ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), comprehensive legislation that would end the federal prohibition on cannabis by removing cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances and empowering states to implement their own…

This Week in Congress The House voted on a “minibus” FY23 funding package mostly covering domestic programs including agriculture, energy and water, financial services, interior and environment, military construction and veterans, and transportation.   Additionally, the House voted on legislation to protect access to contraception and same-sex marriage.  The Senate debated legislation providing $52 billion in…

The Small Business Payment for Performance Act Advances Last week, the House passed its annual defense policy bill (the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)) authorizing nearly $840 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2023 with a bipartisan vote of 329-101 vote. Thirty-nine Democrats and 62 Republicans voted against the measure.  A separate version of the…