ASAToday for April 22, 2026

House Appropriations Subcommittees began marking-up FY 2027 spending bills last Friday.  The full markup schedule is listed below.  The chamber is starting with the smallest bills because leaders have not yet agreed…

Last week, Senate Republicans (except Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)) and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) blocked consideration of an Iran War Powers resolution.  The House then narrowly rejected its own War Powers resolution.…

House Republicans have not yet resolved disputes relating to federal government surveillance authorities granted under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).  Those authorities were scheduled to expire on Monday,…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that Phase 1 of its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) process for refunding International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs began Monday, April…

I wanted to share the attached letters regarding ASA’s urgent concern regarding the recent modifications to Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper, effective April 6. These changes impose duties of…