Posts tagged house of representatives
House and Senate Committee Musical Chairs In Anticipation of the 119th Congress

Check out the first iterations of our House Committee “Musical Chairs” and Senate Committee “Musical Chairs” in anticipation of the 119th Congress. These analyses show a possible projection of committee spots that could be vacant, Members and Senators that may be at risk of getting bumped from committees, and Members and Senators that may have to give up their committee spots due to certain rules.

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Plurus Outlook: Approaching 2024

Following a busy year, Congress is leaving a significant amount of work for 2024. Check out Plurus' last legislative outlook of the year, which tracks items pushed into early 2024, other efforts that could see some bipartisan action, and partisan issues that will be at the top of lawmakers' minds as they hit the campaign trail.

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Implementation of CHIPS Financial Incentives

The CHIPS Act of 2022 represents a historic $52.7 billion investment in American semiconductor research, development, manufacturing, and workforce development. Because parts of the statute were drafted with the intent of maximizing the Commerce Department’s flexibility to execute programs, including CHIPS incentives, several unknowns remain for prospective applicants ahead of the anticipated February 2023 funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

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Plurus Strategies Weekly Update: Gun Control, USICA/America COMPETES, Reconciliation and Other Activity in Washington

Unsurprisingly, this was a crazy week shaped by recess jet fumes. With both the House and Senate entering the two-week July 4 recess, here are our latest insights and analysis on major policy priorities.

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2018 Election Analysis: Priority Issues for a Democratically Controlled House

While the Election Day dust is still settling, it is now certain that Democrats will control the House in the 116th Congress. At this point, it is also clear the House of Representatives will be younger, more female, and more racially diverse. We were up most of the night, not only watching the returns come in, but also thinking about how race outcomes will impact policy priorities in a Democratically controlled House, as this is a significant change from this Congress.

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