Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
On January 11, 2024, the House Financial Services Committee announced the formation of a bipartisan Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”). The working group is to be led by the Chairman of the Digital Assets...more
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has invited President Joe Biden to give his State of the Union address to a Joint Session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024. The invitation was immediately accepted by President...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch - Both chambers return to Washington after an eventful week away from Capitol Hill. ...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Monday at 6:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch This afternoon, President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the bipartisan infrastructure...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 p.m., respectively. What to Watch - On Friday, Nov. 19, the House passed the Build Back Better Act 220-212. The only House Democrat to vote against...more
On June 16, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose new ESG due diligence and disclosure requirements on publicly traded companies. H.R. 1187 – the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of...more
President-Elect Joe Biden is quickly learning that the line of people seeking regulatory reform in the wake of the Trump administration's regulatory free-for-all is getting longer all the time. At the front of the line is...more
Earlier this month, House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden recommending various actions that the Biden Administration should take in the financial services...more