Independent insurance agents from around the nation converged on Washington, D.C. on September 17 for PIA’s annual Advocacy Day. Members of PIA of North Dakota in front of US Capitol Agents met with Senators, Representatives, and congressional staff to discuss PIA’s key legislative issues. Among PIA’s top issues were the need for the long-term reauthorization …
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On September 3, the House Appropriations Committee passed the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act for FY’26, which begins on October 1, 2025. Included in the FSGG bill is a policy provision from Rep. Scott Fitzgerald’s (R-WI) Insurance Data Protection Act (H.R.3437). This provision would prevent funds for FY’26 from being used to implement, administer, …
PIA has released its Issues of Focus in preparation for its upcoming 2025 Advocacy Day scheduled for September 17. PIA members will highlight these issues during their meetings with their elected representatives on Advocacy Day. While these issues are our focus for Advocacy Day in 2025, we always work to promote the interests of our independent …
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On July 4th, President Donald Trump signed into law key PIA policy priorities, delivering a significant victory for independent insurance agents. The 20% qualified business income (QBI) passthrough tax deduction, which was set to expire at the end of 2025, was made permanent by the enacted legislation. The countless PIA members who have benefited from …
As the Senate prepares to take up the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” this week, PIA urges the passage of key policy priorities that will empower agents and provide for a stronger, safer insurance market for consumers. Included in the legislation are provisions making permanent the 20% qualified business income (QBI) passthrough tax deduction presently available …
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On June 16, PIA sent a letter to Senate leadership urging them to reject language that would place a 10-year moratorium on any state-level legislative or regulatory action relating to artificial intelligence (AI). The business of insurance has been successfully regulated at the state level for over a century, and the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 …
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On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass its budget reconciliation bill, including key PIA policy priorities. The bill narrowly passed in a 215-214 vote and will now head to the Senate, where further negotiations are expected before sending a final product to the President's desk. Included in the legislation are provisions …
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On May 20, the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA), along with other small business advocates, sent a letter in strong support of the reconciliation bill presently before the House of Representatives. On Sunday night, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the legislation, sending it to the Rules Committee for final approval there, …
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This week, two PIA policy priorities cleared major hurdles in the ongoing budget reconciliation process. Two House committees--Ways and Means and Agriculture--each passed their portions of the massive House reconciliation package along party lines. Both bills will now head to the Budget Committee in preparation for full House consideration. Included in the House Ways & …
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In April, PIA sent a letter to Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and John Joyce (R-PA), the chairman and vice-chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, in response to their Request for Information (RFI) to explore the development of a federal data privacy and security framework. Earlier this year, the two established a Data Privacy Working Group within the …
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