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A modern, corporate-friendly SEC glides into 2020
There are a few clouds on the horizon as some on Capitol Hill wonder whether a purported concern for the “Main Street investor” is cloaking a deregulation initiative.
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ArticleStates continue to fill federal data privacy void
While Congress largely remains mired in hearings and pre-election posturing, states are increasingly putting their own scrutiny on large tech companies and their data collection policies.
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Senate bill would restrict pharmaceutical advertising
Senate Democrats are promoting the End Taxpayer Subsidies for Drug Ads Act, legislation that would prohibit pharmaceutical drug manufacturers from claiming tax deductions for consumer advertising expenses.
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How election results will impact regulation for next two years
America voted on Tuesday. Now corporate America and its regulators need to see what it all means.
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ArticleWhile supportive, tech companies haggle over federal privacy law
Well past the point of omens, it seems that a federal consumer privacy law is imminent. But what should that law be? How should it mimic GDPR requirements and those of states like California? The devil may be uploaded with the details.
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Roisman confirmed as newest SEC commissioner
With a vote of the full Senate this week, Elad Roisman, a Republican nominated to replace Michael Piwowar, was confirmed to the Commission with bipartisan support. He was opposed by only 14 Democrats in the final vote.
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Dodd-Frank Act rule rollback makes its way through Congress
With some help from Democrats, Congressional Republicans have sent the most significant Dodd-Frank Act regulatory retreat to date on to the desk of President Trump.
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New legislation offered to help regulators fight illegal robocalls
New legislation was introduced in the Senate this week to help the FCC prosecute violations of its robocall rules by increasing the related statute of limitations for FCC action from one year to three.
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Years later, deadly airbag recalls still prove a lofty challenge
At a recent Senate hearing, government representatives and automakers lamented the challenge of purging Takata airbags from the automotive supply chain.
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A deep dive into the Senate bill that chips away at the Dodd-Frank Act
On March 15, the Senate, under the leadership of Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, passed what he is calling “the most significant piece of regulatory reform legislation for community financial institutions in nearly a decade” with a bipartisan vote of 67 to 31.
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ArticleSenate’s latest Dodd-Frank reforms get a bipartisan push, but divide Democrats
Bipartisan Senate legislation looks to scale back Dodd-Frank regulations on smaller banks, but critics contend that a rules rollback would benefit big banks more than anyone.
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Dems want to end to federally-funded, private debt collection agencies
A team of Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would repeal authority from the Internal Revenue Service to contract with private collection agencies to collect unpaid taxes.
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Tax reform deal will set reporting scramble in motion
With a tax reform package all but complete, experts are alerting companies to get their tax records in order to prepare for a flurry of year-end transition activity.
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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passes in Senate
The Senate over the weekend passed its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, aligning closely to the corresponding bill passed by the House last month as it concerns executive compensation provisions—but the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax provision has the renewable energy sector in a state of panic.
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Senate once again passes bill to protect whistleblowers in antitrust cases
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act to extend whistleblower protection for employees who provide information to the Department of Justice related to criminal antitrust violations. The bipartisan measure has passed the Senate the past two Congresses, but has yet to be taken up by the ...
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Tax reform pace could produce major year-end reporting
If tax reform is enacted by the end of 2017, companies could be facing a mad scramble to report the effects in their year-end financial statements.
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Senate kills CFPB mandatory arbitration ban
With Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 vote tie, the Senate has quashed the CFPB’s controversial ban on the mandatory arbitration clauses widely used by financial services firms.
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Dems pitch data protections in response to Equifax woes
Democratic senators have introduced new legislation intended “to give control over credit and personal information back to consumers” following a massive data breach at consumer credit rating firm Equifax that compromised the personal information of at least 143 million Americans.
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Republicans ready unveiling of healthcare overhaul
After weeks of secrecy, Senate Republicans are poised to finally provide details on their plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.
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A New Congress Will Bring New Chances to Alter Regulatory Landscape
The midterm elections brought a much stronger position in Congress to Republicans. While it may not be enough to give them the clout they need to make vast legislative changes, it has given them hold on the purse strings. With control of the budgeting process, and a potential new willingness ...