Legislative Updates

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK As expected, the House and Senate have spent significant effort in January on completing the FY 2026 appropriations legislation by a January 30 deadline when the current continuing resolution to avoid a partial federal government shutdown expires. Legislators have also confronted major foreign policy distractions following […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congressional activity intensified during December in the lead-up to the winter holiday break, with the House and Senate scheduled to return to Washington the week of January 5, 2026. To avoid a second government shutdown, Congress must pass legislation to fund the federal government by midnight […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK On November 12, President Trump signed into law the legislation passed by Congress to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history and extend funding through January 30, 2026. Following the Senate’s approval, the House, led by the Republican majority, passed the legislation by a […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Bipartisan Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement by midnight on October 1 to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating. By month’s end, the shutdown had continued into a fourth week, with most federal government operations shuttered except for those deemed […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Bipartisan Congressional leaders and the President struggled during September to reach a Continuing Resolution (CR) agreement to keep the federal government operating after an October 1 midnight deadline. To pass a CR and avoid a shutdown, the Senate needs some Senate Democrat votes. In a first […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. House started its summer recess period in late July and will return to Washington in early September. The Senate plans to start its recess by August 1, unless it remains in session for a period beyond that to confirm more of President Trump’s nominees […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late June, world attention abruptly turned to news of the U.S. entry into the Israel-Iran conflict with a bunker-buster bombing mission against Iran’s nuclear capabilities. President Trump and his Cabinet defended the move and asserted that the U.S. strikes had obliterated Iran’s nuclear facilities. President […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Following days of tense intraparty negotiations, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) led the House Republicans’ May 22 passage by a 1-vote margin (215-214) of a massive budget reconciliation bill that is central to achieving President Trump’s economic agenda, including the extension of 2017 tax cuts and an […]