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As both chambers of Congress worked to pass their versions of the budget resolution, tax writers on the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee, along with their respective leadership, had to decide...more
On April 10, 2025, the House of Representatives narrowly approved the Senate’s version of the FY 2025 budget resolution, which it passed on April 5, formally aligning both chambers on President Trump’s legislative tax agenda....more
Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more
As lawmakers advance toward the critical 2025 tax cliff, a key—and increasingly contentious—policy question is coming into sharper focus: What should Congress assume about the future when it scores the cost of extending the...more
On Thursday, April 3, the Senate voted 52-48 on the motion to proceed with debate on H.Con.Res.14, the Senate’s new fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget resolution, triggering a statutorily required 20 hours of debate. Both the House...more
In this episode of Holland & Knight's "The Eyes on Washington" podcast series, Agriculture & Food Policy Team Leaders Peter Tabor and Liz Craddock provide a comprehensive overview of food and agriculture policy updates from...more
The new administration and Congress are working towards an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the bulk of which expires at the end of 2025. In late February, the House passed a spending bill (H. Con. Res....more
"Democrats are struggling with how and when to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda. And it doesn’t help their cause that Trump is unifying the House GOP’s own notoriously fractious caucus.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen...more
With the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress now in office, significant changes to the U.S. economic landscape and tax policy are expected. Indeed, legislation to change tax policy and to implement...more
On February 13, the House Budget Committee, voting 21-16 along party lines (Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed), passed a 2025 budget resolution. The bill does not expressly reference the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017...more
“While the Trump administration continues to implement its executive agenda at a breakneck pace, congressional Republicans are literally forced to deal with consensus by committee to realize their legislative agenda.” —...more
“Despite all the discussion of spending cuts under the new unified GOP control in Washington, two words that President Trump did not utter even once during his inaugural address: deficit reduction.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO,...more
“Republicans generally agree on their substantial legislative priorities as they prepare to take the governing reins in the new year. The challenge of governing in Washington though is that process often trumps substance.” —...more
An Initial Roundup of Key Policy Issues and Expectations The re-election of Donald Trump—empowered by at least a Republican-led Senate—marks a significant political and administrative change in the United States, with...more
As we await the outcome of the upcoming US elections, we know that whoever controls the White House and Congress will confront one of the biggest tax debates in US history in 2025. It is possible that one party wins full...more
The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
The presidential campaign is in full swing, but attention will turn to Capitol Hill after Labor Day as Congress has one important task to accomplish before the November elections....more
The Cozen Lens- •Even if this year’s Republican Party platform is shorter than usual, former President Trump’s influence is evident in not only the policies it proposes, but perhaps more so in the ones it avoids. •In a...more
Overview - On Monday, 11 March 2024, the Biden administration released the president’s budget request (PBR) for fiscal year 2025 (FY2025), as well as the “Greenbook” containing explanations of the various revenue proposals in...more
President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on March 7, emphasizing the tax-policy priorities that will continue to take center stage in his ongoing presidential campaign. Similar to last year’s...more
Democratic leadership announced today that an agreement has been reached to fund the pending infrastructure and budget reconciliation measures. There does not appear to be any agreement regarding which specific tax measures...more
Extra, Extra!- Last Friday afternoon, as millions of unsuspecting Americans prepared for the long Memorial Day weekend – for many, perhaps, their first mask-less holiday celebration in almost 15 months – the Biden...more