{"id":9208,"date":"2023-10-09T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/?p=9208"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:32:31","slug":"weekly-washington-policy-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/taxes\/weekly-washington-policy-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Washington Policy Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;4px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/familyenterpriseusa.com\/polling-and-research\/contact-your-representatives-in-congress-to-join-the-congressional-family-business-caucus-now\/&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Let Your Representatives in Congress Know Where You Stand on Detrimental Policies and Over-Regulation!: Contact Them Today!&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action Button Top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; global_module=&#8221;7025&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>General Updates<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy Ousted from Speakership in Historic Move: On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the House made history by removing Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House in a 216-210 vote. Although 210 Republicans voted to keep McCarthy as speaker, the eight Republicans who joined all Democrats and voted against him were successful due to the narrow GOP majority in the chamber. On Oct. 2, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a procedural \u201cmotion to vacate the chair\u201d against then-Speaker McCarthy after months of threatening to force a vote on McCarthy\u2019s leadership. Gaetz and his allies said they strongly disagreed with the way McCarthy ran the legislative process in the House. They also accused McCarthy of working with Democrats to fund the government and allegedly violating other internal agreements that were made when McCarthy became speaker.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/comms.bhfs.com\/rv\/ff00b69892c8a8aeedbe82a2114284e5c6292e18&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221; Get more public policy intelligence and exclusive insights about Congress, Heath Care, Taxes, Immigration, Energy, Environment, Transportation, Trade, and more from Brownstein, click here.&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action Button&#8221; 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The 10 drugs are used to treat various medical conditions, including heart failure, arthritis, cancers and diabetes. The administration noted that the 10 drugs covered under Part D selected for negotiation accounted for $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs for an estimated 9 million Medicare enrollees in 2022. CMS will publish any agreed-upon negotiated prices by Sept. 1, 2024, and any prices negotiated for the first set of participating drugs will go into effect in 2026. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will also hold a series of patient listening sessions from Oct. 30 through Nov. 15 to solicit patient input.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/comms.bhfs.com\/rv\/ff00b69892c8a8aeedbe82a2114284e5c6292e18&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221; Get more public policy intelligence and exclusive insights about Congress, Heath Care, Taxes, Immigration, Energy, Environment, Transportation, Trade, and more from Brownstein, click here.