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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