Continuing Resolution, FY20 Spending Bills With government spending authority set to expire next Monday and Congress scheduled to begin a two week recess after wrapping its work this week, the Senate today voted 82-15 to pass a House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding through November 21. The White House has indicated that the President will sign the bill in time to avert a shutdown. Meanwhile, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced several more of its…

Continuing Resolution The Senate is expected to take up the House-passed CR while House and Senate conferees formally begin to reconcile the differences between the chambers’ National Defense Authorization Acts with the goal of bringing a final product to each floor by the end of the month. Digital Platform Mergers Next Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust will hold a hearing to review the impact of recent digital platform mergers. The House Appropriations Subcommittee…

Continuing Resolution With government spending authority set to expire on September 30, congressional leaders focused this week on efforts to avert a shutdown. The House voted 301-123 today to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to extend funding through November 21; the CR also includes several other measures, including provisions to extend the Export-Import Bank charter and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through November 21. In the meantime, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced several of…

Continuing Resolution, Export-Import Bank, National Flood Insurance Program The House plans to take up a continuing resolution next week to extend government funding at current levels into November. Majority Leader Hoyer (D-MD) also plans to bring bills to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to the floor. Senate Hearing on Oversight of the Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws Next Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer…

Return from Recess Members of the House and Senate will both return to Washington on Monday after spending August in their states and districts. Third Hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power Next Thursday, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law will hold the third in its series of hearings on Online Platforms and Market Power, this one focused on “The Role of Data and Privacy in Competition.” Oversight of the Enforcement…

Field Hearing | Transforming Rural America: A New Era of Innovation With Congress set to return to Washington next week, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet holds a field hearing today in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on “Transforming Rural America: A New Era of Innovation” with a focus on expanding access to reliable broadband connectivity in rural America. Sen. Isakson and Reps. Flores, Sensenbrenner and Davis Will Not Seek Reelection…