ,
SFC ,
Ukraine
The first day of spring is right around the corner and so are deadlines for congressional appropriations requests. This month, lawmakers are racing against the clock to fund the government and President Biden looks to...more
3/1/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Infrastructure ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Nominations ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
SWIFT ,
Ukraine ,
USAID
The first year of the Biden Administration marked the passage of major spending packages, including the American Rescue Plan and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Yet, with President Biden’s social spending package,...more
2/28/2022
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Biden Administration ,
CTFC ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FEMA ,
OSHA ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
USDA
Despite February being a short month, various proposals are still on the table. As Congress returns from recess this week, it faces a daunting to-do list. Government funding runs out by mid-February, Democrats are looking for...more
As Congress returns from its holiday recess, January is shaping up to be a busy month in Washington, and 2022 will prove to be just as eventful. See below on what awaits Congress, and the upcoming agenda the Foley Federal...more
On November 16, 2021, U.S. House Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) introduced the highly anticipated Cures 2.0 Act (H.R. 6000). Among other things, this 173-page bipartisan bill contain provisions to...more
On Friday morning, November 19th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, on a party-line vote of 220 – 213, Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to vote against the bill. The...more
11/24/2021
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Affordable Housing ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Education Reform ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Infrastructure ,
Medicaid ,
Methane ,
Paid Leave ,
Reconciliation ,
Tax Credits
What follows is an update to our August 9, 2021 article, Top Ten: What You Need to Know About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Last Friday evening, November 5, 2021, the House of Representatives...more
11/15/2021
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Bridges ,
Broadband ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Power Grid ,
Public Transit ,
Railways ,
Roads ,
Water
On Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, the Senate passed its bipartisan infrastructure plan, H.R. 3684, by a 69-30 margin. A group of ten senators – nicknamed the “G10” and led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Rob Portman (R-OH) –...more
8/10/2021
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Bipartisan Budget ,
Broadband ,
Drinking Water ,
Energy Sector ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Surface Transportation ,
Wastewater
On the heels of a year beset by turmoil and the myriad challenges caused by the global pandemic, the cannabis industry nevertheless entered 2021 poised for significant growth amid a landscape teeming with opportunity. Public...more
2/26/2021
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Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Capital Markets ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Financial Institutions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Insolvency ,
Insurance Industry ,
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Restructuring ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
President Joe Biden announced his plan for a new COVID-19 relief package on January 20, 2021 - the day he took office. He, along with Democrat leadership, attempted to gain bipartisan support for the legislation, but...more
2/15/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Funding ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Minimum Wage ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Vaccinations
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation as part of the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
12/23/2020
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CARES Act ,
Child Care ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Eviction ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FCC ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Grants ,
Health Care Providers ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicare ,
Moratorium ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance
On December 20, 2020, Congress introduced a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation, known as the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
Foley's Election Task Force is a group of attorneys and government public policy professionals made up of knowledgeable attorneys, former members of Congress, and well-connected policy advisors. We've covered the 2020...more