NASACT members look to the Washington Update for the very latest information on emerging legislative and regulatory federal issues. NASACT's presence in Washington gives the Association a strong voice on important issues affecting state government finance, as well as a means of staying informed about current legislative developments.

2012	What's Inside...
January 30, 2012
2011	What's Inside...
December 19, 2011	GATB Releases First Report to the President, TANF Extension Passes House, GOVERNING Hosts Online Forum on Government Mobility
December 12, 2011	Medicaid Fraud Hearing Highlights Largest Home Healthcare Fraud Settlement in History, Hearing Examines Discrimination Against the Unemployed
December 5, 2011	Congress Returns and Hears Stimulus Update, Head of Recovery Board to Retire, Online Sales Tax Legislation Debated in House, MSRB Creates New Rulemaking Comment Form on Website
November 21, 2011	3% Repeal Heads to President's Desk, EMMA to Begin Showing Bond Ratings, Senate Looks at New Ways to Go After Delinquent Contractors, Obama to Nominate Mazur as Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy
November 14, 2011	3% Repeal Lurches Forward, Senate Focuses on State Unemployment Insurance This Week, The Week Ahead: Withholding 2.0?
November 7, 2011	Motion to Move Forward with Consideration of 3% Repeal Scheduled for Today, State Unemployment Insurance Discussion Set for This Week, Bill Would Prevent States from Imposing New Taxes on Mobile Services
October 31, 2011	House Passes 3% Repeal, SEC Fills Commissioner Vacancies, Internet Gaming Coming to the State, IRS Seeks Members for ACT
October 24, 2011	3% Withholding Repeal Action Heats Up, New Improper Payments Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee, Governing Hosts State Medicaid Webcast
October 17, 2011	Ways and Means Passes 3% Repeal Bill, Recovery Board Announces National Dialogue on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, State Infrastructure Projects Get a Jump Start
October 11, 2011	Next Stage of Federal-State Unemployment Plan Debated, Congress Passes CR to Fund Government Through Nov. 18, Senate Addresses Federal Budget Deficit
September 26, 2011	Senate Finance Looks at Dual Eligibility, Deficit Reduction Committee Starts Tax Reform Work, Congress in Final Week to Pass CR to Avert Another Possible Government Shutdown
September 19, 2011	IRS Issues Notice on Employer Provided Cell Phones, 3% Withholding Repeal is a Priority for House Republicans, Municipal Market Particpants Begin to Analye Jobs Proposal
September 12, 2011	Congress Returns With a Sprint to the End of 2011; SEC Nominees Pass Out of Committee; Senate Finance Jumps on Tax Policy Debate
August 8, 2011	Congress Goes Into Summer Recess, IRS Issues Guidance on Board Volume Caps, CBPP Report Says Higher State Taxes Do Not Force Rich to Flee
August 1, 2011	President Announces the Members of New GAT Board, SEC Conducts Municipal Market Hearing, Enhanced Improper Payments Legislation Introduced in Senate
July 25, 2011	Senate Committee Promotes "Innovative Financing" for State Infrastructure Projects, Senate Baking Looks at Lack of Proper SEC Funding, The Week Ahead
July 18, 2011	Debt Ceiling Debate Dominates Activity, State Finance Bills Moving in House, State-Tribal Relations earing Slated for Tuesday
July 11, 2011	A Recess That Wasn't, The Week Ahead: Pensions and Medicaid
July 7, 2011	NASACT/NABL Seek Comments on Pension Disclosure, Recovery Act Water Projects Reveal the Effectiveness of State Compliance Monitoring, GAO Releases Tax Gap Report, Federal Reserve Releases Final Debit Card Rules
June 27, 2011	DATA Act Marked Up, Grant Management and Transparency Explored in House, Unemployment Insurance Payments Under Review, IRS to Hold 3% Withholding Q&A Webcast
June 20, 2011	DATA Act Introduced - Hearing Held, SEC Municipal Securities Chief Resigns, ACT Releases Reports on State Employees - Improvements to FSLG Website, The Week Ahead: Unemployment Insurance Fraud, Medicaid, and the Future Budget Outlook
June 13, 2011	3% Repeal to be Offered as an Amendment to Economic Development Legislation, IRS Names New ACT Appointments, Governing Magazine Webcast Addresses State/Local Finance, The Week Ahead: Transparency, Data Standards and SSA Payments
June 6, 2011	Quiet Week on the Hill, The Week Ahead
May 30, 2011	3% Withholding Repeal Efforts Make Headway, Stimulus Recipients Found Cheating on Their Taxes - Yet Still Got Contracts, Senate Looks at Cutting Edge Efforts for Reducing Improper Payments, SEC Overhaul on the Horizon?
