With Election Day 2018 just two weeks away, political forecasters are searching for any and every clue as to the ultimate outcome of the congressional election during President Trump’s first midterm in office. With all House...more
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
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Appeals ,
Broadband ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Clean Water Rule ,
Comment Period ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Delays ,
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 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Manufacturers ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part B ,
NAFTA ,
Notice of Inquiry ,
OMB ,
Pesticides ,
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 ,
Drug Pricing ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Farm Bill ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FIRRMA ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
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
/ Affordable Care Act ,
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 ,
Hazardous Waste ,
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
Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more
6/7/2018
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Aluminum Sales ,
Banking Sector ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Capital Requirements ,
Congressional Review Act ,
CRA ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
DACA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Drug Pricing ,
FCC ,
Federal Budget ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gun Laws ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part D ,
National Security ,
Open Internet Rules ,
Opioid ,
Petition for Rulemaking ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 201 ,
Section 232 ,
Section 340B ,
Solar Panels ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tax Relief ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
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
/ Affordable Care Act ,
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
December is often the busiest time in Washington, and this year is no different as Congress races toward the holiday finish line. There is still a multitude of problems to solve before members can head back to their...more
12/12/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
DACA ,
FCC ,
Federal Budget ,
H-1B ,
Individual Mandate ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
IPAB ,
Israel/Palestine ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Middle East ,
Natural Resources ,
Ownership Requirements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Section 232 ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Remedies ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas