With several races still too close to call, Republicans maintained and expanded their majority in the Senate, while Democrats picked up enough seats to take control of the House. Once in the majority, House Democrats can be expected to exercise their oversight, and if necessary, subpoena authority to compel responses from the Administration to inquiries from the minority on a host of controversial topics that were not answered due to the process that only committee chairs could compel those responses. Despite the increased political rancor that comes with a divided Congress, there are important and bipartisan issues such as consumer data security and privacy reforms, federal infrastructure programs, and immigration reforms that could receive bipartisan agreement. There will also be new leadership on key committees like Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation that will influence policymaking in technology, telecommunications, innovation, and other key areas.

Read the full update for an overview of expected changes in leadership on congressional committees that shape policies that determine how businesses can integrate emerging technologies to be competitive in today’s economy. We also explore the potential agenda for the 116^th Congress as it may impact companies with a stake in issues ranging from data privacy to antitrust, oversight, and technology and innovation policy.

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