Legislative Reports Archive
Week Ending May 25, 2018
Congress will be in recess until the week of June 4. Our next Federal Legislative Report will be on June 8.
Federal Employees’ Workplace Rights Weakened by President Trump’s New Executive Orders
Unions Matter to Congress
Harmful Farm Bill...
Week Ending May 18, 2018
Farm Bill Cuts Food Aid and Privatizes SNAP
House Passes VA Privatization Bill
Bank Deregulation Bill Weakens Consumer Protections
Public Housing Funding Approved by House Subcommittee
Farm Bill Cuts Food Aid and Privatizes SNAP
In a surprise move a...
Week Ending May 11, 2018
White House Submits New Budget Cuts
New Work Requirements Threaten Basic Standards of Living
VA Privatization Plan Advances
House Republican Moderates Launch DACA Petition
White House Submits New Budget Cuts
The Trump administration has ...
Week Ending April 27, 2018
Farm Bill Moving to House Floor
House Moves Long-Term FAA Renewal Without ATC Privatization
Congress Begins Action on Opioid Crisis
Federal Court Places Speed Bump in Trump's DACA Rescission
Duncan Confirmed for the Fifth Circuit
Farm Bi...
Week Ending April 20, 2018
House Committee Marks Up Punitive Farm Bill
Senate Fends Off Attempt to Erode the NLRA
House Abandons Effort to Privatize Air Traffic Control
House Committee Marks Up Punitive Farm Bill
The House Agriculture Committee abandoned it...
Week Ending April 13, 2018
House Blocks Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment
Congressional Leaders Mull More Tax Votes
Tax Bill Puts Key Programs at Risk
Trump Administration Nominee Confirmed To NLRB
New Deputy Secretary of Labor
Farm Bill Threatens Nutrition ...
Week Ending March 23, 2018
Fiscal Year 2018 Funding Finalized
Congress wrapped up funding decisions for fiscal year (FY) 2018 nearly halfway through the fiscal year. The compromise bill includes much needed investments for public services and does not include many of the harmf...
Week Ending March 16, 2018
Unions Are More Important Than Ever
In AFSCME’s ongoing meetings with members of Congress regarding the benefits of and threats to unions, we remind them that strong unions create even stronger communities. Members of Congress increasingly prais...
Week Ending February 16, 2018
Senate Comes Up Short in DACA Debate
The Senate debated attempts to protect Dreamers from deportation but failed to garner sufficient support to move forward on any specific plan. As a result, protections for those under the Deferred Action for Ch...
Week Ending February 9, 2018
Congress Approves 2-Year Budget Agreement; DACA Still Pending
Congress passed a fifth stopgap spending measure this week to keep the government running at current levels through March 23, but only after allowing the federal government to experience yet...