Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee approved four anti- environmental/social/governance (ESG) bills this past July, and on September 5, GOP members of the House Education & the Workforce Committee introduced another four bills that would restrict the use of ESG factors in evaluating investments in a retirement savings plan.

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) must be reauthorized and funded before the October 1 start of the new fiscal year (FY).

If Congress does not reauthorize and fund the NFIP by October 1 (whether in a continuing resolution or in a FY 2024 appropriations bill), the agency would not be able to issue new flood insurance policies. Plus, funding would become even more of an issue than it already is. (FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is already running low on funds with literally billions in claims from various natural disasters still outstanding.)

Legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate to negate the Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Secretary Julie Su’s ability to lead the agency in the absence of the Senate confirming her nomination.

NAIFA’s Congressional Conference is set for May 22-23 in Washington, D.C. It’s not too late to register to participate in this program that establishes and grows the constituent-lawmaker relationships that protect the rules that allow middle America to safeguard their families’ and business’ financial futures.