- New congressional legislation aims to end the longstanding “first sale” rule for customs valuation.
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Rob is a shareholder in the firm’s Federal Government Law & Policy group. He has represented clients before Congress and federal agencies from a variety of industries and in a number of policy areas, including trade, energy, environment, health care, biotechnology, transportation, financial services, manufacturing, tax, pensions, defense, and foreign relations. Rob has a depth of understanding of the rules of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and he has deep experience in legislative drafting. He previously served as chief of staff to U.S. Senator Wendell Ford, the former Senate Majority Whip.
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On Dec. 11, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence” that seeks to establish federal supremacy over state AI regulation.
Continue Reading Trump Administration Issues Executive Order on National AI Policy Framework
As Congress ends the seven-week federal government shutdown, it is worth looking at what policy debates lie ahead. Here are several items awaiting Congress that may receive immediate attention, as…
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On Oct. 9, the U.S. Senate passed the BIOSECURE Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.…
When the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate return Sept. 9 for the final “sprint” of the legislative session, Congress will have only three weeks in September, break for elections…
Continue Reading The Remaining 2024 Congressional Agenda
On March 28, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) took two steps to further define federal government policy on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) products and services…
Continue Reading OMB Issues Memo to Guide Agency Use of AI; Seeks Public Input on AI Procurement
On February 28 President Biden issued an Executive Order “to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation by countries of concern.” (EO 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal…
Continue Reading Data Security Policy: Comparing Leading Legislative and Regulatory Proposals
With less than three weeks left in the first Session of the 118th Congress, this GT Alert provides issue priorities that may see action this month and into the first…
Continue Reading What to Watch in Congress: 2023 Year-End and Q1 2024
On Oct. 30, 2023, President Biden issued a broad executive order designed to manage risks associated with AI. This is a mammoth order, touching nearly every industry and instructing entities…
Continue Reading Artificial Intelligence: Breaking Down President Biden’s First-of-Its-Kind Executive Order