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Congressional Update – Week Ending March 31, 2017
Mar 31, 2017Roxanne PeruginoI. JASTA UpdateOn March 28, the law firm of Mayer Brown LLP hosted a webinar focused on recent…
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Congressional Update Week Ending March 24, 2017
Mar 24, 2017Roxanne PeruginoI. Syria(1) Remembering the Victims of Syria: On March 21, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), together with the…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending March 17, 2017
Mar 17, 2017I. Courts Block President Trump’s Revised Executive Order on a Travel BanPresident Donald Trump’s revised March 6, 2017 Executive Order,…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending March 10, 2017
Mar 10, 2017Roxanne PeruginoI. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Approves Friedman NominationOn March 9, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) approved the nomination…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending March 3, 2017
Mar 6, 2017Roxanne PeruginoI. Muslim and Refugee Ban Executive OrderOn Monday, March 6, President Trump announced a new travel ban Executive Order,…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending February 24, 2017
Feb 24, 2017Congress has been in recess this past week in observance of Presidents’ Day so capitol Hill has been relatively…
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A Looming Collision: Donald Trump and Presidential War Powers
Feb 22, 2017Marcus MontgomeryThe first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s first term have been newsworthy, to say the least. But the…
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Congressional Update, February 17, 2017
Feb 17, 2017I. US Ambassador-designate David Friedman Testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeOn Thursday, February 16, David Friedman, President Trump’s…
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Congressional Update, February 3, 2017
Feb 3, 2017I. “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” referred to as the Muslim BanPresident Donald…
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Congressional Update
Jan 26, 2017Roxanne PeruginoI. Legislation to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Organization Re-introducedThe issue of designating the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) a foreign…
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Congressional Update – Week Ending January 20, 2017
Jan 18, 2017The 115th Congress convened on January 3, 2017 and lawmakers in both houses wasted little time in voicing concerns…
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House and Senate Introduce Resolutions Disapproving the UNSC Resolution on Israeli Settlements
Jan 6, 2017On January 5, 2017, the US House of Representatives, by a vote of 342-80, passed HRes11, a non-binding resolution…
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Congressional Update – December 15, 2016
Dec 15, 2016I. CongressThe 114th Congress has adjourned, although there will be several pro forma sessions between now and January 3,…
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Congressional Update – November 17, 2016
Nov 17, 2016(1) Congressional Elections Senate Results: The failure by the Democrats to gain control of the Senate is a bitter…
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House Votes in Favor of Syria Sanctions
Nov 17, 2016On Tuesday, November 15, the House agreed, by a unanimous voice vote, to pass HR5732, the Caesar Civilian Protection…
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Congressional Update – Election Edition
Nov 7, 2016Senate ElectionsIn less than 24 hours, voters will elect 435 Members of the House of Representatives and 34 Senators. …
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Congressional Update – October 28, 2016
Oct 28, 2016I. JASTA Update:The 28 Senators who sent a letter expressing concern over the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism legislation…
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Congressional Update – October 13, 2016
Oct 13, 2016Congress remains adjourned until mid-November when it will return to face a crowded legislative agenda. The House will return…
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Congressional Update – September 30, 2016
Sep 30, 2016I. Congress Overrides Presidential Veto to the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA)On Friday, September 23 President Obama…
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Congress Overrides Presidential Veto of JASTA Legislation
Sep 29, 2016Roxanne PeruginoDespite an intensive lobbying effort by Saudi Arabia’s many lobbyists against the Justice against State Sponsors of Terrorism Act…
