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Jul 31, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Brittney Washington
The Senate advanced a bipartisan children and teen online safety package July 30, marking the first time in decades Congress has taken action to regulate the tech industry, but the measure still faces hurdles to passage in the House. The package includes language from the “Kids Online Safety Act” (S.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Brittney Washington
Social media companies would be required to develop safeguards to keep children and teens safe from harmful content online, strengthen privacy protections for minors, and provide teens with greater control over their personal data under the Senate amendment to S. 2073. The package includes provisions from the “Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act” or “KOSA” (S. 1409) from Sen.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Brittney Washington
Federal contract opportunities, or solicitations, couldn’t set minimum education requirements for contractors to be eligible for an award without justification under a modified version of H.R. 7887. Contracting agencies can include education requirements for certain opportunities, particularly for those bids involving key personnel essential to the work being performed.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Lauren Turenchalk |Brittney Washington
Lawmakers are aiming for a speedy House floor vote in 2024 on a compromise measure to reduce double taxation on US and Taiwanese businesses. The bipartisan effort to address double taxation — or taxation of the same income by two countries — is aimed at strengthening business ties and boosting investment on high-tech goods, such as semiconductors, which has stalled due to high costs.
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Brittney Washington
Research and intervention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) focused on reducing preterm birth and infant mortality would be reauthorized through fiscal 2028 under H.R. 3226. The programs were created by the 2006 Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early (PREEMIE) Act (Public Law 109-450). They were reauthorized in 2013 and 2018 and are set to expire on Sept. 30.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Karl Evers-Hillstrom |Dan Lee |Cooper Lohr |Lauren Turenchalk |Brittney Washington |Seemeen Hashem
The House and Senate passed additional spending bills this week ahead of the looming Nov. 17 deadline to fund the government. Download the Appropriations Update for Nov. 3The Senate passed its first spending package (H.R. 4366), which included the Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD bills, by an 82-15 vote. The House passed two more spending bills, Legislative Branch (H.R. 4364) and Interior-Environment (H.R. 4821), largely along party lines.
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Nov 3, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Karl Evers-Hillstrom |Dan Lee |Cooper Lohr |Lauren Turenchalk |Brittney Washington |Seemeen Hashem
The House and Senate passed additional spending bills this week ahead of the looming Nov. 17 deadline to fund the government. Download the Appropriations Update for Nov. 3The Senate passed its first spending package (H.R. 4366), which included the Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD bills, by an 82-15 vote. The House passed two more spending bills, Legislative Branch (H.R. 4364) and Interior-Environment (H.R. 4821), largely along party lines.
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Oct 27, 2023 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Karl Evers-Hillstrom |Dan Lee |Cooper Lohr |Lauren Turenchalk |Brittney Washington |Seemeen Hashem
The House was back to business on appropriations work this week while senators continued debating a three-bill spending package, with three weeks left to fund the government past Nov. 17. Download the Appropriations Update for Oct. 27 Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected as House speaker on Oct. 25, ending a three-week battle within the Republican Party that stalled legislative action. One of the first measures the chamber passed was the Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 4394) on Oct.
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Oct 27, 2023 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Karl Evers-Hillstrom |Dan Lee |Cooper Lohr |Lauren Turenchalk |Brittney Washington |Seemeen Hashem
The House was back to business on appropriations work this week while senators continued debating a three-bill spending package, with three weeks left to fund the government past Nov. 17. Download the Appropriations Update for Oct. 27 Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected as House speaker on Oct. 25, ending a three-week battle within the Republican Party that stalled legislative action. One of the first measures the chamber passed was the Energy-Water appropriations bill (H.R. 4394) on Oct.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
bnanews.bna.com | Brittney Washington
Lawmakers are facing pressure to address the potential harms of artificial intelligence while also harnessing its benefits. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) said at a Bloomberg Government AI policy event on Oct. 17 that the government should fill in the gaps of existing laws with targeted legislation to address security risks.
