Legislative Update

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK On January 18, Congress avoided another federal government shutdown threat by passing phased legislation to secure temporary funding of departments and agencies through March 1 (for Agriculture, Energy & Water, Transportation-HUD, and Military Construction) and March 8 (for Commerce, Justice & Science; Financial Services and General […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In January Congress will return to Washington facing a heavy, time-sensitive workload. In late December, despite delaying the start of their holiday break to continue negotiations, Senators were unable to agree on a framework for an FY 2024 supplemental funding package to provide aid to Ukraine […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress avoided a federal government shutdown by passing a Continuing Resolution (CR) in mid-November to extend funding temporarily until early 2024, which President Biden quickly signed into law. The CR was “laddered” to extend funding until January 19 in four areas (Agriculture, Energy-Water, Military Construction, and […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK On Oct. 25, Republicans in the U.S. House unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to be the next Speaker following 22 days of intra-party conflict, several failed nominees, and uncertainty during which no House legislative business could proceed. A small group of conservative Republican members dissatisfied […]