&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action Button&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||23px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Tax<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>IRS Chief Counsel Nominee Fields Republican Concerns: On Sept. 28, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing considering several nominations, including that of Marjorie A. Rollinson to be chief counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and assistant general counsel in the Department of the Treasury. Rollinson was most recently a deputy director of national tax at Ernst &amp; Young (EY) and previously served a stint at the IRS as the associate chief counsel (international). Rollinson\u2019s nomination comes at a time when the IRS and the Treasury Department are under fire for alleged regulatory overreach that does not reflect congressional intent. The most controversial rulemaking has been in response to guidance issued on the energy-tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/d57cm604.na1.hubspotlinks.com\/Ctc\/UD+113\/d57Cm604\/VVBp3m4gcw1vW7pTmR37yMbytW22vCbp54qZRxN1sYgYv7j7nCW69tBBd6lZ3k-W6Hzydn4Lj4LsW8Qt_mr7Hh4s3W5YY2CK5K_BlbW76GfJ55ty547W1Bp2ql31vVcKW69pwvv6NXx4yV7sF-W8gVS-ZW93RKty28csZCW20k0Yp7Htpt3W4TrFQ-7_NH6cN3NRmVZnTTFSW39lkfH5XnW9SW2SHvjV7wZpvXW1jt-PQ6cH-zpW8LnfLx3h5QwTW1q7DCz4SjWcJW6mV_Rt9jlXLmW7dx5z63RhQz9N4X6q-NXmY84W8g6rNy6YSct4N2L5PCnfJkK9W2dX-Sw64CmQtW6SFmR548Q6rZVCz79p8bzbb6V-VWkB3HmH5fW7hrR4q4V77ZqW4pffcp5xl8Y6W7YGfQ878MtK6W7scz3R62mC74W6WfmkK7QJLWnW6bXWwH1SHc2pW7Zc17459hqDJW27zFBx5QCLCLT7Tg94yPg4ZW8vXGxg8t14WkW1fjmHN7GjqgdW5CwK1V1vnM6lW3qZY_z4zmNKDW4qf8xR51V1vWW2p9MFy8bgllDW4w-WN65P42TBW29qKFy7Tc7WcW2p6pD36R3lVJW5qrsHX3FJCLXW92_5jZ2q6jyRW4s68nX5J0mgqW4hjnSw8271X-W6YltVk6BPcqFW9ffk2d2LrvQcW5QHmCm57h5JcW4XVNlq1GJXCsW2r3dMG9hWZG0f2SsbWM04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/d57Cm604.na1.hubspotlinks.com\/Ctc\/UD%2B113\/d57Cm604\/VVBp3m4gcw1vW7pTmR37yMbytW22vCbp54qZRxN1sYgYv7j7nCW69tBBd6lZ3k-W6Hzydn4Lj4LsW8Qt_mr7Hh4s3W5YY2CK5K_BlbW76GfJ55ty547W1Bp2ql31vVcKW69pwvv6NXx4yV7sF-W8gVS-ZW93RKty28csZCW20k0Yp7Htpt3W4TrFQ-7_NH6cN3NRmVZnTTFSW39lkfH5XnW9SW2SHvjV7wZpvXW1jt-PQ6cH-zpW8LnfLx3h5QwTW1q7DCz4SjWcJW6mV_Rt9jlXLmW7dx5z63RhQz9N4X6q-NXmY84W8g6rNy6YSct4N2L5PCnfJkK9W2dX-Sw64CmQtW6SFmR548Q6rZVCz79p8bzbb6V-VWkB3HmH5fW7hrR4q4V77ZqW4pffcp5xl8Y6W7YGfQ878MtK6W7scz3R62mC74W6WfmkK7QJLWnW6bXWwH1SHc2pW7Zc17459hqDJW27zFBx5QCLCLT7Tg94yPg4ZW8vXGxg8t14WkW1fjmHN7GjqgdW5CwK1V1vnM6lW3qZY_z4zmNKDW4qf8xR51V1vWW2p9MFy8bgllDW4w-WN65P42TBW29qKFy7Tc7WcW2p6pD36R3lVJW5qrsHX3FJCLXW92_5jZ2q6jyRW4s68nX5J0mgqW4hjnSw8271X-W6YltVk6BPcqFW9ffk2d2LrvQcW5QHmCm57h5JcW4XVNlq1GJXCsW2r3dMG9hWZG0f2SsbWM04&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696962518923000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2XjItHS9rS1g0Pjh4kkT6y\">Pub. 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In response to a line of questioning from Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), who asked whether it was appropriate for the IRS to issue guidance that is inconsistent with statute, Rollinson was noncommittal to the assertion that the IRS was engaging in such activity, stating that the current role of the IRS is to interpret statute \u201cwithin the parameters of the law\u201d and that the Office of Chief Counsel would ensure that they would \u201cadvise fully\u201d on proper interpretation of the law for guidance purposes.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/comms.bhfs.com\/rv\/ff00b69892c8a8aeedbe82a2114284e5c6292e18&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221; Get more public policy intelligence and exclusive insights about Congress, Heath Care, Taxes, Immigration, Energy, Environment, Transportation, Trade, and more from Brownstein, click here.