2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (607+ words) The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands advanced nine bills on September 2, spanning everything from river designations to experimental forest transfers. The measures include protections for Route 66's centennial celebration, efforts to release Montana wilderness study areas from federal…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (207+ words) The Working Class Heroes Fund is a hybrid PAC registered on Nov. 12, 2024, and classified by the FEC as a "W" committee. It files quarterly, with its most recent periodic report covering the 2026 cycle as of June 30. The PAC describes itself…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (399+ words) Legis1 Federal Oversight Gap in License Plate Reader Use Congress is weighing how to regulate automated license plate readers (ALPR), surveillance technology that law enforcement agencies have deployed across the country with minimal federal oversight. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) insight…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (183+ words) Colorado has added a second lobbying firm to its roster, bringing Bernhardt Group LLC into the mix alongside Holland & Knight LLP after Squire Patton Boggs stepped back from the account. The state did not specify which issues Bernhardt Group will…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (544+ words) Legis1 Federal Rules Limit Aircraft Mechanic Career Pathways Nearly 100 aviation maintenance programs are training high school students as the aviation industry faces thousands of projected job openings each year, but students at uncertificated schools face an additional hurdle to becoming federally…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (161+ words) After averaging $337 million annually from fiscal 2012 through 2026, the EDA received $468 million in fiscal 2024, then held flat at $468 million in fiscal 2025 before dipping to $466 million this year. More significantly, Congress rescinded $30 million in unobligated balances in fiscal 2025 and $60 million in fiscal…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (512+ words) Legis1 SBA Disaster Loan Limits Lag Behind Rising Costs Homeowners and small businesses hit by disasters face a critical mismatch between what they can borrow and what rebuilding actually costs. A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report examines how SBA disaster…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (134+ words) legis1.com Legis1: K Street Countdown - General Matter Inc. — $46,750 SubCom LLC (Sununu Enterprises LLC) — $45,000 - Central American Bank for Economic Integration (Varyag LLC) — $40,000 - Korea International Trade Association (Thomas Capitol Partners Inc.) — $30,000 - Distributed Wind Energy Association (Green Capitol LLC) — $20,000 - Amicus Solar Cooperative (Green Capitol…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (252+ words) A federal ban on home spirit distilling that has stood for more than 150 years now faces competing court rulings that could reshape alcohol policy and congressional authority. Two appellate decisions reached opposite conclusions about whether the ban violates the Constitution....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) The National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Inc. (HBPA) terminated its lobbying contract with Ingram Group LLC in late August after a three-year engagement, according to a filing released this week. The National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association Inc. had…...