May 27, 2025 Express Update

House Republicans advanced their multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation package, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), before their ambitious Memorial Day timeline. The legislation builds on the success of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by extending critical provisions and providing much-needed certainty to the Main Street business community. The bill enhances and […]

On May 22, the United States Senate approved Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn Biden-era rules granting Clean Air Act waivers to California. The CRA vote to block California’s ban on the internal combustion engine passed by a vote of 51 – 44 with Senator Slotkin (D-MI) voting with Republicans. The vote to overturn […]

PennDOT apportion registration counter will be relocated the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex (2300 N Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA 17110). The on-site registration started on May 19 and will remain available at the Farm Show Complex until June 6, 2025. Counter hours during this period will be 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM. PennDOT is operating the […]

Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) have filed an amendment aka the Credit Card Competition Act to the Senate’s stablecoin cryptocurrency bill (the “GENIUS Act”). The amendment would require that credit cards issued by the largest U.S. banks have at least two unaffiliated payment networks – ensuring competition in transaction routing. While the […]

Earlier this week, the EPA notified Governors that the Agency has formally continued its emergency fuel waivers for E15 gasoline nationwide and for E10 gasoline in those seven Midwestern States that had opted out of allowing the sale of E10 gasoline in their States with a 10-psi RVP. EPA states in its letter that these […]