Following nearly a year of committee hearings, research, policy briefs, and discussion with agency experts, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) and Ranking Member...more
Despite February being a short month, various proposals are still on the table. As Congress returns from recess this week, it faces a daunting to-do list. Government funding runs out by mid-February, Democrats are looking for...more
Late last month, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber signed off on new congressional and state legislative maps based on an updated population count from the 2020 census. An independent redistricting commission for...more
As Congress returns from its holiday recess, January is shaping up to be a busy month in Washington, and 2022 will prove to be just as eventful. See below on what awaits Congress, and the upcoming agenda the Foley Federal...more
What follows is an update to our August 9, 2021 article, Top Ten: What You Need to Know About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Last Friday evening, November 5, 2021, the House of Representatives...more
11/15/2021
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Bridges ,
Broadband ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Power Grid ,
Public Transit ,
Railways ,
Roads ,
Water
On Tuesday morning, Aug. 10, the Senate passed its bipartisan infrastructure plan, H.R. 3684, by a 69-30 margin. A group of ten senators – nicknamed the “G10” and led by Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Rob Portman (R-OH) –...more
8/10/2021
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Bipartisan Budget ,
Broadband ,
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Energy Sector ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
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Surface Transportation ,
Wastewater
This morning, the United States Senate Committee on Finance questioned Pres. Biden’s nominee, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, for Administrator for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as Andrea Palm, the nominee...more
4/16/2021
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Best Practices ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Healthcare ,
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) ,
Medicare ,
Section 340B ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
Telehealth
President Joe Biden announced his plan for a new COVID-19 relief package on January 20, 2021 - the day he took office. He, along with Democrat leadership, attempted to gain bipartisan support for the legislation, but...more
2/15/2021
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Federal Funding ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Tax Credits ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Vaccinations
On December 21, 2020, Congress passed a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation as part of the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
12/23/2020
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Grants ,
Health Care Providers ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Medicare ,
Moratorium ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Legislation ,
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SBA ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Insurance
On December 20, 2020, Congress introduced a long-anticipated additional round of COVID relief legislation, known as the Bipartisan-Bicameral Omnibus COVID Relief Deal. This relief bill provides much-needed stimulus to...more
President-elect Joe Biden and his team will move into the White House in January 2021. With COVID-19 still a major national issue that he will need to tackle head-on and right away, let’s explore the top ten ways the...more
Foley's Election Task Force is a group of attorneys and government public policy professionals made up of knowledgeable attorneys, former members of Congress, and well-connected policy advisors. We've covered the 2020...more
This afternoon, the United States Senate voted on a targeted COVID-19 relief package, which was introduced by Majority Leader McConnell earlier this week. The bill failed, with a vote of 52-47. This bill would have provided...more
On Saturday, August 8, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and three executive memoranda as negotiations for an additional bipartisan COVID-19 relief plan stalled in Washington. These actions follow more than two...more
8/12/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Eviction ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ,
HUD ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
Stafford Act ,
Student Loans ,
Unemployment Benefits
On July 27, 2020, Senate Republicans released their proposal for the next round of federal legislation to provide relief regarding the coronavirus pandemic. The entire $1 trillion Republican proposal will be known as the...more
The House and Senate returned to Washington July 20, and a second Coronavirus Relief Package is at the top of the agenda. Passed in late May on party-line voting, the House Democrats' HEROES Act would provide over $3.5...more
7/21/2020
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Health Care Providers ,
HRSA ,
Indian Health Service (IHS) ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OSHA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Relief Measures ,
Restaurant Industry ,
SAMHSA ,
Small Business ,
Social Distancing ,
Telehealth ,
Unemployment Benefits