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What to Know in Washington: Democrats Line Up Ukraine Witnesses Bloomberg Government 10/03/19 Democrats have set a blistering pace for their impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump with a lineup of depositions — including the recently departed U.S. envoy to Ukraine — stoking the president’s fury and feeding efforts to discredit the investigation. Kurt Volker, who stepped down last… Read more »

Developments in eCommerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing, and Information Services Law and Policy Venable October 2019 Introduction In this issue, we cover hearings convened by the House Appropriations Subcommittee and the House Financial Services' Task Forces on Financial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. We report that National Institute of Standards and… Read more »

MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Hill Attends Elaine Massacre Memorial Dedication Ceremony on 100-Year Anniversary ForeignAffairs 9/30/19 Washington, September 29, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) attended the Elaine Massacre Memorial Dedication Ceremony in Helena, Arkansas. The dedication ceremony commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the Elaine Massacre of 1919—… Read more »

U.S. Reps. Hill, Womack vote for bill allowing banks to serve cannabis industry KNWA  9/30/19 The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing banks to provide services to businesses in the country’s legal marijuana industry. Two of Arkansas’ four Congressmen voted for the bill, which now heads to the U.S. Senate. HR 1595, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter,… Read more »

Memorial dedicated to hundreds of black Arkansan lives lost during Elaine Massacre THV11 9/29/19 HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark — Sunday afternoon civic leaders and community members came together to dedicate the Elaine Massacre Memorial. What took place though was much more than a dedication, it was a new beginning for the Phillips County community. "Hopefully it means healing… Read more »

D.C. delegates say minds unchanged on bid to impeach Arkansas Democrat Gazette 9/26/19 WASHINGTON -- Nothing in the memo that the White House released Wednesday has changed their minds about the merits of an impeachment inquiry pertaining to the president, several members of the all-Republican Arkansas congressional delegation said. The White House released a memo about a… Read more »

U.S. Reps. Hill, Womack vote for bill allowing banks to serve cannabis industry Talk Business & Politics  9/27/19 LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing banks to provide services to businesses in the country’s legal marijuana industry. Two of Arkansas’ four Congressmen voted for the bill, which now heads to the U.S. Senate. HR… Read more »

Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan PYMNTS 9/27/19 The Federal Reserve’s buildup to faster payments innovation came to a head in August when it announced FedNow, its proposed real-time payments infrastructure under the draft Payments Modernization Act of 2019. Reception toward the initiative was not, however, universally positive. The U.S. House Committee on… Read more »

Advocating for Regulatory Guidance on Capitol Hill ACA International 9/26/19 ACA International advanced the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry’s advocacy message on the need for balanced regulations for consumers and businesses from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during a hearing with the House Financial Services Committee Thursday. Modernizing the Fair… Read more »

House Financial Services Committee Pokes Holes in Controversial Consolidated Audit Trail Financial Advisor IQ 9/25/19 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce questioned Tuesday whether the watchdog should proceed with its planned Consolidated Audit Trail, despite Chairman Jay Clayton’s desire to avoid more delays. The CAT is a single comprehensive database expected to store an… Read more »