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Legislative State-of-Play Reconciliation Process Begins in Earnest The House and Senate both passed their respective Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget resolutions last month, an important but preliminary step towards advancing President Trump’s policy agenda without needing to rely on any Democratic votes. Next, Congress must reconcile their differences so that […]

Legislative Update & Current Advocacy Strategy 119th Congress Begins; Major Tax Activity Anticipated The 119th Congress started on January 3 with a busy agenda for the year ahead, including a major tax package currently under negotiation. With many provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), along […]

Election Recap Republicans Achieve Trifecta Republicans will have unified control in Washington in 2025, having won the presidency and control of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The final party breakdown is 53 Republicans to 47 Democrats in the Senate and 220 Republicans to 215 Democrats in the House. […]

Legislative State-of-Play Election and Outlook on FY25 Spending Congress will return from its recess on November 12, after Election Day and Veterans’ Day. As ACTION covered in the October newsletter, before Congress’ departure in late September, they reached a short-term spending agreement, known as a Continuing Resolution (CR), to allow […]

Legislative State-of-Play Congress Returns from Recess, Departs Again for Recess Congress returned from the August Recess on September 9, providing the chambers with just a few weeks to come to an agreement to fund the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which begins October 1. With neither political party wanting […]

Legislative State-of-Play Tax Package Vote Fails in the Senate On August 1, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024), which contained two Housing Credit provisions, was brought to the Senate floor for consideration. The motion to proceed with debate, requiring three-fifths of senators’ support, failed 48 to […]