Legislative Updates

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK September drew to a close in Congress without the threat of a federal government shutdown on September 30, the end of the current fiscal year. A federal government shutdown this fall would have disrupted the final stretch of midterm elections campaigning by Republicans and Democrats. The […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK In late July, the U.S. House departed Washington for a 5-week break, enabling members to spend significant time in their districts and around the country campaigning in preparation for the fast-approaching November midterm elections. Before the recess, the House passed three key measures: its version of […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress struggled to complete work on a number of legislative fronts during the month of June. Progress stalled in large part due to significant Republican intraparty friction. The Senate recessed in late June, after, among other things, missing a June 12 extension deadline to reauthorize FISA […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Republican majority leaders in Congress faced substantial political obstacles in their efforts to pass priority legislation prior to the Memorial Day recess period at month’s end.  The leaders had missed an April deadline for passing a longer term reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress returned to Washington mid-month after a two-week spring holiday break lacking a clear path for FY 2026 funding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The impasse has centered on the timing of and extent to which funds will be directed to DHS’s Immigration and […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress departed Washington at the end of March for a two-week spring holiday recess, leaving behind significant unfinished business. Despite weeks of discussion, the House and Senate failed to agree on a way forward to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and resume paying its […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address of his second term in office on February 24. He focused on a message that in a little more than one year he and his administration had ushered in a new era of American prosperity, seeking […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK As expected, the House and Senate have spent significant effort in January on completing the FY 2026 appropriations legislation by a January 30 deadline when the current continuing resolution to avoid a partial federal government shutdown expires. Legislators have also confronted major foreign policy distractions following […]