Legislative Updates

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Negotiations between House and Senate Democrat leaders and the White House have continued in earnest this month toward reaching a final agreement and Congressional passage of the Biden economic agenda (the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF) legislation and a scaled-back Democratic social services and climate change bill […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK Congress and the Biden Administration have continued intense negotiations since July seeking a deal to pass and sign into law the two key pillars of the President’s “Build Back Better” economic agenda—the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure framework (BIF), to fund areas including broadband, roads, highways and […]

Your brief monthly update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  President Biden returned in mid-June from his first major overseas trip to Europe focused on negotiating with Congress on a bipartisan deal for traditional infrastructure investments as part of his two-part economic recovery plan. Some influential support has grown in the Senate (a core bipartisan […]

Your brief monthly update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  President Biden seeks to advance the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan both in bipartisan negotiation meetings with members of the House and Senate, and in travels by him and Administration officials around the country reaching out to citizens. They continue the promotion of the Administration’s $2+ trillion […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats are focused on passing the President’s American Jobs Plan which was announced on March 31, 2021. The $2+ trillion plan seeks to create jobs through multiple initiatives, including the rebuild and modernization of traditional physical transportation infrastructure (e.g., roads, highways, […]

Your brief update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  Biden Presidency & 117th Congress   Soon after his January 20 inauguration, President Biden focused on taking executive action on a number of priority issues and refining a strategy for gaining swift Congressional approval of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation (i.e., the “American Rescue Plan”).  During […]

Your brief update on Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  Biden Presidency & New 117th Congress. The United States transitioned Presidential power from Donald Trump to Joseph Biden on Inauguration Day, January 20, in Washington, DC.  Breaking with tradition, President Trump, who was impeached on January 13 by the U.S. House a second time (with 10 Republicans […]

Your quick update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK  The Presidential election, now in its final stretch, dominates attention in Washington, along with whether Congress and the White House can reach agreement on an additional  COVID-19 relief package before November 3. The Senate does expect to vote before the election on confirming Supreme Court nominee […]

Photo by Chris Grafton on Unsplash Your quick public update on important Internet policy issues.  In an intense few weeks that have seen the phased reopening procedures across the country alongside national protests about racial injustice and police brutality, Congress has continued to engage with stakeholders on various tech policy issues as the legislative calendar runs down and […]

A public update on important Internet policy issues from our Policy Director. For more detailed information, consider joining i2Coalition. OUTLOOK  COVID-19 relief efforts accelerated dramatically in Washington this past month by officials in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Congress and state and local governments to support health care providers and help the ill, mitigate the […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues OUTLOOK The COVID-19 pandemic crisis has halted indefinitely Congressional activity on tech sector-related legislation. Congress and the Administration have shifted focus exclusively to responding to the public health, safety, and economic impacts of this unprecedented national emergency. Nationwide, huge swaths of the public and private sector (including schools, […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-January to mid-February 2020 OUTLOOK  Congressional work on tech industry oversight and legislation has ramped up following the completion of the impeachment proceedings in the Senate and the return to legislative business as usual in both chambers of Congress.  Section 230/Intermediary Liability.  As expected, Congress […]

Your legislative update on important Internet policy issues for the period from mid-December 2019 to mid-January 2020. OUTLOOK  In 2020, Congress is taking aim at perceived problems in the tech sphere, and the i2Coalition stands at the ready to ensure that they approach this problem solving in sensible, constructive ways, and that does not place […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues for the period spanning mid-October to mid-November 2019 OUTLOOK  The House passed a temporary spending bill to keep the government running until Dec. 20, forestalling a government shutdown. Last week, the House voted on a number of veteran bills on suspension, and passed H.R. 4863, the United States […]

Your quick update on important Internet policy issues. For more in-depth updates, we welcome you to join the i2Coalition. OUTLOOK  The House and Senate started the month of September with two weeks in session.  The Senate continued with nominations. Democrats rallied to repeal of the Emergency Designation of the Southern Border instruct the conferees of […]

Your update on important Internet policy issues This is just a brief legislative update for the public on important Internet policy issues. Join the i2Coalition for in-depth updates from our Policy Director available only to members. OUTLOOK  The House and Senate returned from recess on September 9. We are therefore now back into the cycle of gearing up […]

This is a brief legislative update for the public on important Internet policy issues. Join the i2Coalition for in-depth updates from our Policy Director available only to members. OUTLOOK  The House and Senate will be returning from recess on September 9, after which there will be a number of relevant hearings and dates.  In the meantime, see […]