May 23, 2011	3% Withholding Repeal to Get its Day in the Sun, GAO to Report on Recovery Act Tax Cheats, The Week Ahead: State Taxes, Improper Payment Policy, Reducing Duplicative Programs, and Unfunded Mandates
May 16, 2011	State TANF Legislation Would Ban Certain Types of EBT Use, GPRAMA Hearing Features Comptroller General, States May Gain Added Flexibility in Use of Unemployment Funds, House Subcommittee Passes State Medicaid Cut Legislation
May 10, 2011	3% Withholding Regulations Released, Ways and Means Holds State Pension/Accounting Hearing, S. 868 Introduced to Cut State Medicaid Rolls, The Week Ahead: The "Third-Rail" and the Return of GPRA (GPRAMA)
April 18, 2011	Congress Goes Into Recess With Government Funded, House Rep Introduces State Government Accounting Bill, State and Muni Debt Hearing Seems to Focus Mostly on Collective Bargaining, OMB/GAO Discusses Improper Payment with House
April 11, 2011	Government Shutdown Drama Goes Down to the Wire, State and Municipal Debt Hearing Scheduled for Thursday, Improper Payments Hearing Scheduled for Friday, Congress Clears 1099 Repeal
April 4, 2011	Congress Aims to Pass Final Continuing Resolution for the Year, Accounting Profession Gets Senate Focus This Week, Joint Tax Committee Takes First Awing at Overhaul, Unfunded Mandates on State and Local Governments Revisited in House
March 21, 2011	House Oversight Continues Hearings on State and Local Muni Crisis, Debt Reduction Task Force Comes to the Senate, Senate Looks to Modernize Government
March 14, 2011	2011 Washington Office Survey Completed, House Conducts Busy Week of Hearings, Another State "Muni Crisis" Hearing Slated for Tomorrow
March 7, 2011	President Issues Memo on State Administrative Flexibility, GAO Releases Duplicative Government Program Report, House Committee Holds Hearing on Government Waste, The Week Ahead: Fiscal Commission, Medicaid and SEC Reviews
February 22, 2011	3% Repeal Bills Now in Both Chambers, SEC Cancels Remaining Municipal Market Hearings, Judiciary Holds Hearing on Possible State Bankruptcy Law, Federal Reserve's Interchange Fee Rule Proposal Debated in House
February 14, 2011	House Hearing on State Bankruptcy Reveals Lack of Understanding of the Municipal Market, Pension Reform Bill Re-Introduced, Judiciary Reviews State Bankruptcy Today, President Releases 2012 Budget
February 7, 2011	House Oversight Committee Announces State Debt Hearing, Financial Services Committee Outlines Agenda, Seante Budget Hearing Participants Oppose State Banktruptcy Legislation
January 31, 2011	3% Withholding Repeal Gaining Momentum, State Bankruptcy Hearings Planned for February, The Fight Against Fraud Takes Center Stage in Senate, House Financial Services Committee Announces Hearing Schedule
January 24, 2011	112th Congress Goes Full Start Today; A Preview of the Week
January 10, 2011	112th Congress Convenes, New Ways and Means Chairman to Focus on Tax Reform, Taxpayer Advocate Points Out Tax Code Problems in Report to Congress
2010	What's Inside...
December 27, 2010	111th Congress Ends - Government Funding Continues Through March 4, Government Performance Initiative Goes to the President for Signature
December 20, 2010	Federal Reserve Goes After Interchange Fees, GAO Releases New Recovery Act Audit Report, BAB's Extension Not Included in Tax Bill, GIPRA Update Passes Senate
December 13, 2010	SEC Holds Muni Market Hearing in DC, Republicans Name House Chairmen for 112th Session, Senate Committee Examines Capital Markets
December 6, 2010	Fiscal Commission Releases Recommendations to Public, IRS Temporarily Exempts Credit Cards from 3% Withholding, Bill Introduced to Oversee Pension Accounting, GAO Releases New Sudan Divestment Report
November 22, 2010	Congress Returns for Final Session of the 111th, Comptroller General Nomination Hearing Held; OMB Gets New Director...Finally; OMB Highlights Efforts Made to Curb Improper Payments in 2010
October 4, 2010	Expiring Muni Issues to be Revisited in Lame Duck Session, Two New State Bond Financing Options Discussed in Senate, Transportation Committee Looks at Recovery Act Implementation
September 27, 2010	Legislation Removing Cell Phones from Listed Property on Its Way to the President, SEC Kicks Off Field Hearings on Muni Market, House Subcommittee Examines Fraud in Medicaid, GAO Releases Two New State Finance Reports
September 20, 2010	Congress Returns from Summer Recess, SEC to Hold First Muni Market Field Hearing Tuesday, Cell Phone Delisting Passes Senate, New OMB Director Hearing Held
August 16, 2010	House Passes FMAP Extension - President Obama Signs Into Law, GAO Releases Latest Recovery Act Report, SSA Institutes New Improper Payments/ARRA Tracking, Congress Goes Into Summer Recess
