3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (283+ words) As the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of September 11, Congress is reassessing how terrorism threats have evolved. A hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa on September 16 will examine the shifting landscape of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (309+ words) Legis1 Missouri Coalition Hires Penman Group for Budget Lobbying Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is a client of Penman Group LLC for lobbying purposes, and lobbies on Budget/Appropriations issues and Family Issues/Abortion/Adoption issues. Kaycee Nail is…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (397+ words) Legis1 House Bill Provides $521M Less Than Census Bureau Request The House Appropriations Committee's version of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill, which passed committee on May 13 by a 32-28 vote, provides only $1.490 billion for the Census Bureau, $521 million less…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (271+ words) Legis1 SC Marketing Hires Ballard Partners for Tariff Lobbying SC Marketing US Inc. registered with Ballard Partners LLC to lobby on tariff and trade issues for the first time. SC Marketing US Inc. has zero active lobbyists. Ballard Partners assigned Brian…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (133+ words) Legis1 AEP Hires Hunton Andrews Kurth On Environmental Issues American Electric Power Co. Inc. expanded its lobbying footprint in September 2026 by adding Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to its roster of outside counsel. The firm is lobbying on environmental/superfund issues. American…...

5+ day, 11+ min ago   (354+ words) A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released September 4 found that agencies cited good cause to bypass public notice-and-comment procedures for approximately 71 percent of major expedited rules issued over the past 12 years. The finding raises questions about whether the good cause…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (413+ words) Legis1 USMCA Automotive Rules Face Unresolved Disputes A recent Congressional Research Service report examined the USMCA agreement's automotive provisions and found that the rules remain contested six years after the deal replaced NAFTA, with unresolved disputes between the U.S. and its trading…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (222+ words) Legis1 FIU Adds Lobbyist Amid Federal Funding Pressures Florida International University filed an amended lobbying disclosure as an in-house registrant on September 7, adding Kenrick E. Chiocca to its lobbying operation alongside Carlos Becerra. FIU maintained $144,000 in total lobbying expenses for the second…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (262+ words) FairShake is a Super PAC and Independent Expenditure-Only Committee registered with the Federal Election Commission on March 23, 2023. The PAC is designated as an unaffiliated committee focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain policy, backing candidates seen as supportive of the crypto industry…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (444+ words) Legis1 Marine Corps Downsizes Pacific Island Strike Force Plan The Marine Corps is scaling back its original vision for a network of island-based strike forces across the Indo-Pacific, opting for two Marine Littoral Regiments instead of the three or more originally…...