Insights on Government Relations

In the midst of a record-setting government shutdown, partisan divisions are deep, and legislating can appear zero-sum.

ArentFox Schiff has been awarded 62 top rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, which recognizes firms for professional excellence based on consistently positive ratings from clients and peers.

Partner Elizabeth Horner was featured on a special episode of Energy Gang podcast recorded live at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Grid Forum in Washington, DC.

On October 21, the DC Council voted 9-4 to exempt most two-to-four-unit properties owned by individual landlords who do not own more than two housing properties in DC from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) under the revised RENTAL Act.

The Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025, as amended, brings sweeping reforms to District housing laws.

As the federal funding deadline of September 30, 2025, approaches, this alert highlights four possible scenarios and their potential implications.

In July, then-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) announced that he would be “relinquish[ing] the gavel” to allow him to “put Georgians’ interests first.”

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 132 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 66 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”

The Trump Administration is moving aggressively to prevent foreign adversaries’ ownership of US agricultural land.

This fall, Congress is poised to consider and develop legislation differing in type and scope — from funding measures to reconciliation proposals.

The District of Columbia’s Access to Justice (ATJ) Initiative is the primary local mechanism for public funding of civil legal services to low- and moderate-income DC residents.

On July 31, 2025, ArentFox Schiff hosted the HGPII Annual Best Practices Forum, one of the group purchasing sector’s premier training and leadership development conferences.

Recently introduced bipartisan legislation aims to significantly streamline the environmental review process for recipients of federal assistance.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act introduces substantial changes to federal tax law, including select provisions affecting tax-exempt organizations and charitable contribution deductions for individual and corporate taxpayers.

The Rescissions Act of 2025, recently enacted by Congress, includes significant cuts to federal funding with potential consequences for organizations and residents in the District of Columbia. While the Act primarily targets international and foreign assistance programs, it also rescinds certain domestic appropriations.

The newly enacted “One Big Beautiful Bill,” formally known as the Legislation for Reconciliation and Policy Reforms 2025, contains a range of provisions that bear unique significance for the District of Columbia.

ArentFox Schiff LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Government Relations Director Blake K. Thelander to the firm’s Government Relations practice in Washington, DC. Blake joins the firm from the Office of US Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa).

The District of Columbia is set to implement sweeping changes to its DC Health Care Alliance, a program that has provided vital health coverage to low-income residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare, including many non-citizens, since its inception in 2001.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s FY 2026 Budget introduces a new Basic Health Program (BHP) that will fundamentally reshape health coverage options for thousands of District residents beginning next calendar year.

Running a college has never been an easy job. But as this academic year draws to a close, higher education is experiencing new challenges with potential long-lasting impacts.

At a critical stage of the Trump Administration’s aggressive global trade reset, a federal court has struck down a major statutory pylon of the White House trade strategy, potentially depriving President Trump of the most flexible weapon in his trade arsenal and scrambling the calculus for many of the pending negotiations with US trading partners.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 69 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 23 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities were ranked in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

On May 22, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” This alert highlights the provisions in the Bill that could impact tax-exempt organizations.

This week, the US House Ways and Means Committee released tax legislation that includes several provisions relevant to tax-exempt organizations.

On May 14, the US House Ways and Means Committee advanced its initial markup version of The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, following 17 hours of a Committee meeting to markup the bill with no changes from the 389-page text that was released on May 12.