August 9, 2010	FMAP Extension Passes Senate - House to Vote This Week to Advance Measure, Treasury Told That Muni Market is in "Reasonably Good Condition", OMB and Recovery Board Discuss Improper Payments - Future of Recovery.gov, U.S. Economy Stabilizing
August 3, 2010	FMAP Extension Scheduled for Wednesday Vote, NCSL Releases Latest Budget Report, Small Business Committee Goes After Interchange Fee Issue Again, Upcoming Hearings: Economy, Government Transformation and "Agency Capture"
July 26, 2010	SEC Oversight Hearing Outlines Goals for the Commission, Unemployment Extension Passes, Improper Payments Bill Signed Into Law, Using Social Networking As a Government Operation Gets Hearing on Hill
July 19, 2010	Improper Payment Bill Goes to President for His Signature, Report on State Tax Revenue Shows Erratic Economy, SEC Oversight Focus on Upcoming House Hearing, Obama Names New OMB Director
July 6, 2010	GAO: Recovery Act Results Not Explained Well to the Public; Financial Regulatory Reform Vote Pushed Back Until After Recess; Improper Payments Hearing Delayed; House Passes Unemployment Extension - Awaits Senate Action; SEC Approves Pay-to-Play Rules
June 28, 2010	Final Vote on Financial Reform Could Occur this Week, Improper Payments Legislation Passes Senate - Close to Becoming Law, SEC to Hold Open Meeting on Pay-to-Play Activities, Governmental Affairs to Look Into Improper Payments on Thursday
June 21, 2010	Financial Reform Conference Committee Enters Second Week, Interchange Fee Debate Hits the Senate, New State Taxes of Rental Vehicles Could be Banned Under Proposed Legislation
June 14, 2010	Judiciary Focuses on Pre-Emption of State Taxes on Rental Cars, Senate Appropriators to Look at Interchange Fees, Conferees Selected; Financial Reform Bill Down to the Last Phase
June 2, 2010	GAO Releases Latest Recovery Act Report: States Should Do More, SEC's Holds Open Meeting on Muni Market Rules, Senate Reviews Improper Payment in Unemployment Insurance; DOL Sends Draft Recovery Legislation to Congress
May 24, 2010	Financial Regulatory Reform Heads to Conference, SEC to Hold Open Meeting on Muni Market Rules, Internet Gaming One Step Closer to Becoming Legal, Accounting Standards Hearing Looks at International Convergence; Legality of PCAOB
May 17, 2010	Build America Bonds Included in National Infrastructure Bank Hearing, IRS and Treasury Issue Their Priority Guidance Request for 2010-11, IRS Names New Members to the Act
May 10, 2010	State Tax Hearing Debates Uniform Standards, State Unemployment Insurance Hearing Paints Bleak Picture, Recovery.gov Gets Covered by a New iPhone App, Ways and Means to Examine Creation of Infrastructure Bank
May 3, 2010	House Passes Key Improper Payment Bill, First Meeting of the Debt Commission Held, Interchange Fee Hearing Held in Judiciary, Popular BAB Extension May Move to New Legislative Vehicle
April 26, 2010	Fiscal Debt Commission to Meet on Tuesday, Credit Card "Fair Fee" Hearing Slated for Wednesday, Credit Rating Agencies Take Heat in Senate Committee
April 19, 2010	Cell Phone Delisting Passes House -- Heads to Senate, President Signs COBRA Extension, State Tax Revenues Focus of Judiciary Hearing
March 29, 2010	2010 Washington Office Survey Complete, Ways and Means Looks at Spending in Light of IMF Comments, Comptroller General Nominees Sent to White House, Deficit Panel Members Finalized
March 22, 2010	List of Possible Comptroller General Nominees Creates Rift, State Alcohol Regs Face Scrutiny in Judiciary, Upcoming Hearings Highlight Extremely Busy Week
March 15, 2010	GOA Releases Latest Recovery Act Audit Report, House Committee Holds Field Hearing with California State Auditor, Judiciary Looks at Medicaid Fraud
March 8, 2010	SEC, IRS, Sign Muni Market MOU, SSA Unveils Open Government Plan, MSRB Showcases New Training Video for EMMA Use
March 1, 2010	Transportation Committee Conducts One-Year ARRA Review, HR 4552 Would Affect Government Benefit and Payment Cards, CBO Releases ARRA Impact Report
February 16, 2010	Federal Budget Proposal Released: BAB's Made Permanent? Judiciary Hearing Looks at Tax Nexus Between States and Federal Government
February 2, 2010	Budget Committees Hear the Country's Economic Forecast, Subcommittee Field Hearing Reviews Federal Nutrition Programs/Improper Payments, President's Open Government Initiative Underway
January 25, 2010	Congress Returns From Holiday Recess to Address Job Creation, House Looks at Long-Term Deficits, Former U.S. Comptroller General Continues for Fiscal Responsibility
