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GOP Senate Agenda Complicated by Recent Changes
July 13, 2026
As a lengthy August recess approaches, recent changes are leaving Republicans, who were already dealing with a narrow Senate majority, two votes short on the Appropriations Committee. The sudden death of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) late Saturday night leaves a vacancy in the powerful Senate Budget Committee. As Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Graham…
Sen. Collins Asks OMB to Withdraw Parts of Grant Rule, Extend Comment Period
July 7, 2026
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, sent a letter yesterday to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, asking him to extend the comment deadline for OMB’s proposed revisions to Uniform Guidance by 45 days and to withdraw portions of the rule. Collins specifically objected to the following…
Proposed Uniform Guidance Changes
July 6, 2026
On May 29, 2026, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would substantially revise 2 C.F.R. Part 200, commonly referred to as the “Uniform Guidance”, which applies to federal grants, cooperative agreements and other types of federal assistance funding. If finalized, the proposed rule would…
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