Legislative Update

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK U.S. House and Senate lawmakers departed Washington, D.C. on July 27 for the summer recess period. The Senate returns on September 6, and the House is back on September 12, leaving just a few weeks before the fiscal year ends on September 30. Passing legislation required […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  After averting a U.S. debt limit crisis in early June, the House and Senate resumed legislative work, with budget negotiations for the next fiscal year becoming a top priority. Conservative House Republicans want to cut government spending below the levels spelled out in the debt ceiling […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  Debt limit negotiations between the White House and the Speaker of the House dominated the Washington, DC political environment in May. Over the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, President Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a legislative deal–called the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) –to […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The impending potential default of the United States looms over Washington as the standoff between House Republicans and President Biden over raising the debt ceiling continues. House Republicans unveiled budget-cutting and debt ceiling legislation and approved it on April 26 by a close 217-215 vote. The […]