2009	What's Inside...
December 22, 2009	OMB Releases New Guidance for ARRA Job Calculations, House Passes Unemployment Benefit/Medicaid Extension, Senator Asks IRS to Examine Tax Delinquent Health Care Contractors
December 14, 2009	House Oversight Committee Reauthorizes - Improves on Grants.gov, Fiscal Task Force Releases Fact Sheet, Georgia Testifies Before Senate Committee on Improving Government Performance
December 7, 2009	Joint Economic Committee "Shines Light" on Derivatives, Rockefeller Report Shows State Fiscal Update, Transportation Committee Showcases Recovery Act Projects in Several Border States
November 23, 2009	GAO Releases New Stimulus Oversight Report at House Hearing, GAO Audit Hammers SEC, Federal Performance-Budgeting Endeavor to Possibly Utilize State Models, Regulatory Changes Examined in Senate
November 16, 2009	Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd Introduces Financial Reform Legislation: GASB Funding and Municpal Disclosure to be Studied, Senate Looks at Long-Term Fiscal Stability, Pew Releases New State Budget Report
November 9, 2009	SEC Commissioner Says Muni Market Should be Under SEC Authority, SEC Forces JPMorgan to Pay $725 Million in Municipal Bond/Swap Settlement, Financial Services Proposing Bounty Money for SEC Whistleblowers
November 2, 2009	3% Withholding Recommendations Announced in IRS Meeting, Medicaid Audits Become Focus of Judiciary Hearing, Government Contracting Examined by Senator and Former NASACT Member, Joint Economic Committee Looks at Recovery Act Impact
October 26, 2009	Homebuyer Tax Credit May be Extended - But TIGTA Points to Fraud in Program, Lengthy Markup Sessions Highlight Derivatives Legislation, ICMA Paper Proposes New Measurements for ARRA Reporting
October 19, 2009	House Leadership to Hold Stimulus Provision Extension Meeting on Wednesday, Derivatives Legislation Picking up Speed, GAO Releases Update to Long Term Fiscal Outlook
October 13, 2009	House Conducts Interchange Fee Hearing, Possible Extension of Certain Stimulus Provisions Under Discussion, FederalReporting.gov Sees First Deadline -- Last Minute Grace Period Announced, House Subcommittee to Dig Into ARRA Jobs Reports
October 5, 2009	Credit Rating Agency Taken to Task, Interchange Fee Hearing Set for Thursday, Transportation Committee Releases Latest Stimulus Update, Utah, California Named "Best Of" Online Portl Contest Winners
September 28, 2009	GAO Releases Third Report to Congress Concerning ARRA, Continuing Resolution Passes House, Recovery.Gov 2.0 Goes Live
September 21, 2009	Senate Conducts Werfel Confirmation Hearing, House Subcommittee Hears About Improved Financial Oversight, State Unemployment Insurance a Focus for the Senate
September 14, 2009	Congress Returns - Addressed Stimulus Oversight, First Quarterly Report on Recovery Act Released, Broadband Stimulus Oversight Takes the Stage, Technology-Based Financial Oversight Hearing Scheduled for Wednesday
August 10, 2009	Recovery Act FAQs Now Available, OMB Releases Compliance Supplement Addendum, Senate Closes Congressional Session With Credit Rating Agency Hearing, SEC Requests Comments on Pay-to-Play Proposals
August 3, 2009	Treasury Requests Comments on College Savings Plans, New Improper Payments Legislation Introduced, REAL ID to Get Tweaked, Stimulus Progress Report Featured in Transportation Committee
July 27, 2009	SEC Requests Comment on Voluntary Submissions to EMMA, DEC Holds Open Meeting on New "Pay-to-Play" Rules for State Finance Officials, NCSL Says ARRA Helps States, Rockefeller Report Shows Rough State Budget Picture
July 20, 2009	SEC's Open Hearing Focuses on Muni Market, Stimulus Forum Showcases Issues with Recovery Act, Former State Treasurer to Head Financial Crisis Commission, Senate Committee Schedules Another Stimulus Oversight Hearing This Week
July 13, 2009	GAO Releases State Report on Stimulus Tracking, Latest Stimulus Oversight Hearing Goes Overtime, SEC Budget Could Go Over a Billion
June 29, 2009	OMB Releases Reporting Guidance for ARRA, Transportation Committee Reviews ARRA Funding Accountability, Recovery Board Releases Public Dialogue Report, NASBO Releases Latest State Budget Report, GWU to Host Roundtable on Stimulus Accountability
