Lawmakers have returned from the Memorial Day recess and are facing a packed legislative agenda over the summer. With the announcement this week of a shortened August recess, the Senate will have more time to address...more
6/13/2018
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Appropriations Bill ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Farm Bill ,
FCC ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Federal Funding ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Policy ,
Hazardous Waste ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAFTA ,
NDAA ,
Net Neutrality ,
North Korea ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Repeal ,
Spectrum ,
Tariffs ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Policy ,
Tribal Lands ,
Trump Administration ,
Water Resources Development Act
Congress returned from its spring recess with a host of issues to address—trade, Trump administration nominations and opioid legislation sitting atop the priority list. Given the ongoing data scandal at Facebook, privacy...more
4/12/2018
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Appropriations Bill ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Broadband ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Farm Bill ,
FCC ,
Foreign Agents ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Health Care Providers ,
HELP ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lobbying Disclosure Act ,
NAFTA ,
NHTSA ,
Omnibus Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Policy ,
Registration Requirement ,
Rural Areas ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Section 340B ,
Senate Finance Committee ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
Trump Administration
December is often the busiest time in Washington, and this year is no different as Congress races toward the holiday finish line. There is still a multitude of problems to solve before members can head back to their...more
12/12/2017
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
DACA ,
FCC ,
Federal Budget ,
H-1B ,
Individual Mandate ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IPAB ,
Israel/Palestine ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Middle East ,
Natural Resources ,
Ownership Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Section 232 ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
The exuberance of a November election victory for Republicans has given way to the difficult reality of passing legislation in a closely divided Senate. While the GOP has made significant gains in the area of regulatory...more
8/8/2017
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Arbitration ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration Reform ,
Iran Sanctions ,
NDAA ,
North Korea ,
RAISE Act ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Russia ,
STEM ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
User Fees ,
Venezuela
Despite the headlines coming out of Washington, Congress continues to move forward in regular fashion, discussing and acting upon key issues, such as funding the government, addressing the need to raise the debt ceiling and...more
6/3/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Campaign Finance Reform ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Budget ,
FERC ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
NAFTA ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Political Contributions ,
Quorum ,
Repeal ,
SCOTUS ,
Tax Reform ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
User Fees
Congress returned to session the week of April 24 following a two-week recess. Active discussions and debate surrounding the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and efforts to “repeal-and-replace” the Affordable Care Act resumed...more
5/10/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Employee Training ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Federal Budget ,
FERC ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OTMP ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
Congress entered into its spring recess on April 7 having delivered regulatory reforms to President Trump’s desk. In the first 75 days of the Trump administration, legislators approved 13 Congressional Review Act resolutions,...more
4/15/2017
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Call Blocking ,
China ,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Disclosure ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Foreign Relations ,
GAO ,
H-1B ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Infrastructure ,
Lobbying ,
Neil Gorsuch ,
Omnibus Guidance ,
Robocalling ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Spoofing ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule
As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more
4/3/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Devices ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
International Relations ,
International Travel ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Devices ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Neil Gorsuch ,
NEPA ,
North Korea ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Repeal ,
Secretary of State ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Policy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
Trump Administration ,
User Fees ,
USTR
The Trump presidency is halfway through its first 100 days. The legislative and executive branches are under a unified Republican government for only the second time since the Eisenhower administration, and the GOP is seeking...more
3/22/2017
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CBO Report ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Budget Office ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
FERC ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration Reform ,
NAFTA ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Tax Reform ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule
The Trump administration and Congress continue to take on a new shape. The Presidential Transition Team officially shut its U.S. General Services Administration office on February 28, 2017, and the remaining staff moved to...more
3/4/2017
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B-1 ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Buy American Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Employer Mandates ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Former Employee ,
H-1B ,
L-1 ,
NAFTA ,
Obama Administration ,
Repeal ,
Rescission ,
Tax Credits ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Trafficking ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States ,
Work Visas
The first four weeks of the Trump administration have brought a flurry of policy and regulatory activity through Executive Orders (EO), proposed new legislation and review of existing regulation. After eight years of the...more
2/17/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Border Adjustment Taxes ,
Comment Period ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-Verify ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Reform ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Refugees ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US-Mexico Border Wall ,
USTR ,
Visas