Congress · 117th Congress
Peters eyes progress on unfinished cyber bills in next Congress
The infrastructure spending bill provides $1 billion for grants to state and local governments to improve cybersecurity.
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Policy · 117th Congress
Post-pandemic, CDC faces ‘uphill battle’ for backing in new Congress
The U.S. reported its first case of mpox on May 17 and the agency had its vaccination strategy in place by June 28, but it took until Sept. 1 for the agency to access data on how the vaccination had been
Congress · 117th Congress
New NDAA advocates bulkier national defense budget
It would prohibit the retirement of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and prevent or modify the retirement plans for various aircraft, including B-1, F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-40 aircraft.
Congress · 117th Congress
Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman
In a November letter to Amtrak, Graves demanded a staff briefing on Amtrak awarding executive annual bonuses of $200,000 despite the corporation’s adjusted operating earnings being negative $1 billion
Politics · 117th Congress
‘Rampant disinformation’ seen undermining safe voting technology
Congress approved more than $1 billion in federal grants to be administered by the Election Assistance Commission since the 2016 elections to help states and local jurisdictions upgrade equipment
Congress · 117th Congress
White House seeks more Ukraine weapons support in Senate NDAA
standoff The administration also strongly opposes continued funding for the nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM-N) and its associated warhead, and any attempts to delay the retirement of the B83-1
Congress · 117th Congress
Rubio backs $33 billion Florida hurricane aid supplemental
.$1 billion for the EPA, most of which would fund clean water grants.$400 million for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, half of which would go toward fisheries assistance.$300 million
Policy · 117th Congress
Underfunded states to get boost in high-tech research money
The second track provides $1 million per year for four years to encourage collaboration between eligible states.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate bill would boost alternative assets in 401(k) plans
Association represents investors in private equity, venture capital, commodities and other nontraditional alternatives, with board members like Chicago-based Northern Trust Corp., which managers over $1
Congress · 117th Congress
With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await
The United States is the No. 1 producer of oil and gas in the world, according to the Energy Information Administration, and has seen an uptick in gas production in recent months, with more natural
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project
Schumer, D-N.Y., said he plans to fold Manchin’s bill into legislation to keep the government open into the new budget year, which begins Oct. 1. Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden
Schumer, D-N.Y., has pledged to include the legislation in a continuing resolution needed to fund the federal government before the beginning of fiscal 2023 on Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pipeline’s backers have financial, campaign ties
The Equitrans PAC was first registered on Oct. 1, 2018, federal records show. Manchin has received $10,000 from the same PAC, which also gave $7,500 to Sen. John Barrasso’s campaign.
Congress · 117th Congress
Stopgap funding bill set to dominate September agenda
Washington this month to wrestle with a White House request for $47.1 billion in emergency supplemental funds and the need to pass a stopgap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Biden rally blasts GOP, but real midterm effect will come on the road
won with more than 79 percent of the vote in 2020, included a rally at a Rockville high school and an earlier fundraising stop at a private residence in Bethesda that a DNC official said would raise $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers may argue about climate change, but they want seawalls
The U.S. is on track for 1 foot in sea level rise by 2050 and 2 feet by 2100, according to NOAA and NASA.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden signs major climate, health care and tax bill into law
The package is estimated to cut the federal deficit by about $300 billion over the next decade, thanks to revenue raisers that include a 15 percent minimum tax on the largest corporations, a 1 percent
Congress · 117th Congress
Budget bill clears as Democrats seek to head off midterm losses
Combined with last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law that represents the other pillar of Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, Democrats will have delivered on roughly $1 trillion out of the $4
Congress · 117th Congress
Crypto sector lobbying expenditures up a third in second quarter
The cryptocurrency exchange spent $1.3 million last quarter, almost a fifth of all lobbying expenditures by the industry, with spending on its internal lobbying team accounting for $1 million of
Congress · 117th Congress
Thune breaks through Democratic bloc on ‘vote-a-rama’ amendments
James Lankford, R-Okla., offered an amendment to provide $1 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue to implement Title 42 until 120 days after the termination of the COVID