In This Issue:

- Introduction

- Agriculture, Food Safety, and Nutrition

- Appropriations, Budget, and Debt Ceiling

- Defense and National Security

- Education

- Energy and Environment

- Financial Services

- Foreign Policy

- Health Care

- Immigration and Judiciary

- Postal Reform

- Regulatory Reform

- Tax Policy

- Telecommunications

- Trade Policy

- Transportation Policy

- Appendix – Congressional Leadership for 2015

- Appendix – House Committee Assignments

- Appendix – Senate Committee Assignments

- Washington Office Contact Information

- Excerpt from Introduction:

Legislative Agenda -

The new political dynamics of the 114th Congress will present some challenges over the next two years, as well as areas of opportunity for bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill and with the Obama Administration. The legislative agenda, in particular, will largely be influenced by a series of milestone dates that started with the swearing-in of the new Congress on January 6th and is continuing with a series of political party retreats. The joint House and Senate Republican retreat was held January 15th through the 16th, while Senate Democrats held a retreat January 14th through the 15th. A House Democratic retreat will be held January 28th through the 30th, and a House Progressive Caucus retreat will be held February 6th through the 7th. These retreats give the Republican and Democratic leadership of the House and Senate the opportunity to hear from their members about their goals and vision for the 114th Congress, and allow the leadership to start working to build consensus around policy priorities.

Following on President Obama’s delivery of the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, his Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request will be released on February 2nd, providing additional insight into the Obama Administration’s goals for the coming year.