Lillianna Byington

Washington, D.C., United States

Reporter for Bloomberg Government @BGOV • 📧: [email protected] • Signal: lil_byington.02 • • Formerly @FoodDive, @News21, @gwhatchet, etc •

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GOP Environment Panel Bill Would Delay Biden Methane Fee (1)

2 days ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

A fee imposed on oil and gas companies flaring excess methane would be paused for 10 years under Republican legislation released in the Senate. The Environment and Public Works Committee made public its portion of the GOP reconciliation bill, which also claws back unobligated money for emissions reduction efforts, under the Senate panel’s jurisdiction provided in Democrats’ 2022 tax-and-climate law. Click here to read the legislation and here for a section-by-section analysis.
Senate Environment Panel Releases Reconciliation Bill Portion

2 days ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Wednesday published the text of its GOP tax cuts-and-spending bill. The legislation would pause for a decade the implementation of a fee on methane emissions mandated by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Click here to read the legislation and here for a section-by-section analysis.
Senate GOP plows forward on tax bill provisions

3 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Kim Dixon |Chris Cioffi |Lillianna Byington |Erin Schilling

Senate Republicans Dig into Tax BillSenate Republicans are set to meet Wednesday on their plans for the massive tax-and-spending package they hope to pass by July 4. Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said the meeting will include various committees outlining their jurisdictions over the measure. “We’re continuing to listen to all the members,” Barrasso told reporters Tuesday.
Amtrak Northeast Corridor Would Lose 25% of Funds in Trump Plan

1 week ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Lillianna Byington

Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor would see a drop in grant funding under President Donald Trump’s new proposed budget request, as the administration seeks to shift more money to the national network. The Trump administration is proposing that Congress give about $850 million to the Northeast Corridor in fiscal 2026, a roughly 25% decrease from $1.14 billion in fiscal 2025, according to budget documents posted on Friday.
Amtrak Northeast Corridor Would Lose 25% of Funds in Trump Plan

1 week ago | news.bgov.com | Lillianna Byington

Amtrak’s busy Northeast Corridor would see a drop in grant funding under President Donald Trump’s new proposed budget request, as the administration seeks to shift more money to the national network. The Trump administration is proposing that Congress give about $850 million to the Northeast Corridor in fiscal 2026, a roughly 25% decrease from $1.14 billion in fiscal 2025, according to budget documents posted on Friday.
Trump’s Megabill Faces More Changes as Senate Takes Charge

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Jonathan Tamari |Maeve Sheehey |Erin Durkin |Jack Fitzpatrick |Skye Witley |Oma Seddiq | +3 more

GOP Senators objected to key tax, Medicaid provisionsUpper chamber has less concern for SALT tax deductionNow the Senate has its say. After House Republicans spent weeks piecing together the massive tax and border package that advanced out of the chamber Thursday morning, senators immediately made it clear that for them, it’s just a starting point. “The Senate’s going to want to put its own stamp on this,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) put it more stridently.
What's Next for the Trump Tax Bill

2 weeks ago | thinkadvisor.com | Lillianna Byington

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California Emissions Vote Upends Pollution Curbs, Congress Rules

2 weeks ago | news.bgov.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington

Lawmakers are axing California’s ability to impose tougher auto emissions standards — a move that threatens to upend decades of congressional and legal precedent and derail multiple states’ efforts to curb air pollution. Senate Republicans Thursday rescinded California’s Biden-era authority under the Clean Air Act (H.J.Res. 88) on a 51-44 vote, sending the measure President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The chamber is poised to vote to rescind two other authorities later in today (H.J.Res.
Calif. Emissions Vote Upends Pollution Curbs, Senate Rules (1)

2 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Kellie Lunney |Lillianna Byington |Andrew Oxford

Democrats say move guts precedent, endangers host of policiesAbout a dozen states had adopted stricter California standardsLawmakers axed California’s ability to impose tougher auto emissions standards — a move that threatens to scramble decades of congressional and legal precedent and derail multiple states’ efforts to curb air pollution. Senate Republicans Thursday rescinded California’s Biden-era authority under the Clean Air Act in a series of votes (H.J.Res. 88), (H.J.Res. 87, H.J.Res.
Trump Tax Bill Faces Likely Changes, Delays in Senate

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Lillianna Byington

Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the US Capitol in Washington on May 6. (Bloomberg Government) -- The Republican legislative balancing act now shifts to the Senate. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said this week House Republicans would like to see as few changes possible to the sweeping tax and spending package (H.R. 1) the House passed by a single vote this morning.