Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19. Please note we will not be publishing updates for the remainder of the week due to the July 4th holiday. Our next update will be...more
7/6/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
U.S. Treasury
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic since our last update (Thursday, June 18) – including today’s proclamation by President Trump to extend and expand COVID-19 related...more
6/24/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IRS ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
U.S. Treasury
Below, please find a summary of today’s federal government activities in response to COVID-19.
Congress -
During today’s Senate Small Business Committee hearing on CARES Act small business lending programs, Ranking...more
6/12/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
CTFC ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FCC ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Congress -
The House returns to Washington this week, with plans to vote Thursday on two pieces of legislation related to the SBA’s small business lending programs....more
5/28/2020
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
FCC ,
FEMA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
IRS ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
U.S. Treasury
While Democrats are still pushing for additional funding for state and local governments and for food assistance, that funding is likely to be put off until the next relief package Related: Treasury and CBP Announce...more
Today's federal government actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic include:
Congress -
Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the bipartisan $484 billion “interim emergency” relief...more
Today’s federal government actions in response to COVID-19.
Congress -
Today, negotiations intensified between the Administration – led by Treasury Secretary Mnuchin – and Congressional Democrats working toward an...more
Following is a synopsis of federal government actions from the weekend and today in response to COVID-19.
Congress -
While both parties are anxious to move forward with a new “interim emergency” economic relief bill,...more
Yesterday saw continued negotiations related to the administration’s request for legislation to provide additional funding for the small business Paycheck Protection Program. Below is a synopsis of today’s federal government...more
Thurday, April 2, 2020 -
Today’s federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic included announcements from the White House, various federal agencies and the Federal Reserve, as well as continued interest in additional...more