June 23, 2009	Sweeping Financial Industry Oversight Proposals Announced by Administration, Treasury Outlines Five-Point Plan for Reform Proposals, Financial Services Up Busy Week
June 13, 2009	Comments Requested on Cell Phone Usage, USDA's ARRA Funds Get Status Update, Cell Phone Tax Bill Goes Before Subcommittee, IRS's ACT Conducts Annual Meeting
June 8, 2009	Congress Returns from Memorial Day Recess: ARRA Funds for Agriculture Reviewed - Derivatives Market to be Examined - Cell Phone Tax Bill Goes Before Subcommittee, IRS's Act to Meet on Wednesday
May 26, 2009	ARRA Funding Measure Passes House, Interchange Fee Issue to be Examined by GAO, House Committee Looks at Possible Changes to the Muni Market, Select Revenue Discusses Government Bonds
May 18, 2009	Interchange Fee Amendment Pops Up in Credit Card Reform Bill, House Committee to Hold Big Muni Finance Hearing This Week, Select Revenue to Discuss Government Bonds
May 11, 2009	House Committee Marks Up ARRA Funding Bill, Recovery Board Chair Goes Before House Committee to Discuss Stimulus Oversight, Municipal Governments Press to be Made Whole in Wake of Lehman Failure
May 4, 2009	Funding for ARRA Introduced in House, Recovery Board Chair Goes Before House Committee to Discuss Stimulus Oversight, Credit Card Bill Would Curb Industry Practices Significantly, Muni Bill Hearing Delayed
April 27, 2009	Senate Holds Stimulus Oversight Hearing, SEC Says Muni Market Will be Improved Upon, Improper Payments in Medicaid Pops Up in Senate Discussions, Details Released on Upcoming Stimulus Oversight Hearings
April 6, 2009	Senate Holds Stimulus Oversight Hearing, Interchange Fee Discussion Pops Up in Credit Card Bill Markup, Recovery Act Oversight Goes on the Road
March 30, 2009	SEC Chairman Says Muni Market Might Need Regulatory Oversight, Grants.gov Poses "Risk" on Recovery Implementation, Treasury Says 3% Withholding Could "Cause Harm", Stimulus Oversight to Pop Up in Two Hearings This Week
March 23, 2009	Illinois Auditor General Testifies Before Congressional Committee, 3% Withholding Hearing Coming in April, NASACT's New Website Streamlines Washington Connection, House Committee Looks at State Finance Laws
March 16, 2009	"Recovery Czars" Meet with President - Vice President, Obama Aides Tell Governments to Look for a Better Relationship, New Bill Introduced on State Government Divestment in Iran, Washington Office Survey Concludes
March 9, 2009	Senate Holds Stimulus Accountability Hearing, State's Property Rights Come Into Play in New Electric Grid Proposal, Obama Changes Contracting Rules, Washington Office Survey Underway
March 2, 2009	Washington Office Survey Underway, Stimulus Accountability Takes Center Stage on Thursday, White House Seeks Feedback on Transparency Memo, House Financial Services Committee to Have Busy Weeks of Hearings
February 16, 2009	Stimulus Bill Passes with State Aid, Senate Banking Goes After Credit Card Regulations, Financial Services Committee Outlines Oversight Agenda - Muni's Included.
February 9, 2009	Stimulus Proves to be Moving Target, SCHIP Expansion Signed Into Law, New "CPO" Withdraws from Consideration, Standard and Poor's Will Take Stimulus Into Account When Rating States, Former Comptroller General Calls for Debt Task Force
February 2, 2009	IRS Looks Into Government Bond Financing, Senate Adds Subcommittee to Look at Government Contracts, SCHIP Expansion Scheduled to Pass This Week
January 26, 2009	Senate Stimulus Package Contains One-Year Delay of 3% Withholding Rule... So Far, Obama Opens Up the White House, GAO Releases High-Risk Update, Orszag Approved for OMB
January 21, 2009	Details of Stimulus Package Become Clearer, Acting Comptroller General to Go Before Senate Committee, Chairman Frank Tweaks TARP
January 12, 2009	Congress Returns to D.C. to Start New 111th Session, Obama Names CPO, SCHIP Reauthorization in the Queue, Former State Comptroller Burris Getting Headlines with Senate Appointment, Committees to Examine Debt Policy - TARP
