Advocacy News Archives

The Federal government shutdown, now in its ninth day, shows no tangible signs of abatement, with the House out of session this week and the Senate unable to get enough votes to pass a funding

At midnight on September 30, the Federal government shut down for the first time since 2019.

On September 19, the House passed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 in a 217-212 vote – mainly along parting lines – to avert the shutdown slated for September 30 and

On September 15, HHS announced the launch of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, which will be administered by CMS and provide $50 billion in funding over five years to help states

Congress returned to DC last week with a packed, and vital, September agenda which will be dominated by efforts to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

As we approach Labor Day, only nine states remain in regular or special legislative session, but there have been several notable regulatory announcements at the state level, which we detail

On August 5-6, FSMB exhibited at the 50th National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) Legislative Summit in Boston.

Although August is traditionally considered “down time” in Washington D.C. as both the House and Senate are on recess, there have been some notable bills introduced in the last few weeks,

The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (S. 2256), introduced by Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), would, among many other things,

Legislative activity surged across all 50 states in the first half of 2025, and FSMB’s Advocacy team has been closely monitoring the momentum.