by Shawn McBurney | Jul 24, 2018 | Week In Review
House Ways Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced that he would begin to lay the groundwork for a new round of legislation to provide additional tax relief, building on tax reform enacted last year. Dubbed “tax reform 2.0,” Brady said he expects the...
by Shawn McBurney | Jul 24, 2018 | Week In Review
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it was rescinding the Obama Administration’s “persuader” rule, also known as the “employer gag rule.” The rule went into effect in July 2016 and would have changed federal disclosure rules to make it more difficult for...
by Shawn McBurney | Jul 20, 2018 | Week In Review
This week by unanimous consent the House approved a motion to go to conference on the Farm Bill. The Senate will soon follow the House lead. Going to conference means both the House and Senate will appoint lawmakers who will get together to iron out...
by Shawn McBurney | Jul 20, 2018 | Government Relations, Week In Review
Last week the House Ways and Means Committee reviewed and approved 11 healthcare related bills which will now make their way to the House floor. Among the bills that were voted out of the Committee was the Employer Relief Act of 2018 (H.R. 4616) which...
by Shawn McBurney | Jul 13, 2018 | Week In Review
The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) was recently approved by the Senate. PRIA reauthorizes and improves the law that governs the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’S) approval process for pesticides, disinfectants and sanitizers used in the U.S. PRIA...