Public Lands
Agua Caliente Band Lobbies Telegraph Advisors on Water Rights
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians engaged Telegraph Advisors to conduct lobbying on its behalf during 2026's second quarter, according to a new...
House Republicans Advance Fiscal Year 2027 Budget on Party Lines
Why it matters: House Republicans pushed through a budget resolution on July 16 that unlocks reconciliation spending on defense, agriculture, and voter ID...
House Appropriations to Weigh Shutdown Reform
Congress is examining how to prevent a repeat of the longest government shutdown in modern history. A House Appropriations Committee government funding...
House Unanimously Passes VA Clinic Naming Bill
The House approved the Take Care of America's Veterans Act on Wednesday with overwhelming support, marking one of the most unified votes of the...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes On Diplomatic Nominees
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote Wednesday on a sweeping slate of diplomatic and State Department nominations, including a Trump ally tapped...
Committee Advances Public Lands Management Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee is moving forward with a legislative markup scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 that will consider eight bills...
Guide to Locating Military Service Records Online
The National Personnel Records Center maintains decades of military service records for millions of discharged and deceased servicemembers, but navigating...
A Split Vision on Protecting Consumers
Why it matters: Acting Director Russell Vought faced sharp criticism at a CFPB hearing July 2026 for freezing major consumer enforcement actions worth...
Defense Authorization Bill FY2027 Remains Deadlocked in Congress
Congress faces an unusually long delay in passing the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, with both chambers deadlocked as of mid-July 2026. The...
Bill Aims to Revive Community Banking Through Regulatory Relief
Congress is attempting a deliberate recalibration of bank regulation. The House Committee on Financial Services advanced H.R. 6955, the Main Street Capital...
Senate Energy Panel OKs Nominees, Blocks Conservation Bills
Why it matters: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved two major Interior Department nominees on July 16, 2026, while splitting on a...
TSA Nominee Grilled Over Airport Security Privatization Push
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a contentious TSA Administrator nomination hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2026, for David Cummins, a Virginia...
PGA Tour Hires FGS Global to Defend Tax Status
The PGA Tour filed a lobbying disclosure for second quarter 2026 activity, registering FGS Global as a representative and spending $150,000 on lobbying...
Sonderling Tested on Worker Protections as Labor Secretary Nominee
Why it matters: Keith Sonderling's confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary revealed a fundamental rift over worker protections. The Trump administration is...
American College of Surgeons Lobbies For Healthcare Policy
The American College of Surgeons is ramping up its lobbying efforts on healthcare policy priorities, including physician compensation and emergency...
Parker Boggs Elevated to Operations Director in Rep. Cammack's Office
Parker Boggs has been promoted to Operations Director in the personal office of Rep. Katherine Cammack (R-FL-3), a position he has held since February 2026....
Novelis Inc. Lobbies on Manufacturing and Trade Issues
Novelis Inc. is maintaining steady engagement with Congress on aluminum industry issues, even as the specific legislative targets of its lobbying remain...
Senate Panel Vets Five Diplomatic Nominees
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM in room 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building to examine five pending...