Legislative Updates

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Republican majority leaders in Congress faced substantial political obstacles in their efforts to pass priority legislation prior to the Memorial Day recess period at month’s end.  The leaders had missed an April deadline for passing a longer term reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress returned to Washington mid-month after a two-week spring holiday break lacking a clear path for FY 2026 funding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The impasse has centered on the timing of and extent to which funds will be directed to DHS’s Immigration and […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress departed Washington at the end of March for a two-week spring holiday recess, leaving behind significant unfinished business. Despite weeks of discussion, the House and Senate failed to agree on a way forward to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and resume paying its […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address of his second term in office on February 24. He focused on a message that in a little more than one year he and his administration had ushered in a new era of American prosperity, seeking […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK As expected, the House and Senate have spent significant effort in January on completing the FY 2026 appropriations legislation by a January 30 deadline when the current continuing resolution to avoid a partial federal government shutdown expires. Legislators have also confronted major foreign policy distractions following […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congressional activity intensified during December in the lead-up to the winter holiday break, with the House and Senate scheduled to return to Washington the week of January 5, 2026. To avoid a second government shutdown, Congress must pass legislation to fund the federal government by midnight […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK On November 12, President Trump signed into law the legislation passed by Congress to end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history and extend funding through January 30, 2026. Following the Senate’s approval, the House, led by the Republican majority, passed the legislation by a […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Bipartisan Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement by midnight on October 1 to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating. By month’s end, the shutdown had continued into a fourth week, with most federal government operations shuttered except for those deemed […]