ASAToday for November 21st, 2024

Immigration Update The Republicans will likely have a slim House majority (potentially with no room for error) to pull off immigration changes and will struggle to win over Senate Democrats, who could…

SHA Extends Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Proposed Rule OSHA has provided a 15-day extension to the comment period for its heat injury and illness prevention proposed rule. The comment period now ends on…

DOL Appeals District Court Ruling on Overtime Rule On November 26th, the Department of Labor appealed the District Court’s ruling vacating the overtime final rule to the 5th Circuit. It remains to be…

Now that November 5th is behind us as we move forward with President-elect Trump and the Republican control of both chambers of Congress, it’s only natural during a time like this to…

This Week in Congress Congress returned for the last week of work before the Thanksgiving-week recess.  The House voted on bills that would boost government geothermal lease sales (H.R. 1449) and to…

Government Funding? Government funding runs out on December 20th and last Sunday, Speaker Johnson (R-LA) said that the House will pass another temporary spending bill before the end of the year to…

Budget Reconciliation / Tax Code / and the 119th Congress Republicans have won 218 seats in the House, giving the party a majority in both chambers of Congress next year.  The Republican’s…

Recess Appointments? President-elect Trump is pushing Senate leaders to allow for recess appointments. Article II, Section 2, Clause 3, commonly known as the Recess Appointment Clause, provides that, the President shall have…

President-Elect Trump’s Cabinet Nominations and Appointments I will continue to update cabinet nominations and other appointments as they are announced. The nominations and appointments, to date, are as follows: Secretary of Commerce:…