This week, members of the PIA of Arkansas met with the offices of their congressional delegation as part of PIA’s 2022 Advocacy Day. In their meetings, PIA of Arkansas drew lawmakers’ attention to PIA’s 2022 Issues of Focus, focusing on the dangers of federal regulatory overreach into the insurance industry and emphasized the need to …
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The U.S. Senate on the evening of February 17 passed H.R.6617, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through March 11 by a vote of 65-27. An extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), set to expire Friday, Feb 18 at midnight, was included in the bill. The House of Representatives already passed the bill …
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This month, PIA will kick off a series of year-round advocacy events that will give agents the chance to meet with federal policymakers on the issues that matter most to them. As they do every year, PIA members from around the country will be advocating on behalf of PIA’s annual Issues of Focus—but for the …
The U.S. House passed a continuing resolution (CR) on the evening of February 8 by a vote of 272-162 to fund the federal government through March 11, 2022. A short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is included in the CR. Funding for the federal government and authority for the NFIP are both …
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The Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, one of PIA’s top legislative priorities, was passed in the House of Representatives on February 4 by a vote of 222-210 after being incorporated into the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022, a bill that aims to improve American competitiveness …
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Last week, PIA joined a coalition of allies in sending a letter to the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL), asking the DOL to hold meetings with stakeholders in the regulated communities before issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)’s exemptions of …
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