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OFAC Recent Actions Posted 6/19/26 Treasury on Thursday paired new Hizballah-related sanctions with a separate package of Venezuela licensing actions, blocking Lebanese political figures and companies it says support Hizballah’s financial and political operations while easing or clarifying narrow authorizations for PdVSA bond, telecommunications, mail and Conviasa-related transactions. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 6/19/26 The Section 301 investigation turns a drug-pricing dispute into a trade fight, testing whether the Trump administration can use tariff law to pressure Germany and other wealthy markets to pay more for patented medicines. The case signals a broader effort to make foreign pharmaceutical reimbursement policy part of U.S. trade enforcement. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 6/19/26 BIS’s new General Authorization 3 gives certain automotive suppliers a direct route to seek approval for covered software and vehicle-connectivity hardware under the Connected Vehicles Rule, potentially easing compliance pressure on automakers and importers that must vet complex supply chains for China- and Russia-linked risks. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 6/19/26 The United States is pressing ahead with bilateral USMCA talks with Mexico, even as Canada remains outside the latest negotiating round despite formally submitting its own recommendations for the … This item is available in full to subscribers. Username or Email address Password Contact us for multi-user and enterprise options and our special government and academic rates at info@traderegs.com or call 703-283-5220.

Posted 6/19/26 GAO’s report raises a management and accountability issue for one of Washington’s main soft-power tools against Beijing: Congress has directed at least $1.6 billion to counter Chinese influence, but State and USAID lack complete project data and have not assessed whether the overall portfolio is producing results. This item is available in full to subscribers.

AML Posted 6/18/26 Federal financial regulators proposed a rule Thursday requiring stablecoin issuers to verify the identities of customers who open direct accounts with them, a bank-style compliance mandate that would not extend to oversight of secondary-market transactions or every later holder of a stablecoin. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 6/18/26 The bill would create a new federal review process for foreign investment pledges tied to trade deals or executive-branch negotiations, shifting oversight beyond national-security screening to labor standards, domestic sourcing, ethics and economic benefit.

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Posted 6/17/26 The penalty is OFSI’s largest Russia-related financial sanctions fine since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and its first penalty for a circumvention offense, underscoring that U.K. sanctions risk extends beyond cash payments to digital services, software access and other intangible “economic resources” provided to designated parties. This item is available in full to subscribers.

Posted 6/17/26 A broad deemed-export approach could require companies to classify AI-related technology, screen personnel by nationality, segregate model access, seek licenses and audit internal use in ways many software companies have never had to do. This item is available in full to subscribers. Username or Email address Password Contact us for multi-user and enterprise options and our special government and academic rates at info@traderegs.com or call 703-283-5220.