In This Issue:

- Energy and Climate Debate

- Congress

- Administration

- Department of Commerce

- Department of Energy

- Department of Interior

- Department of State

- Environmental Protection Agency

- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

- Federal Trade Commission

- International

- States

- Miscellaneous

- Excerpt from Energy and Climate Debate:

The House and Senate are in session for just a few more days prior to adjourning the 113th Congress. Remaining issues to address during the lame duck include the hybrid omnibus-continuing resolution, which could close out most work on fiscal 2015 spending and fund the government after December 11, a tax extenders package, completing the Defense authorization, a terrorism risk insurance extension, which expires December 31, and a handful of other last minute measures.

The House may pass the omnibus spending package, which will distribute about $1 trillion in discretionary funds, December 10, at which point the Senate will take it up December 11 before adjourning for the year.