Following a truncated August recess, the House and the Senate returned to Washington after Labor Day with a full plate of legislative items to address prior to the end of the fiscal year on September 30. That list includes...more
10/4/2018
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Clean Water Rule ,
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Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Drug Approvals ,
Drug Pricing ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Farm Bill ,
FCC ,
Federal Funding ,
Federal Pilot Programs ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
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Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part B ,
NAFTA ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
OMB ,
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Political Candidates ,
Primary Elections ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Rebates ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
SNAP Program ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Trade Promotion Authority ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States
Lawmakers returned from their Independence Day recess prepared for more legislative fireworks over a slew of outstanding agenda items, including a showdown over the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace...more
7/18/2018
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Appropriations Bill ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
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Exports ,
Farm Bill ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FIRRMA ,
Healthcare Reform ,
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NDAA ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Section 340B ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
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 ,
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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