DE Under 3: Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
Podcast: Private Fund Regulatory Update: Post-U.S. Government Shutdown
Podcast: Keeping Up with Recent Changes and Trends in Private Fund Regulation
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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
After considering additional “mini-budget” and tax bills, Legislators have left Raleigh and will return on Nov. 13 for a session likely focused on congressional redistricting. After concluding that session, they will return...more
On February 15, President Trump signed H.J. Res. 31, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019,” averting a new government shutdown and authorizing appropriations for the remaining unfunded federal agencies through September...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Partial Government Shutdown Continues With No End in Sight: The ongoing partial government shutdown, a result of 7 of the 12 annual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess Week. The House and Senate are both in recess this week for the 4th of July holiday. Clark Hill wishes you a safe and enjoyable Independence Day....more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Appropriations on Senate Floor. This week, the Senate plans to take up a three-bill appropriations package, commonly referred to as a “minibus”, including Military...more
A government shut down arises when Congress fails to pass an appropriations act that enables federal agencies to spend. There should be separate appropriations acts for groups of agencies. However, in recent years, Congress...more
House Passes Bill on Disaster Funding: House Republicans easily passed a supplemental spending bill that included $36.5 billion of disaster aid with a vote of 353-69 after some initial worries on Thursday afternoon that it...more
Budget Release: Congressional staff is suggesting that the President’s full 2018 budget should be released on May 22nd. Continuing Resolution: The House gave lawmakers one more week to agree on a spending bill to fund...more
With the national party conventions less than eight weeks away, the House and Senate continue to push forward on Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) appropriations legislation (despite possible floor obstacles detailed below) and other...more
What's New - SENATE - The Senate had a busy week working through the Senate calendar and addressing bills returned from the House. The Senate concurred with the House amendments on S. 1035, the “South Carolina...more
What's New - SENATE - It was another busy week in the Senate as members continued to work through various bills on the lengthy Senate Calendar. The Senate spent the day on Wednesday taking up the Governor’s veto on...more
While summer isn’t officially over until September 22, for most here in the nation’s capital the vacations are nearly completed and it is back to work as Congress returns from the long August recess and Labor Day holiday. ...more
Since I left the Department, I have watched with great excitement and optimism as more and more politicians in Washington talk out loud about passing a transportation reauthorization bill. You have been a tireless and...more
In This Issue: - Introduction - Agriculture, Food Safety, and Nutrition - Appropriations, Budget, and Debt Ceiling - Defense and National Security - Education - Energy and Environment - Financial...more
Narrowly averting a federal government shutdown, on December 13 in a rare Saturday evening session the Senate passed the massive 1600 page, $1.1 trillion FY2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill that will fund government operations...more
Following its usual summer break over August 2014, Congress came back from its five-week summer recess and spent a whopping eight days or so back in session before recessing once again, approximately a week early, to hit the...more
By a vote of 29-1, on June 5, 2014, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed legislation (S. 2438) funding fiscal year (FY) 2015 activities for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT’s programs for crude oil and...more