On December 6, 2023, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved the Promoting Innovation in Pipeline Efficiency and Safety Act of 2023 (PIPES or the Bill) to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous...more
12/11/2023
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- Legislation to bolster the U.S. supply chain for medical equipment becomes an issue of bipartisan focus in Congress.
- Differing proposals included in the House and Senate “Phase 4” COVID-relief proposals as well...more
8/5/2020
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With Introduction of HEALS Act, Bipartisan Negotiations on Phase 4 Begin in Earnest: An Analysis of the House and Senate Positions -
Senate Republicans on Monday unveiled their next COVID-19 response legislation in the...more
7/29/2020
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House Democrats Unveil Phase 4 Proposal – the HEROES Act -
House Democrats today unveiled H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act. The approximately $3 trillion proposal, which...more
5/13/2020
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Senate Closes in on Bipartisan Phase 3 Deal -
Congressional negotiations to pass Phase 3 of the emergency economic relief package continued throughout the day on Tuesday, following Monday’s failed procedural measure to...more
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Congress turns to Phase 3: Emergency Economic Relief -
This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY) released his proposal for Phase 3, the Coronavirus Aid,...more
- Weakness in the United States recycling model has been exposed by dramatic action in Asia, prompting a flurry of legislative activity at the local, state and federal level.
- Proposals extend beyond food, beverage and...more
Last week, a subset of the Democratic Senators and Representatives who previously led the introduction of the “Green New Deal” proposed legislation that, while a longshot, would alter dramatically the U.S. energy industry....more
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- House Democrats have released draft text for the CLEAN Future Act, a comprehensive climate bill that aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas pollution throughout the United States by 2050 by directing federal...more
2/10/2020
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As part of the effort to rebrand the party and reconnect with working-class voters who were lost in the presidential election, congressional Democrats revealed a new populist policy agenda, titled “A Better Deal: Better Jobs,...more
9/18/2017
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