What’s in the American Rescue Plan
Digital image by Ryan Stevens; image sources by Daniel Roberts, Patrick Pascal Schauß, & 1778011 from Pixabay On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act...
House Earmarks Return With New Guidelines
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; photo sources by Tumisu & Francine Sreca from Pixabay Earmarks are coming back for Congress’s next round of annual funding bills. However, for-profit companies will be excluded,...
Federal Developments and Support for COVID-19 Testing
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; images sourced by Daniel Roberts and Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Last year, we provided a breakdown of COVID-19 testing, including a breakdown of diagnostic tests (i.e., PCR tests,...
Biden’s First 100 Days: Plans to Address Four Crises
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by David Mark from Pixabay DMGS Article Highlights President Biden's first 100 days began with an early blitz of executive action.Biden's four overlapping and compounding crises...
President Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Deal
Digital Collage by Ryan Stevens; image source by forcal35 from Pixabay Trump Yields on COVID-19 Relief Deal President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 relief bill Sunday night. By waiting until Sunday to...
The 2020 CR: What’s Inside
H.R. 8337 would extend government funding through December 11, 2020, averting a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1. The continuing resolution (CR) would generally extend fiscal 2020 funding...
2020 Congressional Fall Outlook
DMGS Article Highlights: Congress returns after Labor Day for brief legislative sessionSeveral important bills could be delayed until post-election lame-duck period Congress gets back to work in Washington this week...
H.R. 266, the Vehicle for Covid-19 Small Business, Hospital and Testing Funds
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated that tomorrow the House will pass H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Under the bill, the Paycheck Protection Program...