As Senators-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are sworn-in after certification of the Georgia elections, Democrats are poised to assume the majority in the Senate, which, along with their control of the White...more
1/18/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Security ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Members of Congress ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Reform ,
Telecommunications
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
/ Add-ons ,
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
As the Trump presidency completes its first 10 weeks, the administration is celebrating big wins on the regulatory reform front while nursing some wounds from a major defeat on efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable...more
4/3/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
Broadband Privacy Rules ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electronic Devices ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
International Relations ,
International Travel ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medical Devices ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Neil Gorsuch ,
NEPA ,
North Korea ,
Obama Administration ,
OMB ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Repeal ,
Secretary of State ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Supreme Court Justices ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Policy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
Trump Administration ,
User Fees ,
USTR
The Trump presidency is halfway through its first 100 days. The legislative and executive branches are under a unified Republican government for only the second time since the Eisenhower administration, and the GOP is seeking...more
3/22/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
CBO Report ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Budget Office ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
FERC ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Health Insurance ,
Immigration Reform ,
NAFTA ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Repeal ,
Tax Reform ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Two For One Rule
The Trump administration and Congress continue to take on a new shape. The Presidential Transition Team officially shut its U.S. General Services Administration office on February 28, 2017, and the remaining staff moved to...more
3/4/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
B-1 ,
Budget Reconciliation ,
Buy American Act ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Employer Mandates ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Former Employee ,
H-1B ,
L-1 ,
NAFTA ,
Obama Administration ,
Repeal ,
Rescission ,
Tax Credits ,
Television Broadcast Stations ,
Trafficking ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States ,
Work Visas
The first four weeks of the Trump administration have brought a flurry of policy and regulatory activity through Executive Orders (EO), proposed new legislation and review of existing regulation. After eight years of the...more
2/17/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Border Adjustment Taxes ,
Comment Period ,
Conflict Mineral Rules ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-Verify ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
H-1B ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Reform ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Mexico ,
Mining ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Refugees ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
US-Mexico Border Wall ,
USTR ,
Visas