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On Nov. 5, California Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren introduced the Online Privacy Act of 2019, H.R. 4978, to balance the actual needs of businesses with users’ fair privacy rights and expectations. The proposed privacy bill seeks for the United States to adopt many of the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is effective Jan. 1, 2020, and that exist under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Below is a brief summary of the main components of the Act. A copy of the Online Privacy Act can be found here, and a section-by-section analysis by the Congresswomen can be viewed here.
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On Friday, Nov. 1, and as discussed in a previous Hot Off the Hill blog post, President Trump nominated Dr. Stephen Hahn, Chief Executive of the MD Anderson Cancer Center, for FDA Commissioner.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar also announced leadership changes to complement the president’s announcement.

This action brings significant executive leadership change into…

Every fall there is suspense on Capitol Hill relating to the Congressional agenda.  Will Congress fund federal agencies in time to avoid a government shutdown?  Which pieces of major legislation will pass?  It is always a time of uncertainty.

However, there seems to be one constant that almost always receives bipartisan, bicameral support.  Since 1961,…

Due to federal rules applicable to “acting” agency heads, the current FDA Acting Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, or another person, should be nominated to be FDA Commissioner by month’s end. In order to be named FDA Commissioner, Senate confirmation is required.

This is a critical time for FDA as they face the ongoing fiscal…

J. Randy Forbes and Albert Wynn of Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice authored an opinion piece for The Hill titled “If You Find Yourself in a Ditch … Fix the Budget.” The article addresses the current federal budget process and how to potentially improve it. To read the article, click here.