47+ min ago   (607+ words) The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands advanced nine bills on September 2, spanning everything from river designations to experimental forest transfers. The measures include protections for Route 66's centennial celebration, efforts to release Montana wilderness study areas from federal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (557+ words) Legis1 State Drug Pricing Laws Face Growing Federal Court Challenges States are increasingly turning to drug pricing laws to lower prescription costs, but conflicting federal court rulings are creating uncertainty over how far they can go without running afoul of federal…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (198+ words) The PAC reported zero independent expenditures supporting candidates during the 2026 cycle through July 31, 2026. This means Democrats Vote did not make any reportable spending independent of candidate campaigns to promote federal candidates during the period. The PAC reported no independent expenditures…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (144+ words) Legis1 DCCC and NRCC Report July Fundraising Figures Show Us The Money The midterm countdown has begun. That means fundraising. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) reported total receipts of $210.41 million for the 2026 cycle through July 31, 2026, according to Federal Election Commission records....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (221+ words) The Trump administration’s budget request proposed reauthorizing the fund at $1.9 billion per year for five years. The original program provided up to $1.9 billion annually from fiscal 2021 through fiscal 2025. The House Appropriations Committee has also signaled that it may revise Interior…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (197+ words) Legis1 Open Space Institute Lobbies Interior Spending Bill Open Space Institute Inc. disclosed $155,000 in lobbying activity for the second quarter of 2026, focusing on federal appropriations and real estate/land use. The lobbying disclosure report was filed July 21. Lesley Kane Szynal, an…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (282+ words) Legis1 Zipline International Spends $150,000 In Lobbying Zipline International, the drone delivery operator, reported $150,000 in lobbying spending for the second quarter of 2026, continuing its regulatory engagement through Miller Strategies LLC. The filing was signed Aug. 11, nine months after Zipline International Inc. filed for…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (113+ words) Legis1 National Parks Conservation Association Amends Lobbying Filing The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) filed an amended first quarter lobbying disclosure on Aug. 4, adjusting its spending from $112,647 to $113,139 for the period. The NPCA has specifically criticized the Trump Administration for peeling…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (178+ words) The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will consider the Agricultural Act of 2026 at a business meeting on Thursday, August 6, as lawmakers grapple with the fallout from last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That law shifted a portion of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (582+ words) Legis1 Senate Committee Considers Conservation Bills Amid Workforce Cuts The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will meet on July 29 to consider a sweeping package of 22 conservation and public lands bills at a moment when the Trump administration is dramatically shrinking…...