In This Issue:

Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Interior Department; Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Department of Housing; International; States; and Miscellaneous.

Excerpt from Energy and Climate Debate -

The House and Senate leadership remains committed to passage of a continuing resolution (CR) before Congress departs for its two-week recess starting March 25. The current CR expires on March 27 and another is necessary in order to avoid a government shutdown. The new CR (H.R. 933) is a hybrid between another six month CR and an omnibus appropriations bill. It is expected to provide appropriations for five (Defense, Military Construction, Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Commerce-Justice-State) of the 12 unfinished appropriations bills. The other seven appropriations bills are likely to be funded at current levels with some “anomalies.”