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Enacted Legislation

  • 3/11/2021: H.R.1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021  
  • 7/13/2020: U.S. Congress,  S.4091, Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act, which increases the maximum amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and their dependents who are returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and are without available resources. 
  • 7/4/2020: U.S. Congress, S.4116, A bill to extend the authority for commitments for the paycheck protection program and separate amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, and for other purposes 
  • 6/5/2020: H.R.7010 – Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
  • 5/15/2020: H.Res.965 – Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes.
  • 4/28/2020: H.R.6322 – Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020  
  • 4/24/2020: H.R.266 – Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
  • 4/23/2020: H.Res.935 – Establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis
  • 3/27/2020: H.R.748 – CARES Act 
  • 3/18/2020: H.R.6201 – Families First Coronavirus Response Act
  • 3/6/2020: H.R.6074 – Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services (CDC, CMS, and FDA) — Guidance, Rules, and Regulations

Department of Labor — Guidance, Rules, and Regulations

U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit Courts of Appeals — Judicial Information

Faegre Drinker’s COVID-19 Task Force maintains up-to-date internal resources which track federal, state and local court openings and operations, as well as coronavirus-related judicial opinions. If you have any questions regarding these internal resources or the following judicial information, please contact Stephanie Gutwein

Insights

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Updates March 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: New Vaccine EUA Expected

6 min read  
Updates March 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: A Fourth Vaccine Dose?

4 min read  
Updates March 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Masking Updates

5 min read  
Updates March 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan

8 min read  
Updates February 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: New Guidance on Measuring Severity Anticipated

5 min read  
Updates February 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: International News

3 min read  
Updates February 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Time To Lift Mandates?

6 min read  
Updates February 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Pediatric COVID-19 Patients

7 min read  
Updates January 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: “Mix-and-Match” Vaccinations Safe, Effective

5 min read  
Updates January 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Medical Staff Shortages, Tests in the Mail

5 min read  
Updates January 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Masks, Tests and the Supreme Court

8 min read  
Updates January 2022

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: CDC Expands Booster Recommendation

5 min read  
Updates December 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Booster Shots and the Omicron Variant

6 min read  
Updates December 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: The Latest on the Omicron Variant

5 min read  
Updates December 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: What Do We Know About the Omicron Variant?

8 min read  
Updates November 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Booster Shots Get FDA, CDC Greenlight

4 min read  
Updates November 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Cases Rise for First Time in Two Months, Global Vaccine Tracker Unveiled

3 min read  
Updates November 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Vaccine Approved for Children, OSHA Vaccination Mandate

7 min read  
Updates October 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Average Case Rates Drop From Delta Wave’s Heights

4 min read  
Updates October 2021

New EEOC Guidance Addresses Faith-Based Vaccine Exemptions

7 min read  
Updates October 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Additional Booster Shots Recommended as FDA Prepares to Evaluate Vaccines for Younger Children

4 min read  
Updates October 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: FDA Considers COVID-19 Pill, Travel Restrictions To Be Lifted

4 min read  
Updates October 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: A Trio of Potential EUAs

6 min read  
Updates October 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: A Pill To Treat COVID-19?

4 min read  
Updates September 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Domestic and International Vaccine News

6 min read  
Updates September 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Updates on Vaccines for Children and Potential Authorization for Booster Shots

6 min read  
Updates September 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces New Pandemic Plan

2 min read  
Updates September 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: EU Restricts Travel, U.S. Boosts Vaccine Supply Chain

6 min read  
Updates August 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Full FDA Approval

6 min read  
Updates August 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Booster Shots Continue To Gain Steam

7 min read  
Updates August 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Response to Delta Variant Intensifies

5 min read  
Updates August 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Formidable Delta Variant Prompts Vaccine Mandates

6 min read  
Updates July 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: CDC Updates Guidance

7 min read  
Updates July 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Combating the Delta Variant

8 min read  
Updates July 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Cases on the Rise in All 50 States

6 min read  
Updates July 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Variant Reduces Vaccine Efficacy but There Is Disagreement on Need for Boosters

5 min read  
Updates July 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Variants and Vaccine Hesitancy

4 min read  
Updates June 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Delta Variant a Threat to the Unvaccinated

6 min read  
Updates June 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Pandemic Restrictions Are Disappearing

7 min read  
Updates June 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Preparing for Post-Pandemic Life

8 min read  
Updates June 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: U.S. Vaccination Effort Goes International

7 min read  
Updates May 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: WHO Sets Global Vaccine Goals for 2021

6 min read  
Updates May 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: 60% of American Adults Have Received One Vaccine Dose

4 min read  
Updates May 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Positive Signs on Path to Normalcy, Teenagers Approved for Vaccines

7 min read  
Updates May 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: White House Unveils New Vaccine Allocation Strategy

5 min read  
Updates April 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Guidance and Developments as Global Vaccination Continues

9 min read  
Updates April 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Public Health Emergency Extended

7 min read  
Updates April 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: An Annual COVID-19 Booster?

5 min read  
Updates April 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Vaccine Progress Continues in U.S.

