Legislative Updates

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The U.S. Congress spent much of its efforts during January on organizing and populating its legislative and operational committees.  Following a lengthy process involving fifteen rounds of voting and extensive negotiations on rule changes and committee assignments with a select group of Republican conservative Representatives who […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK With the 117th Congress drawing to a close, the U.S. House and Senate aim to pass a nearly $1.7 trillion FY 2023 omnibus federal government spending bill before adjourning for the holiday break. If the omnibus spending bill is not passed by a December 23 deadline, […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues Outlook With the November 8 midterm elections concluded, Republicans successfully regained control of the U.S. House for the next (118th) Congress that begins on January 3, 2023, but by a far narrower margin than they had expected. Democrats have retained control in the next Congress of the […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK The midterm elections on November 8 will determine political control of the U.S. House and Senate starting in January 2023. The results will substantially influence U.S. policy-making efforts in key economic sectors for the next two years and have a major impact on the Biden administration’s […]

This is your brief update on important Internet policy issues. More detailed information is available to members in the i2Coalition Sept. 2022 Legislative Brief.  OUTLOOK In the last days of September, the U.S. Congress focused on the need to pass a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) by October 1 to fund the federal government and avert […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues. OUTLOOK The House and Senate are out of session until after the September 5 Labor Day holiday. Before leaving for the August recess, Senate Democrats utilized budget reconciliation procedures and achieved a key goal of the Biden Administration by passing on August 7 the Inflation Reduction Act. […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK With U.S. midterm elections only a few months away, Congress accelerated legislative activity on multiple fronts just prior to the August recess. On July 27, Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) made a surprise announcement that they had revived core pieces of […]

Your brief 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 […]

Your brief update on 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 brief update on important Internet policy issues  OUTLOOK  President Biden and Congress have been balancing their their political priorities with their responses to global and domestic crises. They worked together this month to pass laws aiding Ukraine and increased Russian economic sanctions. More debate on Ukraine support packages is to be expected. Judge Ketanji […]

Your brief 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 […]

Your brief 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 […]