Legislative Updates

Your update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK  In late June, in response to numerous mass shooting tragedies in the U.S., Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan gun violence prevention bill. The law provides for additional scrutiny of gun purchasers under the age of 21, incentivizes states to adopt red-flag legislation […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK  Heading into the Memorial Day recess period, leaders in the U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration still have many major domestic policy priorities they wish to advance this year, including an additional COVID preparedness aid package; a narrower version of the Biden Administration’s Build Back Better proposals […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK  The U.S. Congress and the Biden Administration continue to balance legislative and policy efforts to respond to global and domestic crises while still pursuing their political priorities. President Biden and Congress have worked together to pass laws and create policies to aid Ukraine’s defense against Russia and […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK The Russian war on Ukraine, and its impact on the global economy and U.S. foreign policy, command substantial attention in Washington, even as numerous policy priorities proceed. On Mar. 28, President Biden officially unveiled his FY 2023 budget. Congress has begun reviewing Biden’s proposals and identifying the […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK The U.S. federal government averted a shutdown following the Senate passage of a continuing resolution in February to extend funding. Congress will work toward the completion of a FY2022 appropriations package before March 11 when the current government funding extension expires. The Senate Judiciary Committee and the […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK Two major parts of President Biden’s domestic legislative agenda–the Build Back Better bill and voting rights reform–failed to advance in the U.S. Congress in January. While these issues remain important to the slim Democrat majority in Congress and their efforts on a path forward may continue, near-term […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK  The U.S. Congress passed several essential government funding measures before starting its holiday recess period. On December 2, Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded temporarily through February 18, thereby avoiding a government shutdown. Congress also voted on December 15 to raise the debt […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK After months of intense negotiations, President Biden’s domestic economic agenda legislation made significant progress in the U.S. Congress in November. First, a $1.2 bipartisan infrastructure bill (which cleared the Senate on August 10 by a bipartisan 69-30 vote) was approved in the House on Friday, November 5 […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Negotiations between House and Senate Democrat leaders and the White House have continued in earnest this month toward reaching a final agreement and Congressional passage of the Biden economic agenda (the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF) legislation and a scaled-back Democratic social services and climate change bill advanced […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress and the Biden Administration have continued intense negotiations since July seeking a deal to pass and sign into law the two key pillars of the President’s “Build Back Better” economic agenda–the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework (BIF), to fund areas including broadband, roads, highways and other […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Since early July a bipartisan group of ten Senators and White House officials have been deeply engaged in negotiating the details of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF) and a broader $3.5 trillion Democratic social programs spending bill (to be passed by Democrat-only majority vote through […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK President Biden returned in mid-June from his first major overseas trip to Europe focused on negotiating with Congress on a bipartisan deal for traditional infrastructure investments as part of his two-part economic recovery plan. Some influential support has grown in the Senate (a core bipartisan group of […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK President Biden seeks to advance the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan both in bipartisan negotiation meetings with members of the House and Senate, and in travels by him and Administration officials around the country reaching out to citizens. They continue the promotion of the Administration’s $2+ trillion jobs plan. […]