6 min read  
Updates April 2021

Silver Linings: COVID-Response Law Offers Expanded Preference Protections

4 min read  
Updates April 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Preventing the Next Pandemic

6 min read  
Blog Post March 2021

$1.9 Trillion American Rescue Package Includes Major Relief for Single and Multiemployer Pension Plans

1 min read  
Updates March 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: 200M U.S. Vaccines by May — Biden’s New Goal

4 min read  
Updates March 2021

Navigating the American Rescue Plan’s Employment-Related Provisions

5 min read  
Updates March 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: 116 Million Vaccines

5 min read  
Published Articles March 2021

How Governments Can Make the Most of Federal COVID Relief

1 min read  
Updates March 2021

New Federal OSHA COVID-19 National Emphasis Program and Enforcement Response Plan Targets Industries and Activities for Inspection

3 min read  
Updates March 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: COVID-19 Relief, Vaccine Rollout Update

7 min read  
Blog Post March 2021

New Guidance Requires Free COVID-19 Testing and Vaccines

1 min read  
Updates March 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Leaders Ponder Return to Normalcy

9 min read  
Updates February 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: New Vaccines, Streamlined Shipment Coordination

4 min read  
Updates February 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces School Reopening Goals

4 min read  
Updates February 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: CDC Releases Guidance for Vaccinated Population

3 min read  
Updates February 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Vaccinations Surpass Infection Rate

5 min read  
Updates February 2021

FDA Updates Inspection Guidance with Minor Additions

3 min read  
Media Mentions February 2021

Adrienne Busby Comments on the Future of EUAs Post-Pandemic

2 min read  
Updates February 2021

Senate Republicans Offer Details on COVID-19 Relief

3 min read  
Updates February 2021

‘Made in America’ — President Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost U.S. Manufacturing, but to What Practical Effect?

8 min read  
Updates January 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: New Vaccines on the Horizon as COVID-19 Variants Pose Continued Challenges

7 min read  
Updates January 2021

HHS Amends PREP Act Declaration to Facilitate Vaccine Rollout

2 min read  
Updates January 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Administration Rolls Out COVID-19 Response

6 min read  
Updates January 2021

Over $21 Billion in Emergency Grant Aid Available to Higher Education Institutions and Students through HEERF II Funding Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act

9 min read  
Updates January 2021

U.S. Immigration Updates: H-1B Cap, Prevailing Wage Rule and International Travel Updates

6 min read  
Updates January 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Biden Announces Ambitious Vaccination Plan

5 min read  
Updates January 2021

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: U.S. Suffers Deadliest Days for COVID-19

7 min read  
Updates December 2020

Congress Provides Additional Funding and Guidelines for Paycheck Protection Program in Latest Stimulus Package

7 min read  
Updates December 2020

CDC: All Air Passengers Traveling From the U.K. to the U.S. Must Have Proof of a Negative COVID-19 Test

3 min read  
Updates December 2020

EEOC Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations

3 min read  
Updates December 2020

Congress Extends and Liberalizes COVID-19 Tax Benefits

4 min read  
Updates December 2020

Congress Passes First Major COVID-19 Relief Since April

8 min read  
Updates December 2020

U.S. Department of Education Extends and Clarifies COVID-Related Waivers for Accrediting Agencies

5 min read  
Updates December 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: 2.9M Vaccines Delivered, Relief Package Update

8 min read  
Updates December 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: FDA Committee Recommends Vaccine Approval

6 min read  
Updates December 2020

Bipartisan Lawmakers Put Forth $908 Billion COVID-19 Relief Package

5 min read  
Updates December 2020

Department of Health and Human Services Amends PREP Act Declaration

4 min read  
Updates November 2020

IRS Launches Another Misguided Missile at Paycheck Protection Program Loan Recipients

2 min read  
Updates November 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Vaccine Update, Thanksgiving Guidance

6 min read  
Updates November 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Positive Developments in the Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

7 min read  
Updates November 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: New Cases Climb in the U.S.

4 min read  
Updates October 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: 8+ Million Cases in the U.S. and Counting

5 min read  
Updates October 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: U.S. Eyes Third Wave as Scientific Understanding, FDA Actions Advance

5 min read  
Updates October 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Second Wave Hits Europe, Reinfection Cases Emerge

4 min read  
Updates October 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Vaccine Development Progresses as Cases Spike in the U.S.

7 min read  
Updates October 2020

The American Telemedicine Association Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy

6 min read  
Updates October 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: POTUS Tests Positive, Pharma Pushes Back on Vaccine Politics

5 min read  
Updates September 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Case Count, Death Toll Both Rising as Public Health Officials Work to Instill Confidence in a Vaccine

7 min read  
Updates September 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Researchers Study Dining Risks, Asymptomatic Transmission

8 min read  
Blog Post September 2020

PREP Act Does Not Require Federal Forum for State Law Negligence Claims Related to COVID-19

1 min read  
Updates September 2020

Revised DOL FFCRA Rules Narrow Health Care Provider Exemption, Ease Advance Notice Requirements

6 min read  
Updates September 2020

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Pharma Companies Sign Vaccine Pledge, Relief Package Stalls

5 min read  
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