The second session of the 117th Congress is now underway, and it begins as the nation is still grappling with a global pandemic, supply chain issues, and economic uncertainty. This is a midterm election year, meaning that the window for legislative activity is shorter than usual, and — if history is any indication — the …
Continue...Public policy advocacy is one of the many ways the ERLC fulfills its ministry in the public square. We recently released our 2022 Public Policy Agenda, which focuses on more than three dozen policy issues we will advocate before the U.S. Congress. The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has been through a season of …
Continue...The end of the year is always busy on Capitol Hill, as Congress wraps up their remaining legislative work. There’s a handful of “must-pass” pieces of legislation that are seen as critical for the U.S. government to continue operating. Before the end of 2021, Congress must pass a budget to fund the government, pass the …
Continue...Our form of government invites Americans to engage in the legislative process through advocacy. The ERLC advocates for issues of missional priority that are of national import through the cooperation of congregations throughout the Southern Baptist Convention, as was recently noted in the introduction to our 2021 Public Policy Agenda. Our public policy team’s advocacy …
Continue...Public policy advocacy is one of the many ways the ERLC fulfills its ministry in the public square. We released our 2021 Public Policy Agenda, which focuses on more than three dozen policy issues we will advocate before the U.S. Congress. Below is a sample of our policy priorities in the areas of sanctity of …
Continue...Yesterday, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. To begin his presidency he is signing a flurry of executive orders (EOs), memoranda, directives, and letters. The Biden White House prepared and the new president signed 15 executive orders on his first day in office, more than any …
Continue...The U.S. House of Representatives has passed 10 of the 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021 (FY2021). These appropriations bills were packaged together and passed using H.R. 7608 includes Agriculture, Interior and Environment, Military Construction, VA, and State-Foreign Operations. H.R. 7617 includes Commerce, Justice, Science, Department of Defensense, Energy and Water, Financial Services, Labor …
Continue...What just happened? This week, the Trump Administration issued an executive order aimed at improving America’s child welfare system by seeking to strengthen foster care and adoption programs. The order outlines three objectives: improving partnerships, improving resources, and improving oversight. What does the order do? Executive orders work in our system of government as administrative …
Continue...What just happened? On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its latest world economic outlook. In the report the IMF projects global economic growth in 2020 to fall to minus 3%. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the cumulative loss to the global GDP over 2020 and 2021 could be around $9 trillion, greater than …
Continue...Last week, the Congress passed and the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (or CARES Act) into law. This bipartisan bill is the largest economic relief package in American history. At $2.2 trillion dollars, the stimulus package seeks to aid hospitals, local governments, and businesses in the …
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