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Our team is here to make navigating government easier for you. Every month, the G2G staff compiles and synthesizes the big government news, and distills it into the high-level, hard-hitting information you need. These summaries make it easier to find and understand the policy changes and legislative updates that impact you and your goals.

July 13, 2023

Both chambers of Congress are eying the month-long August recess that is just weeks away. They are working hard to push through major legislation: 12 appropriations bills and the National Defense Authorization Act all by the end of this month! Some have passed committee and some are soon to pass this week and next. If they succeed, conference committee negotiations will begin in September.

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April 11, 2023

March included final deadlines for FY2024 appropriations with all House Members required to prioritize their top 15 Community Project Requests and 75 programmatic requests by the end of the month. Other legislative highlights include the end of the public health emergency, long COVID program, new Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) bill, potential new process for FDA approvals, and curbing the drug pricing with patient perspectives.

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March 2, 2023

All eyes are on the annual appropriations and National Defense Authorization Act process that is gearing up for President Biden’s FY2024 budget request to be unveiled on March 9. Along side the September 30 deadline to complete appropriations bills as the new fiscal year commences on October 1, there are expiring authorizations. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the farm bills all need to be crafted and passed over the next seven months. Congress also wants to push through bipartisan legislation on kids’ online privacy, energy permitting, marijuana banking, more fentanyl and opioid support, among other issues. G2G has been on the Hill and at events with Members of Congress as things are back to normal in this “post-COVID” world.

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