On March 9, the U.S. House passed H.R. 842, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, mostly along party lines, as expected. The PRO Act’s intention is to reform current labor law in a variety of areas. For PIA members, the bill’s most significant provision would amend the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. …
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On March 25, by a vote of 92-7, the Senate passed H.R. 1799, the PPP Extension Act of 2021, which would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application deadline to May 31, 2021. The House previously passed the bill on March 16 by a vote of 415-3. PIA supports this bipartisan legislation and, along …
PIA has been advocating to protect insurance agents from federal prosecution for doing business with cannabis-related enterprises in states in which such businesses are legal. Nearly every state has legalized cannabis to some degree. That said, PIA does not take a position on the legalization of cannabis and views this issue strictly a matter of …
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On the evening of March 16, the U.S. House passed H.R. 1799, the PPP Extension Act of 2021, by a vote of 415-3. PIA supports this bipartisan legislation and has been advocating for its passage, along with a broad coalition of business groups, which would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) beyond its current expiration …
PIA is working with a large coalition of business groups to support legislation that would extend the timeframe in which small businesses can apply for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and in which the Small Business Administration (SBA) may process the applications. The push to pass the PPP Extension Act of 2021 is led by …
On March 10, the House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill on a largely party line vote of 220-211 less than a week after the Senate passed the measure on a 50-49 party-line vote in a Saturday session. President Biden signed the bill into law on March 11. The package is one of the …
As we mentioned last month, the December 2020 COVID relief package, formally known as the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act[1], has reanimated the previously-dormant Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), originally created by the CARES Act nearly a year ago. Last week, the Biden administration announced that the PPP will be available only to the nation’s …
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PIA has long led the effort to repeal the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). On March 2nd, the “Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2021" (S. 524) was reintroduced with our strong support. The bill was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and cosponsored by senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). …
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