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The Senate voted to pass the $750 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) on Aug. 7, concluding a marathon session that began the night before. Passage of the bill in the Senate all but ensures a...more
LEGISLATIVE LOWDOWN -
Congress Advances Towards CR as Deadline Approaches. Yesterday, Senate Democrats proposed legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 16 with the use of a continuing resolution (CR). The...more
9/29/2022
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Democrats’ Latest Push for an Expanded CTC. With the year-long effort to legislate a comprehensive energy, healthcare and tax bill finally completed, many Democratic lawmakers and members of the administration have fully...more
9/21/2022
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This document summarizes the tax provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 that passed the Senate on Aug. 7, 2022. Modifications made to the bill by floor amendment are bolded and highlighted in blue....more
This document summarizes the tax provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 agreement that was released on July 27, 2022. The blue font signifies portions of the new bill that were added or have been modified from...more
8/5/2022
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In an unexpected statement last Wednesday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) jointly announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement on a roughly $750 billion budget...more
On July 27, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a surprise agreement on a roughly $750 billion tax, energy and health care package including $370 billion in energy security and...more
8/1/2022
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Reconciliation Revival? Ever since Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) publicly renounced his support of the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBBA) in December of last year, the prospects of a reconciliation bill have appeared grim...more
Build Back Better Outlook. Congressional Democrats are still hoping they can pass some version of the Build Back Better Act (BBBA), the budget reconciliation vehicle to advance some of President Joe Biden’s legislative...more
6/24/2022
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Kustoff Joins Ways and Means. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) has been selected to replace former Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), who resigned from Congress earlier this year, on the House Ways and Means Committee. He will sit on the Worker...more
The House and the Senate reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 a.m., respectively....more
Tax Staffers Discuss State of Tax Policy. At a tax conference last week, top officials from the Biden administration and key congressional staffers discussed the latest in tax policy. One panel, which was focused on the...more
Replacing Reed? Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, resigned from Congress last week. As of this writing, Republicans have not indicated when—or whether—they will fill the vacancy left by...more
Congressional Tax Staffers Outline Agenda. Several senior staffers on the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee—Andrew Grossman, Courtney Connell, Derek Theurer and Tiffany Smith—participated in a...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Monday at 3 p.m., respectively....more
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Bipartisan Innovation Act: More Tax Talk. The conference committee to reconcile the House-passed America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength Act...more
5/5/2022
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SCOTUS Denies New York v. Yellen. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tax Day it would not hear a constitutional challenge to the $10,000 deduction limit on state and local taxes (SALT) enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...more
The House and Senate will reconvene Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. and Monday at 3:00 p.m., respectively....more
The Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax provisions on Dec. 11 for the Build Back Better Act (BBBA). This draft is substantively similar to the House version that passed on Nov. 19, although Senate Democrats made...more
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Year-End Legislative To-Dos. Washington has been consumed by President Joe Biden’s twin legislative vehicles: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Build Back Better Act—only one of which has been...more
On Nov. 3, the House Rules Committee released updated text for the Build Back Better Act, the budget reconciliation bill, which contains President Joe Biden’s human infrastructure and green energy priorities. This latest...more
On Monday, Sept. 13, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the final portion of the committee’s budget reconciliation recommendations. This alert provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of...more
On Friday, Sept. 10, House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) released the second tranche of the panel’s recommendations for budget reconciliation—the package through which Democrats aim to enact policies in...more
On Wednesday, July 28, the group of senators working on bipartisan infrastructure legislation announced they had reached agreement on a $1.2 trillion package containing funding for roads, bridges, broadband and public...more
On Friday, May 28, the Biden administration released its fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget request (“Budget”) and the following accompanying documents.
- Fact Sheet. Six-page summary of various proposals in the Budget.
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