Careers

Diversity

With 17 offices, from New York to Los Angeles and Seattle to Orlando, we live and work in communities all over the U.S., collaborating across locations, disciplines and even borders. Our experienced, highly ranked lawyers serve businesses wherever they are and wherever they want to go.

Offices

About Us

Pages

Professionals

Thought leadership: blogs, podcasts, videos, publications, events and news

Insights

Services

Pro Bono

Am Law 100 firm with practices in Business, Digital Assets and Data Management, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Tax.

Home | BakerHostetler

July IP Litigation Newsletter

The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam

The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: 2024 Republican National Convention

Elise Elam Moderates Panel at ACLI Compliance and Legal Sections Annual Meeting

James Sherer Speaks on Panel at The Masters Conference

<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignright wp-image-5748" src="https://ohioclockblog.bakerhostetlerblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2019/01/Capitol-Hill-iStock_000001716887.jpg" alt="Washington D.C. The capitol, the seat of the government of the United States." width="346" height="230" />Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s <a href="https://www.bakerlaw.com/FederalPolicy">Federal Policy</a> team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.
HEADLINES
•  President Joe Biden’s cabinet is fanning out across Asia in a broad diplomatic effort, headlined by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman meeting with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the first high-level meeting since March between the two countries amid deepening tensions over a wide range of issues.
•  Worries among policymakers are growing over the COVID-19 delta variant as vaccine hesitancy has stalled recovery and enabled a surge of illness and hospitalization in certain parts of the country.
•  Lawmakers are continuing intense negotiations toward finalizing infrastructure legislation as well as police reform as their August recess looms.
HOUSE
<ul>
<li>In the final week of floor <a href="https://www.majorityleader.gov/content/weekly-leader-friday-july-23-2021">votes</a> before departing until late September, according to the current schedule, House Democrats seek to complete as many appropriations bills as they can, including a seven-bill “<a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20210726/BILLS-117-RCP117-12.pdf">minibus</a>.”</li>
<li>A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will hold a legislative <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-transforming-the-ftc-legislation-to-modernize-consumer">hearing</a> Wednesday on modernizing consumer protection.</li>
<li>The House Agriculture Committee will hold a <a href="https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=2260">hearing</a> Thursday titled “21st Century Food Systems: Controlled Environment Agriculture’s Role in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chains and Infrastructure.”</li>
<li>The full list of this week’s House committee activity can be found <a href="https://www.house.gov/legislative-activity">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
SENATE
<ul>
<li>Senators begin their week continuing <a href="https://www.senate.gov/floor/index.htm">votes</a> on Biden’s nominees, awaiting a potential vote on infrastructure legislation if a bipartisan agreement is finalized.</li>
<li>The Senate Finance Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/implementation-and-enforcement-of-the-united-states_mexico--canada-agreement-one-year-after-entry-into-force">hearing</a> on implementation and enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.</li>
<li>The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a <a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2021/7/pipeline-cybersecurity-protecting-critical-infrastructure">hearing</a> on pipeline cybersecurity with Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske and Deputy Transportation Secretary Polly Trottenberg.</li>
<li>The current list of Senate committee activity can be found <a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/hearings_meetings.htm">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
WHITE HOUSE
<ul>
<li>Biden today will hold a Rose Garden <a href="https://joebiden.com/disabilities/">event</a> commemorating the 1990 passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and will <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-will-host-iraqi-prime-minister-white-house-july-26-2021-07-17/">host</a> Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House.</li>
<li>Biden on Wednesday will <a href="https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lehigh-county/2021/07/biden-to-visit-lehigh-valley-to-promote-american-products.html">visit</a> the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania to promote American-made products.</li>
<li>In addition to Sherman’s <a href="https://www.state.gov/deputy-secretary-shermans-travel-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-oman/">visit</a> to China, Secretary of State Tony Blinken will <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/564607-blinken-to-travel-to-india-kuwait-next-week">travel</a> to India and Kuwait, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-defense-secretary-visit-vietnam-philippines-2021-07-19/">visit</a> Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam.</li>
</ul>

core/freeform

Ohio Clock

Hallway with a grandfather clock displayed

The Weekly Hill Update

Featured Insights