&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Call to Action Button&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||23px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#397389&#8243; divider_style=&#8221;dotted&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.1&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Immigration<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House-Passed FY24 HS Appropriations Bill Drops H-2A &amp; H-2B Visa Reforms: Last Thursday, the House approved its FY24 Homeland Security appropriations bill (<a href=\"https:\/\/d57cm604.na1.hubspotlinks.com\/Ctc\/UD+113\/d57Cm604\/VVBp3m4gcw1vW7pTmR37yMbytW22vCbp54qZRxN1sYgYb7j7nCW5BWSxg6lZ3nbN3zf7cnlbvl9N9cps4h6QXTpW2vCp5843Sb0cN2Cp_t4xFTWXW2Qt6Gz6t9fW1W3D5vhr3-VL2TW4tHBS257V1-ZW6bg2Dg7R73Q7VkLWqp1sQWzsW3G2Zyd1x1dNHW2nzhq27q4B1VW9gNVP24c5wqzW9jTrpH6rVnYPW56C2T48sgmFwW4myFCL691rxnW1ZXbTy5zwQt2W5_MScN7d8PzLVfPPfv8kkB6kW3Xg2Rw4QWwsnN5MXT-4R7Dg2N6K2DxzZbmVqVRFCd27ltJZ9W4Ywp1y7j7k7sM3sP4wTfH4LW8rQYm-2dMjlgW7JFvN51YLNRNW4nrnGX3GgMXkW2XvKHN4r-QGBW4JLZRX1L4_zMW94q7r25TnZD0W6nDvBk8G_MrTW81WCcM36ShjYN4XgMmr10y27W2nZY812qWzN4W7pWQJn4rWz-GVPgY_B46qxSZW4NL3GL3H0MGbW6d53xt6SnQ0gW6nLh3y3sqN8VN1Bqy3XDB70xN2X214JS04SsW13SMpj97p7R3N1gb3Z8bBMyhW4j2H_w7sN0T0N13wZ8pr9f_PW7hLrTC9cVZJdW2M6pZ-2Q4z2vW8LJ_9g7p2lLvW8Jm7S083LZ0PVTM15_6s7Dzwf4HshmF04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/d57Cm604.na1.hubspotlinks.com\/Ctc\/UD%2B113\/d57Cm604\/VVBp3m4gcw1vW7pTmR37yMbytW22vCbp54qZRxN1sYgYb7j7nCW5BWSxg6lZ3nbN3zf7cnlbvl9N9cps4h6QXTpW2vCp5843Sb0cN2Cp_t4xFTWXW2Qt6Gz6t9fW1W3D5vhr3-VL2TW4tHBS257V1-ZW6bg2Dg7R73Q7VkLWqp1sQWzsW3G2Zyd1x1dNHW2nzhq27q4B1VW9gNVP24c5wqzW9jTrpH6rVnYPW56C2T48sgmFwW4myFCL691rxnW1ZXbTy5zwQt2W5_MScN7d8PzLVfPPfv8kkB6kW3Xg2Rw4QWwsnN5MXT-4R7Dg2N6K2DxzZbmVqVRFCd27ltJZ9W4Ywp1y7j7k7sM3sP4wTfH4LW8rQYm-2dMjlgW7JFvN51YLNRNW4nrnGX3GgMXkW2XvKHN4r-QGBW4JLZRX1L4_zMW94q7r25TnZD0W6nDvBk8G_MrTW81WCcM36ShjYN4XgMmr10y27W2nZY812qWzN4W7pWQJn4rWz-GVPgY_B46qxSZW4NL3GL3H0MGbW6d53xt6SnQ0gW6nLh3y3sqN8VN1Bqy3XDB70xN2X214JS04SsW13SMpj97p7R3N1gb3Z8bBMyhW4j2H_w7sN0T0N13wZ8pr9f_PW7hLrTC9cVZJdW2M6pZ-2Q4z2vW8LJ_9g7p2lLvW8Jm7S083LZ0PVTM15_6s7Dzwf4HshmF04&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1696962518923000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2KCMdE4zRBRVvYwJfIUX1D\">H.R.4367<\/a>) by a 220-208 margin, with Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) joining all Republicans voting in favor of the measure. However, the spending bill\u2019s final version ultimately left out previously proposed provisions to increase seasonal employers\u2019 abilities to obtain workers holding H-2A and H-2B visas. Specifically, prior versions of the spending bill included language that would permit employers in several seasonal industries to hire returning workers on H-2B visas without those individuals counting against the 66,000 cap per fiscal year. 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The proposal includes the three offshore oil and gas lease sales, the fewest in the program\u2019s history. The lease sales are scheduled in 2025, 2027 and 2029 in the Gulf of Mexico. Three lease sales are the minimum number required by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to enable the DOI to offer offshore wind leases in the future. The announcement initiated a 60-day waiting period before the secretary of the Interior can formally approve the program and issue a Record of Decision. 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