“In my first appearance before a joint session of Congress, I will lay out my Build Back Better recovery plan. It’ll make historic investments in infrastructure, that Build Back Better plan. Infrastructure, manufacturing, innovation, research, and development, and clean energy, investments in a caregiving economy and skills and training needed by our workers to be
With the outcome of last week’s Georgia Senate runoff elections producing a 50-50 Senate ratio and giving Senate Democrats majority status, there is renewed interest in the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). Under the CRA, a new Congress can act within its first 75 days of legislative session to reverse
Please join Greenberg Traurig for a webinar to discuss the recently enacted Covid-Relief bill. We will provide an overview of the stimulus package and discuss eligibility and application criteria for the grant and loan programs that Congress incorporated in this legislation.
Speakers Include:
Samantha Ahuja, Shareholder, GT Hospitality Practice, Moderator
Monica Prahl Schulteis,
Please join Greenberg Traurig for a webinar to discuss the recently enacted Covid-Relief bill. We will provide an overview of the stimulus package and discuss eligibility and application criteria for the grant and loan programs that Congress incorporated in this legislation.
Speakers Include:
Warren Karp, Chair – GT Retail Practice, Moderator
Monica Prahl Schulteis
Please join Greenberg Traurig for a webinar to discuss the recently enacted Covid-Relief bill. We’ll provide an overview of the bill and discuss eligibility criteria for the grant and loan programs that Congress incorporated in this legislation. Topics will include:
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As Congress attempts to put together a “Continuing Resolution” this week to extend discretionary program funding and avoid a government shutdown on October 1, there has been talk of adding several seemingly unrelated provisions to the bill. These areas include highway programs, flood insurance, and Medicare and Medicaid demonstration programs.
Why? Each of these areas
As Congress and the White House continue to negotiate the details of the next COVID-19 relief package, serious obstacles remain. Not only do the House-passed Heroes Act and the HEALS Act introduced in the Senate differ significantly in size from a spending perspective, but there are several competing policy areas within each bill that have
House, Senate, and White House negotiators resumed discussions this week on COVID-19 relief legislation. The House passed the “Heroes Act” (H.R.6800) on May 15th, while Senate Republicans introduced the “Heals Act” last week. There are significant policy disagreements in multiple areas. The table below outlines the estimated budgetary impact by major policy category,
On June 3, 2020, Congress passed the PPP Flexibility Act to loosen requirements for loan forgiveness for CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers. The new forgiveness rules will allow borrowers to extend the period for spending the loan proceeds to 24 weeks from the date of disbursement, an increase from the eight-week period originally
As the state deadline for bill signings approached, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced many legislative signings on April 12. In proposing amendments and executing these bills, the governor referenced the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and taking action to help Virginia workers address the current crisis as well as plan for economic recovery.
Governor Northam