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This is an election about affordability, and energy prices are playing a pivotal role on the campaign trail. Energy policy in DC has been a climate debate, a jobs debate, a national security debate, and now it’s squarely an affordability debate. What’s changed? Cheap, predictable power was a big part of energy flying below the radar over the last decade. Ample natural gas, expanded renewable energy, and efficiency gains paired with permitting hurdles meant that utilities were

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for insights on the commencement of the new fiscal year and lawsuits over the recent "pocket rescission" of over $800 million in appropriated funding. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, the Senate advances new rules for college sports, President Trump meets with tech leaders on AI, and September jobs data shows a slowdown in hiring. Check it out in today's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

As the Senate leaves DC, Congress is officially gone until after the elections. The House and Senate are leaving behind a to-do list that is long even by lame duck standards. The halls of the congressional buildings might be quiet this month, but for those pushing for lame duck priorities, there is a lot to do before Congress returns in November. Here are a few areas to engage: Appropriations: The government is funded through December 11 under a continuing resolution, which m

Check out September's #CongressionalUpdate – a real-time snapshot of legislative activity, tracking the number of bills introduced, passed, failed, vetoed, and signed. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

We are just about a month away from an election and a couple of months away from a new Congress - now is the time to plan. You have spent all this time working on an issue in the 119th Congress, and now you are facing a new Congress, maybe a new majority, and many new policymakers. Should you start from scratch, start over, or something in between? Regardless of the election’s outcome, next year will be vastly different than this year. First of all, the 120th Congress w

Take a look at the most recent #RuralReport for updates on the IRS' proposal to tax capital gains on sold farmland and legal action by environmental groups to restore rural solar grants cancelled by USDA. Click here to download the full PDF version of the Rural Report.

Mid-term elections are near. Brumidi Group Managing Partner Charles Cooper discusses how much candidates' campaign funding may impact the results of the November elections.

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on the dispute over the administration's recent NIH pocket rescission and congressional calls to increase federal salaries. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, President Xi visits the White House for talks on trade and AI, data center policy enters the 2026 election debate, and the race for congressional committee leadership begins. Check it out in today's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

As the November mid-term elections draw closer, Brumidi Group Managing Partner Charles Cooper discusses what congressmembers are doing to prepare for the results of the election.

After years of extensions and stalled negotiations, Congress has finally moved both chambers’ farm bill proposals through their respective Agriculture Committees. The next phase will be defined less by drafting a new bill than by resolving the significant differences between the House and Senate approaches. The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced the Agricultural Act of 2026, or “Farm Bill 2.0,” on September 16 by a 12-11 party-line vote. The action followed an August marku

This week, Congress sends a Russia sanctions bill to the President, the Senate blocks the CLARITY Act, and policymakers turn their attention toward AI regulation. Check it out in today's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

Yesterday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted unanimously to advance a bill that would make it easier for states to conduct prescribed fire. It’s a pragmatic and finely scoped bill. While traditional DC advice is that opening up the Clean Air Act is untouchable, this bill proved otherwise. Even in an era of heightened politics, all committee members saw value in the bill moving forward. The bill – the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA) – would clear

Check out the newest #RuralReport for details on this week's farm bill markup 2.0 and USDA's proposal to shift agricultural research dollars from formula programs to competitive. Click here to download the full PDF version of the Rural Report.

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on oversight hearings in the House this week and the Senate's hurdles to unveiling FY27 funding bills. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, the nation commemorates 25 years since 9/11, Republicans convene in Dallas to preview their midterm agenda, and Congress returns with WRDA and Russia sanctions among its priorities. Check it out in today's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

This week, the House passes a continuing resolution, lawmakers head home early for the campaign trail, and August job growth reaches 162,000. Check it out in today's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

Check out August's #CongressionalUpdate – a real-time snapshot of legislative activity, tracking the number of bills introduced, passed, failed, vetoed, and signed. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.