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The House has already begun its August recess, but the Senate remains in session for one more week. However, President Trump has continued pressuring the Senate to cancel August recess in a bid to advance additional...more
The Senate is in session this week, but the House was granted an unscheduled recess week after narrowly passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act before July 4 (H.R. 1). President Trump signed the bill into law over the weekend,...more
“While the financial markets have become comfortable with dismissing the tail risks associated with the president’s boldest policy proposals, President Trump has successfully enacted ambitious policy proposals, albeit perhaps...more
“The Trump administration’s shock and awe campaign over the president’s first months back in the Oval Office has caused a spike in uncertainty for the economy and the private sector. It is still possible though to classify...more
Both chambers are in session this week. Late Sunday night, House Republicans successfully advanced their reconciliation proposal through the Budget Committee, following Friday’s failed vote when conservative members...more
Revenue warning signs flash as Springfield preps for budget talks - “Already there are signs that Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget plan announced in February, which projected $55.4 billion in revenue, was optimistic. The...more
Both chambers are in session this week. House Republicans will continue their pursuit of a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities. The House Natural Resources Committee will hold...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
Both chambers are in session this week. House Republicans will now begin their push to enact a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities, including immigration enforcement, tax...more
“While President Donald Trump’s love of tariffs is often attributed to his desire for leverage in negotiations, the ones he seeks to use to reshore manufacturing are inherently intended to be non-negotiable."...more
Both chambers are in session this week. Last week, President Trump announced larger-than-anticipated tariffs, including a 10% “baseline” tariff on goods imported from all countries and “discounted reciprocal” tariffs on...more
Both chambers are in session this week. House and Senate Republican leaders will continue working on a compromise budget resolution that could reach the Senate floor later this week. The resolution will establish formal plans...more
Pillsbury’s recent alert on the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE,” an autonomous organization created by President-elect Trump and spearheaded by Elon Musk, identified several steps for industries...more
As of Friday September 29, 2023, the United States Congress has yet to reach a spending agreement, as a result companies with international trade operations should prepare for a potential Federal government shutdown. The...more
As members of Congress continue to negotiate government spending levels allotted for the next fiscal year, the United States is poised for its fourth partial government shutdown in the last decade—putting at risk the regular...more