2008	What's Inside...
November 24, 2008	Congress Returns For Busy Lame-Duck Session, SEC Calls for Emergency Meeting for November 24th, Senate Committee Hears That State Aid Might Be a Good Idea
October 6, 2008	Bailout Passes With Extenders Attached, Brookings Releases New State E-Gov Report, Lessons Learned for Funding State IT Projects, Government Reform Committee Gets Very Busy During Recess
September 29, 2008	Bush Administration Offers $700B Bailout Plan, Stimulus Package Passes House, NABL Comments on Disclosure and EMMA, AIG and Lehman to Face Congress
September 22, 2008	Fiscal Meltdown Reshapes Hill Agenda, As US Goes Further Into Debt - Irag Sees Surplus Surge, State/Local Cell Phone Taxes Debated, Accounting Takes Center Stage in Senate Committee
September 15, 2008	After Conventions - Congress Returns to Work, Cell Phone Taxes - ARS's Next on Hearing Agenda
August 4, 2008	Muni Bond Rating Legislation, Credit Card Bill, Get Markups, Massive Housing Bill Signed Into Law, SEC, MSRB Propose EMMA as New Central Muni Depository, SEC Allows Companies to Use Blogs, Web Sites as Disclosure Tools
July 28, 2008	Landmark Housing Legislation Ready for President's Signature, Social Security Unveils New Retirement Calculator, Pay-for-Performance for Government Employees Explored, House Hears Ideas on Fiscal Relief in State Health Care
July 21, 2008	Senate Committee Examines Retirement Savings, Credit Raters Bill Faces Delayed Markup, Several Hearings of Note to Dominate in the Week Upcoming, House Committee Passes Credit Card Fee Negotiation Bill
July 14, 2008	Congress Gets Back to Work, Senate Committee Will Look at Retirement Savings, Impeachment Resolutions to Appear in Judiciary, Credit Raters Bill Removed From Scheduled Markup
June 30, 2008	Congress Departs for July 4th Recess, Walker Testifies on Capitol Hill, Senate Committee Approves Three New SEC Commissioners, Another War Supplemental Heads to President, IRS Increases Standard Mileage Rate for Remainder of 2008
June 23, 2008	Acting Comptroller General Appears Before Senate Finance Committee, David Walker to Visit Capitol Hill, Fiscal Report Paints a Bleak Picture for States, House Ways and Means Committee Looks at Stimulus Payments
June 16, 2008	Acting Comptroller General to Testify on Tuesday, Ways and Means Looks at Stimulus Payments, House Sends Article of Impeachment to Committee, House Cancels Grant-Making Hearing
June 9, 2008	Budget Resolution Moves Debt Limit Over $10 Trillion, Intelligence Committee Releases War Report, Interchange Fees Partly to Blame for High Gas Prices Says NACS, Two House Hearings to Focus on Grant Making- Electronic Payments
May 27, 2008	Congress Goes Into Memorial Day Recess, Walker and Peterson Appear on CNBC, Second Stimulus Package In the Works, Muni Industry "Critic" Will Not Seek Re-Election
May 19, 2008	Alaska Tells Congress: Get Rid of 3% Withholding Requirement, Debt Limit Needs to be Raised by Year End, House Judiciary Looks at Credit Card Fee Legislation, GAO Issues Its Own Interchange Fee Report
May 12, 2008	State Grant Money for Foreclosure Rehab Passes House - Bush Threatens Veto, SEC Contemplates "Dedicated Funding" for New Oversight, Hiring Government Employees on the Agenda in Senate, House Judiciary to Look at Credit Card Fee Legislation
May 6, 2008	Federal Money for Public School Construction Makes Its Way Through House, Senate Hearing Reviews Latest REAL ID News, Huge Housing Bill Coming Together - May Include State Grant Money, Hiring Government Employees on the Agenda in Senate
April 28, 2008	Loans and Grants to States Considered to Stimulate Housing, Homebuyer's Financial Literacy Gets Its Day on the Hill, SEC Ponders Changes to Credit Rating Agencies
April 22, 2008	Financial Literacy Hearing Focuses on State-Federal Government Role in Fiscal Education, SEC to Promote EMMA Use Next Month, House Committee Passes Bipartisan Medicaid Rule Delay - Ignoring Veto Threat
April 14, 2008	House Marks Up SCHIP Rule Delay, SEC Financial Reporting Advisory Committee to Hold Open Meeting, Tax Week Brings Tax Hearings, Avatars in Congress?
