Nota Bene Podcast Episode 134: U.S. Q3 Check In: Infrastructure Bill Updates and Big Tech Antitrust with Elizabeth Frazee and Chani Wiggins
The First 100 Days of the Biden Administration: Healthcare Priorities and Landscape
Crystal Ball Perspective: Will Healthcare Reform be Repealed if Romney Wins the Presidential Election?
Earlier today, the White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request to Congress. Overall, it proposes $7.3 trillion in total spending, including a proposed $895 billion for defense and approximately $621 billion...more
Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “Act”) as part of the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. The U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Act this...more
The White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request on Monday. Overall, it proposes $5.8 trillion in total spending, including a proposed $813 billion for defense and about $769 billion in non-defense...more
Tax Tidbit - Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more
In mid-September, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Richard Neal (D-Mass.) introduced an amendment to the budget reconciliation legislation that would make a number of changes to IRAs....more
It Seemed Like a Good Idea- In July of this year, one of my partners, who chairs the board of a local grantmaking public charity, asked if I would present at a CLE program to be sponsored by the charity on October 28 (last...more
If Only- Have you ever wondered what trajectory your career or business would have taken had you done something differently? Have you ever wished you could turn back the clock to correct a mistake, to complete an...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
The Senate action sets the stage for weeks of fierce negotiation and tough compromises, including for those seeking infrastructure funding “wins” and the targets of new “pay-for” measures to fund the bill, including through...more
Movement Toward Tax Increases- You may have read last week that Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee announced they had reached a deal on a budget resolution that will enable them to bypass Senate Republicans on the...more
Former Congressman Mike Ferguson, leader of BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, and former Congressman Heath Shuler, a Senior Advisor on the Federal Policy team host bipartisan leaders from the House and Senate to discuss...more
“Yeah, I’m the Tax Man” Last week, several media outlets reported that Mr. Biden will soon propose that Congress increase the federal income tax rate applicable to long-term capital gains recognized by individual...more
On August 10, 2020, we published a post outlining some of President Biden’s tax proposals set forth on the campaign trail. This post takes a deeper look at some of those proposals and some of the factors likely to influence...more
The Situation: The Trump Administration, in collaboration with the House and Senate, has introduced a Framework for tax reform legislation that could bring sweeping changes to U.S. tax laws....more