ASAToday for January, 15th 2025

This Week in Congress This week, the House voted on three bills and they included: H.R. 28 would amend Title IX to prohibit schools receiving federal funds from allowing transgender women to…

Republicans Remain Divided on Reconciliation Strategy Republican intra-party disputes over strategy and the party’s tiny House majority continue to stymie the party’s efforts to come together in support of a budget reconciliation…

The Hunt for Revenue to Offset Tax Cuts Republican budget hawks remain very concerned about the deficit effect of a reconciliation bill.  Rep. Roy (R-TX) warned last week that he will push…

ASA Supports the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 ASA supports the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025 introduced by Sen. Thune (R-SD), which would lead the country towards a commonsense tax…

This Week in Congress Last Friday, the House re-elected Rep. Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker and the 119th Congress was sworn into office. Now, the House and Senate will prepare for the 2025…

118th Congress and Looking Ahead to Unified Government The 118th Congress had a historically lackluster performance, delivering just 158 pieces of legislation to be signed by the president; less than half of…

Unexpected Turn of Events in the Lawsuit Regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit merits panel reinstituted the preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate…

Preliminary List of Legislative Priorities for the 119th Congress Debt Ceiling:  In December 2021, Congress voted to increase the debt limit, the maximum amount of money that the U.S. can borrow to…