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The Week in Weed: July 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Senate confirmed a new head of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Senate Appropriations...more

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The Week in Weed: July 2025 # 2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, another cannabis legalization measure cropped up in Pennsylvania. ...more

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Senate Concludes Rescissions Vote-a-Rama

The Senate approved a revised version of H.R.4, the Rescission Act of 2025 on July 17, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the morning of July 16 and lasted 13 hours. Senators took roll call votes on 17 amendments and motions...more

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Senate Prepares for Rescissions Vote-a-Rama

On Tuesday, July 15, the Senate voted 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, on the motion to proceed with debate on H.R.4, the Rescission Act of 2025. Democrats used 10 hours of the statutorily...more

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The Weekly Hill Update - July 2025

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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

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Let Your Voice be Heard: Congress Wants to Hear from Small Business Government Contractors

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On July 8, 2025, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Subcommittee) will hold a hearing titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Fostering Opportunities for Small Business Contractors.” The...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: July 7, 2025

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Reconciliation aftermath - Last week, President Trump signed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, into law after months of work on the reconciliation package. This week, things will slightly cool down in Washington, DC....more

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McDermott+ Check-Up – June 18, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S DOSE - - Senate Finance Committee Releases Reconciliation Text. The language is subject to change as negotiations continue and the Byrd rule process plays out. - CMS Releases MA Risk Adjustment Audit Methodology...more

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U.S. Senate Proposes Changes to ITC and PTC

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The United States Senate Committee on Finance this afternoon released draft text of its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which is available here. Although we are continuing to review the draft legislation, at a high...more

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Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update - June 13, 2025

It’s been a busy couple of weeks in space policy. Although the House Appropriations Committee kept defense funding flat at FY25 levels, it significantly increased funding for Space Force and RDT&E. On the north side of the...more

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Senators urge Senate Banking Committee to amend CFPB funding

On June 9, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other Democratic senators sent a letter to Sen. Tim Scott, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, insisting the Committee to hold a markup on...more

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NAAG Tells Congress to “Just Say Yes” to Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Act

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The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 37 state and territory AGs to Democratic and Republican leadership in the U.S. House and Senate, urging them to pass the Youth...more

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The Week in Weed: May 2025

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the Congressional Cannabis Caucus is hoping to lift the ban on cannabis research. A DC dispensary heard...more

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Legal Aid Funding Draws Bipartisan Support from AGs

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A coalition of 40 bipartisan AGs sent a letter to U.S. Senate and House Leaders urging them to allocate continued funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which provides civil legal services to low income and...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (4/30)

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State legislators oppose Chicago mayor’s desire for more taxpayer dollars - “A number of Illinois legislators are making it clear that they oppose spending more state taxpayer dollars on Chicago unless city officials...more

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Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act Re-introduced in House of Representatives

On April 8, 2025, the federal Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act (“AHCIA”) was reintroduced in the House with 117 bipartisan co-sponsors from over 30 different states. The bill would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax...more

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Senate Concludes Vote-a-Rama on Revised Budget Resolution

The Senate approved H.Con.Res.14 in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 5, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the night before and lasted over 5 hours. The final vote was 51-48, with Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Susan...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of March 24, 2025: The Rush to Resolve Competing Budget Resolutions

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Both chambers are in session this week, although the House will pause its voting schedule so members can travel on Wednesday for the funeral of Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)....more

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Look Ahead to the Week of March 10: Will Congress Avoid a Government Shutdown?

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Both chambers are in session this week, although the House is scheduled to leave early to accommodate the House Democrats’ annual policy retreat.  The focus this week will be on preventing a government shutdown, with federal...more

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Senate Begins Vote-a-Rama

On Wednesday Feb. 12, the Senate Budget Committee advanced a fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget resolution by a vote of 11-10. The Senate voted to move forward with debate on the resolution on Tuesday, Feb. 18, triggering a...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 18: Senate Continues Budget Work

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The Senate is in session this week, but the House is in recess. It is anticipated that the Senate may begin floor work on its budget resolution this week, culminating in a “vote-a-rama,” which is a series of votes on...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 10: Dueling Budget Resolutions

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. On Friday, the Senate introduced its own budget resolution, which establishes a path for reconciliation that permits the upper chamber to sidestep its 60-vote requirement...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (2/5)

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Illinois House Republicans demand Pritzker cut migrant services - “Illinois House Republicans want to cut migrant services as a way to handle the budget deficit facing Illinois. The state is looking at a $3.2 billion budget...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of January 6: Welcome to the 119th Congress

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week as the 119th Congress kicks into gear, after formally being sworn in on Friday, January 3. Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced his intent for the House...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of December 16: One Week to Go

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Both the House and Senate are scheduled to depart Washington, DC on Friday but have a long list of tasks to finish before adjourning the 118th Congress. Last week, the House passed the annual defense authorization package,...more

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