Government Relations Updates
Philadelphia marks progress on digital equity as Mayor Parker's Power Up Tour reaches its halfway point, while City Council advances bills on vital records digitization and red light enforcement. State-side, Governor Shapiro celebrates the CROWN Act signing and new childcare support in the 2025-26 budget, while also taking the helm of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council. Plus, new candidates emerge for the 143rd Legislative District and PA's 14th Congressional District.
The Bellevue Compass
As the year winds down, Congress races against the clock on backlogged legislation. The House prepares to vote on the SCORE Act—the first major college sports compensation bill since 2021—while Representative Anna Paulina Luna launches a discharge petition to force a vote on banning congressional stock trading. Meanwhile, multiple factions battle over expiring ACA subsidies with competing proposals but no consensus as the mid-December deadline approaches. Abortion language remains the key sticking point. Will bipartisan negotiations break through before time runs out?
In Case You Missed It
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8-3 to end the longstanding recommendation for vaccinations against the hepatitis B virus (HBV) right after birth, backing “individual-based decision-making” for mothers who have tested negative for the liver infection.
The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help the Republican effort to shore up their majority in the coming 2026 midterm elections.
If you read this week’s Compass, you know that the healthcare fight is heating up in Congress as we get closer to an ACA expiration deadline. New plans are emerging from both sides.
Plus, the FIFA World Cup draw is underway. Who will Philadelphia see at Lincoln Financial Field this summer?
That’s it for this week.
Til next time.
The Bellevue Team