Legislative Updates

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 […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The House and Senate returned to Washington, D.C. in September and resumed negotiations on stopgap legislation that would keep the federal government funded and avoid a shutdown on October 1. Lack of bicameral, bipartisan agreement and progress on that legislation by mid-month forced federal government departments […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The Senate returns to work in Washington, D.C., on September 6, and the House will be back in session on September 12. This schedule leaves only a few weeks for Congress to pass legislation to keep the federal government funded and operating past September 30 when […]

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 […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The need for President Joe Biden and Congress to reach an agreement on raising the debt limit so that the U.S. avoids a historic default later this year and continues to meet its existing financial obligations remains a crucial economic priority in Washington. President Biden wants […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK President Biden delivered his State of the Union address on February 7 before the closely-divided 118th Congress asserting that his policy agenda is producing positive results for the American people, including progress in fighting off inflation and recession threats. The President touted his administration’s successes in […]