April 7, 2008	Congress Returns from Recess with Flurry of Hearings, Medicaid Bill Looks to Postpone Rules for States, Think Tank Release Report on Nation's Fiscal Imbalance on Entitlements, SCHIP Directive Hearing Scheduled for April 9
March 19, 2008	Animated Muni Market Hearing Lasts an Entire Day, Amendments to Improper Payment Act Proposed, SEC to Allow Debt Buybacks in Auctions, Have You Visited the Bill Tracker Recently?
March 10, 2008	Muni Bond Hearing Now Scheduled for March 12, Pew Issues "Grading the States" Report, House Subcommittee to Look at "Proper" Role of Government, Senate Committee Schedules Markup of Government Purchase Card Legislation
March 3, 2008	Muni Bond Hearing Postponed, Accounting Standard Setters to Get a Re-Work, Accounting Standards Convergence Moving Briskly - Surprising Euro Partners, House Panel to Look at Derivatives
February 19, 2008	Comptroller Walker Offers Surprise Resignation, Upcoming NFMA Paper to Propose More Disclosure Requirements, Lengthy Hearing Addresses Bond Insurance Industry Issues
Feburary 11, 2008	Stimulus Package Passes and Sent to President for Signature, SEC Funding Continues to Grow in the President's Budget Proposal, House Financial Services Subcommittee to Look at Bond Industry
February 4, 2008	Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Looks into Agency Payment Errors, MSRB Asks for Comments on New Muni Filing System, Comptroller Stresses Fiscal Responsibility Before Senate Committee
January 28, 2008	Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee to Look at Agency Payment Errors, Final REAL ID Rules Issued, NEW IRS Commissioner Goes to Confirmation Hearing, Onslaught of Economic Hearings Scheduled for This Week
January 22, 2008	Bernanke Tells Budget Committee Stimulus Needed, Economic Stimulus Package Under Discussion, U.S. Dollars in Iraq Keep Going Unaccounted For, Ways and Means Looks at Social Security Benefits Changes
2007	What's Inside...
December 17, 2007	SEC Conducting Roundtables on International Accounting Standards, Senate Subcommittee Hearing Looks at Federal Agency Management, Banking Committee Hearings Looks at Financial Literacy for Holiday Shoppers
November 19, 2007	Unpaid Taxes of Medicaid Providers Cause Senate to Hold Hearing, President Issues Executive Order to Create Performance Improvement Council, Democrats Submit Two Names for SEC Commissioner Vacancies, Congress Goes Into Recess... With a Catch
November 13, 2007	Senate Subcommittee Examines Pensions, Senate to Hold Hearing on Unpaid Taxes of Medicaid Providers, Second Notice: IRS Annonunces Request for Nominations to ACT, No Recess for Congress
November 5, 2007	IRA Announces Request for Nominations to ACT, Senate Budget Committee Hosts Comptroller to Discuss Fiscal Imbalances, Regulatory Effects on State Medicaid Takes Stage in House, Senate Bill Passes Out of Committee to Enhance Public Corruption Penalties
October 29, 2007	Rangel Introduces Massive Tax Reform Bill, Rangel Also Look at Retirement Plan Fees, Senate Subcommittee Reviews Single Audit Report Findings, Senate Subcommittee Also Looks at International Accounting
October 22, 2007	Sudan Divestment Bill Passes Out of Senate Committee, SCHIP Veto-Override Vote Brings Promise of Another Bill, Senate Subcommittees to Hold Hearings on Single Audit and International Accounting, House Passes Internet Taxation Moratorium Extension
October 9, 2007	One-Year Extention of Withholding Provision May See Floor Consideration, Bush Vetoes Children's Health Care Bill, Treasury Announces Members of Audit Panel, SEC Loses Another Commissioner, House Committee Looks at Financial Systems Risk
September 17, 2007	Debt Ceiling Pushes Nearly $10 Trillion; Congress Forced to Raise Limit This Month, House Committee to Look at Performance Budgeting, Senate Judiciary Look at Federal Regulatory Encroachment on State's Authority
September 10, 2007	SCHIP Debate Heats Up, TIGTA Hits IRS on Collecting Taxes From Government Entities, Senate Bill Would Create Tax-Credit Transportation Bonds, TIGTA Also Goes After IRS in Handling State Taxpayer Data
August 6, 2007	SEC Chairman Tells Congress That Muni Market Needs Legislative Fix, Call for Debt Ceiling to be Raised, Cost of Wars to Exceed $1.2 Trillion, SCHIP Debate Dominates Action During Final Week Before Recess
July 23, 2007	SEC Chairman Criticizes Muni Market - Suggests Legislative Fix, House Reauthorizes Appalachian Aid Panel for Twelve States, OMB Confirmation Hearings Set
July 16, 2007	GAO's Walker Appears on 60 Minutes, Senate Appropriations Committee Cuts Private Debt Collection at IRS, Senate Republicans Hit Bush on Possible SCHIP Veto, New OMB Nomination Put on Hold
July 2, 2007	Congress Goes into July 4th Recess, SEC Commissioner Comments on Markets, SEC Announces Advisory Commission on US Financial Reporting, NABL Comments on PILOTs Rulemaking
June 25, 2007	ABA Conducts Tax Gap Conference, Treasury to Create New Audit Advisory Panel, OMB Director Resigns, Rockefeller Institute Releases Revenue Report
June 11, 2007	House Discusses Allowing State First-Responders Collective Bargaining; House Subcommittee Cancels New “Bond Bank” Hearing; NASBO Fiscal Survey Released; IRS Ramps Up Derivatives Focus; Payment Systems and Internet Gambling Looked at in House
May 29,2007	IRS Debt Collection Outsourcing Slammed During Hearing, Annual ACT Meeting Scheduled for Mid-June, House Committee Passes Iran Energy Divestment Bill, House Subcommittee to Examine Creation of New “Bond Bank” for U.S. Territories
May 21, 2007	SEC Chairman Cites Quality of Disclosure to Address Fraud in the Municpal Market as Emerging Risk, Divestment Bill Would Require Federal List of Entities Investing in Iran, Can IRS Debt Collection Be Outsourced?
