Campaigns · 117th Congress
$6M flows through loopholes in pledge against corporate PACs
Almost $1 million came from the PACs of lobbying groups and law firms, professional associations and business interests, the analysis shows.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
528 results for "1"
Congress · 117th Congress
Wyden, Toomey team up on cryptocurrency tax fixes
Rettig has estimated that gap could be $1 trillion per year.
Policy · 117th Congress
Wyden wants tweaks to infrastructure bill’s cryptocurrency rules
Rettig has estimated could be as much as $1 trillion each year including unpaid taxes on cryptocurrencies.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats change tack on spending bill floor debate
/p> If they’re able to complete the Commerce-Justice-Science bill this week as well, it would mean the House would have passed 10 of its 12 spending bills needed for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
Policy · 117th Congress
Washington is a lobbying boom town under Biden
changes to elections law, the bill also would reshape how congressional candidates fund their campaigns by instituting an optional public financing system that would match $6 in government money for every $1
Congress · 117th Congress
‘G-fees,’ pension smoothing on the table for infrastructure offsets
That additional fee expires on Oct. 1 unless the Federal Housing Finance Agency extends or changes it, or if Congress acts to renew it.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats leverage legal experience in voting rights push
“No. 1, it was because of the color of his skin, but also because of the change in election procedure,” Butterfield said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Debt limit deadline likely October or November, CBO says
The debt limit will reset on Aug. 1 to the total amount of debt outstanding on that day, which the CBO estimated will be about $28.5 trillion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Wyden pitches curbs on tax break for noncorporate businesses
The Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that taxpayers earning more than $1 million have claimed more than half the deduction’s benefit, for instance.
Policy · 117th Congress
Experts see promise in China competition bills, but want to see the money too
[jwp-video n=”1″] Experts say the three bills that have been introduced — two in the House, one in the Senate — would be a victory for basic science and technology researchers as well as national
Campaigns · 117th Congress
House Democrats build cash reserves ahead of 2022 midterms
Elissa Slotkin, whose state is losing a House seat following the 2020 census, raised the most in the second quarter with more than $1 million.
White House · 117th Congress
Biden’s voting rights speech may extend to issues of democracy itself
[jwp-video n=”1″]
Policy · 117th Congress
Political spending proposals gain traction in proxy season
These groups have spent $1 billion on elections through advertisements since the Citizens United decision, according to Open Secrets, a group that tracks campaign finance data.
Policy · 117th Congress
G-7 moves toward US on digital services, with details awaited
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country still plans to implement the tax on Jan. 1, 2022, while work to finalize an agreement continues.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate voting and ethics overhaul stalls, but Democrats united in vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] “This is a battle for the soul of America,” Schumer said.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Voting and ethics overhaul fuels drive to end Senate filibuster
in the Senate and HR 1 in the House.
Policy · 117th Congress
Industry cheers Supreme Court ruling on health care law
[jwp-video n=”1″] Conservative state officials and individuals had argued that the law was invalid after Republicans effectively ended that so-called “individual mandate” as part of the 2017
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republicans, Yellen spar over Biden tax proposals
Several Republicans mentioned opposition to Biden’s proposal to eliminate stepped-up basis on assets above $1 million, saying it doesn’t do enough to protect family farms and small businesses even
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden faces a summer of inflation, voters will be watching
While this is not a decisive margin, the fact that 45 percent — nearly 1 in 2 voters — viewed the ARP as a spending law with too many unrelated priorities means Democrats have their work cut out
Congress · 117th Congress
Hill staffers expect infrastructure bill to pass, but little else
Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that Congress will pass an infrastructure bill, and most of them expect it will be close to the $1 trillion plan Biden offered to the Republicans’ negotiator