Congress
ROAD to Housing Act Provisions Diverged in House and Senate Bills
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act grew as it moved through Congress, with the enacted law containing 59 sections across 12 titles, more than either the...
Some Farm Loan Rates Raised by 2025 Reconciliation Law
The fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation law (P.L. 119-21) raised statutory loan rates for all Marketing Assistance Loan (MAL) and Loan Deficiency Payment...
Civil Lawsuit Filing Deadlines Limits Under Scrutiny
Congress holds broad authority to set, shorten, or extend civil lawsuit filing deadlines, but that power has constitutional limits that vary depending on...
Gun Law Circuit Split Persists After Court Denies Review
Federal appeals courts remain divided over whether the felon-in-possession law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), violates the Second Amendment, according to a new...
State-Passed Daylight Saving Time Laws Need Congress To Take Effect
Nineteen states have enacted permanent daylight saving time (DST) laws, but those laws cannot take effect without congressional authorization, according to...
Federal Crop Insurance Subsidies Have Tripled Since 2000
The federal crop insurance program subsidizes about $15 billion in premiums annually, roughly two-thirds of all premiums, and covers more than 572 million...
Trump's Russia Sanctions Waiver Draws Bipartisan Backlash
President Trump waived a recently enacted bipartisan Russia sanctions law, drawing criticism from members of both parties. The New York Times reported that...
Clean Water Act Permitting Faces Pending Rules and 55 Bills
The Trump administration has proposed three separate rules that would narrow the scope of Clean Water Act (CWA) permitting, but none has been finalized,...
House Minority Motion to Recommit Rules and Limits Explained
The motion to recommit (MTR) lets House minority members propose sending a bill back to committee before final passage, but MTRs almost always fail. A rules...
Timing For Education Funding Weighed as School Districts Wait
Impact Aid's largest payment category, Section 7003(b) Basic Support Payments, is the only federal elementary and secondary education program receiving at...
DEA Schedules Three Kratom Compounds as 7-OH Decision Awaits
Three kratom-related compounds are now federally controlled substances, while a fourth, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), remains unscheduled, according to an...
House-Passed SPEED Act Would Narrow Federal Environmental Reviews
Federal environmental reviews for energy infrastructure and other projects could become faster but less comprehensive if the Senate acts on a House-passed...
Federal Energy Bill Could Override Objections by States
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) would determine whether federal permitting...
Data Center Opposition Crosses Party Lines as Midterms Approach,
Data-center opposition is crossing party lines and shaping some of the tightest races ahead of the midterm elections.
Medicaid Coverage Gap for Disabled Adult Children Faces Congress
Some adults with disabilities who would otherwise qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) can lose access to SSI-based Medicaid because of the way...
Compensation for Radiation Victims Faces 2027 Sunset
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), a nearly four-decade-old program providing one-time cash payments to Americans sickened by atomic weapons...
Ranked-Choice Voting Faces Bans and Mandates in Congress
Federal courts have uniformly upheld ranked-choice voting (RCV) as constitutional, while Maine's state courts have twice found it conflicts with the state...
Good Neighbor Law Runs Into Legal Questions On Timber Program
The Good Neighbor Authority (GNA), which lets the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior authorize states, counties, and Tribes conduct land management...