May 14, 2007	Supreme Court Conferences on Kentucky Bond Case, CPO Trial Set For September 2008, Senate Judiciary Asks: Will REAL ID Make Anyone Safer?
May 7, 2007	House Representative Calls for Issuers to Improve Disclosure, Financial Literacy Examined in Senate, California Unveils New Bond-buying Website, Senate Committee to Ask: Will REAL ID Make Anyone Safer?
April 30, 2007	Congressional Hearings Ramp Up, U.S. Comptroller Makes Guest Appearance on "The Colbert Report", Kucinich Introduces Impeachment Resolution Against Vice-President
April 23, 2007	Congress Returns from Spring Break, IRS Commissioner Resigns, States Look to "Combined Reporting" as a Method of Tax Reform
April 3, 2007	SEC Chairman Says GASB is Needed, Congress Goes Into Recess Following Election Verification/Audit Hearing, NCSL, NGA Comment on REAL ID, PCAOB Joins International Audit Group
March 26, 2007	GAO Gives Progress Update - Seeks More Operational Funding, Key Hearings Slated for Both House and Senate, New Comptroller Position Signed Into Law in New Jersey
March 19, 2007	Congress Prepares Massive War Supplemental, NABL Responds to IRS on Record Retention Issue, ACF Conducts Annual PARIS Conference with Record Attendance; Topics Include Improper Payment Pilot Projects, GFOA Examines GASB Role
March 12, 2007	Washington Office Survey Completed, SEC Chairman Proposes Muni Market Review, MSRB Could Operate CPO if DAC Lawsuit Succeeds, Senate Subcommittee Looks at Credit Card Fees
March 5, 2007	Senate Conducts Federal Financial Management Hearing, OMB Launches federalspending.gov to Solicit Opinions on FFATA, REAL ID Extension Language Now Available
February 20, 2007	Bill Introduced to Repeal 3% Withholding, Elections Legislation Designates State Auditor to Appoint Audit Committee, REAL ID Extension Introduced in Senate, House Conducts Oversight Hearing on Agency Guidance
February 12, 2007	NFMA Chairman Criticizes DAC Lawsuit, NABL Submits Comments on the Definition of Essential Governmental Functions, House to Look at President's Recent Executive Order on Agency Guidance
February 6, 2007	DAC Comes Under Fire for T-MAC/CPO Lawsuit, Congress Approves Continuing Resolution, Budget Committee Looks at Fiscal Challenges
January 29, 2007	DAC Sues T-MAC/CPO for Patent Infringement, Government Facing Year-Long Continuing Resolution, Budget Committee Schedules Hearings on Fiscal Challenges
January 22, 2007	President Amends Executive Order on Regulatory Planning and Review, PCAOB Releases Audit of Two of the Big Four Accounting Firms, Washington Survey Coming Soon!, Ways and Means Lines Up Hearings
January 15, 2007	DAC Patent May Cause Problems for CPO, Moody's Discusses OPEB Issues for Cities, Budget Committee Hears Distressing News on the State of America's Financial Condition
January 8, 2007	House/Senate Return for First Session of 110th Congress, First Slate of New Bills Introduced, State Sales Tax Reduction Passes, Hearings Crank Up

SITE MAP | PRINTING | PRIVACY | CONTACT US
All rights reserved. © NASACT, 2009