Congress

College Sports Media Rights Bill Awaits House Action

Most Division I college athletics programs spend more than they generate, and a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report examines whether Congress...

Legislation

Courts Split Over Copyright Protection for Standards Adopted as Law

Courts have not reached a definitive consensus on whether privately developed technical standards retain copyright protection after being incorporated by...

Housing

Congress Enacts Housing Law With Changes to House-Passed Bill

After months of negotiations, Congress enacted a sweeping housing package that substantially changed the legislation the House initially approved. These...

Legislation

2027 Interior Bill Rejects 18% Cut But Faces December Deadline

The House Appropriations Committee's fiscal 2027 bill for the Department of the Interior (DOI) would hold overall funding roughly flat with fiscal 2026,...

Politics

Social Security Retirement Age Questioned as Early Claiming Drops

Early Social Security claiming has dropped sharply over the past 15 years, even as proposals to raise the Social Security retirement age remain an ongoing...

Lobbying Activity

Clean Fuels Alliance America Lobbies On Biofuel Bills

Clean Fuels Alliance America filed its third-quarter 2026 in-house lobbying report covering year-round E15 sales, renewable fuel volume requirements,...

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...

Legislation

Big Beautiful Bill Restricts Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit

The Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit subsidizes domestic production of solar, wind, battery, and inverter components and critical...

Housing

ROAD to Housing Act Enacted With Key Senate Bill Sections Dropped

Housing affordability has become a growing concern in recent years, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report that cites rising home...

Legislation

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...

Congress

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...

Politics

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...

Politics

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...

Legislation

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...

International Affairs

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...

Legislation

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,...

Congress

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...