The Senate overwhelmingly voted to advance a bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avoid a government shutdown on October 1 and keep federal agencies funded through December 11. By… Read More
continuing resolution
On March 14, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution passed by Congress. It avoided a government shutdown, keeping the government funded through September 30, the end of the fiscal… Read More
A transition from one presidential administration to another typically sees a mad scramble. The president announces last-minute pardons, federal agencies issue last-minute regulations, and lately, Congress has shown a tendency to pass last-minute spending bills called continuing resolutions. Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a $3 billion Clean Ports Program to fund zero-emission equipment and infrastructure, tackle the climate crisis and improve air quality at… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Coast Guard is seeking public comments on its proposal to establish shipping safety fairways along the Atlantic Coast of the United States. “Fairways would preserve… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Federal programs important to the waterways industry will be funded through mid-January under an unusual two-step continuing resolution (CR) overwhelmingly approved by both houses of Congress. Passed… Read More
The deadline for Congress passing either a spending bill or at least a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the government is September 30. This time the holdup is… Read More
Washington, D.C. — The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) and unions representing U.S. merchant mariners condemned the Biden administration’s waiver of the Jones Act as unlawful and unnecessary. “We urge… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Ending its traditional August break, the Senate returned to face a fast-approaching deadline to pass a stopgap measure and keep federal agencies funded. “We must fund the government before… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The Senate easily approved a procedural motion to proceed to another stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded through March 11. Passed by a vote of 65… Read More
