ML Strategies Legislative and Regulatory Report

Washington Outlook for 2018

01.08.2018

Happy New Year, and welcome to the second session of the 115th Congress.

With the start of a new year, Congress returns to Washington for the second session of the 115th Congress, while President Trump readies for his first State of the Union on January 30, 2018. The legislative agenda for the year is already stacking up, with a number of issues facing hard deadlines for action, not to mention the looming 2018 midterm election cycle which could impact the ability of the Republican majority to enact its policy agenda as they now have a smaller majority (51-49) in the Senate after the arrival of newly elected Democratic Senator Doug Jones (D-AL). While not exhaustive, this Outlook for 2018 provides a high-level report on a number of policy initiatives that we expect will dominate the congressional and executive branch focus and calendar for the coming months. The congressional calendar for 2018 can be found here.

Appropriations & Budget

Education

Energy

FAA Reauthorization

Farm Bill

GSA Procurement Reform — Online Marketplace/e-Commerce Implementation

Telecommunications

Trade

We hope you find these legislative updates useful and we encourage you to contact us if you have any questions.

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