ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

General issues related to taxation, including P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and tax provisions and proposals affecting partnerships.

SCI · Science/Technology

General issues related to cybersecurity, blockchain technology and CISA reauthorization.

EDU · Education

Issues related to the classification of professional degree programs.

GOV · Government Issues

Federal government audit and audit readiness issues; H.R. 8800 and S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 8800, S. 4784

ACC · Accounting

General issues impacting the accounting and auditing profession, investor protection, and corporate governance and disclosures; issues related to P.L. 107-204, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including federal audit oversight, various proposed PCAOB standards, internal controls over financial reporting, and similar topics; issues related to the regulation of digital assets, including H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, S. 1582, the GENIUS Act; H.R. 2911, Accounting STEM Pursuit Act; issues related to blockchain technology, issues related to the regulation of artificial intelligence.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 3633, S. 1582, H.R. 2911

ECN · Economics/Economic Development

General issues related to short- and long-term US economic health and activity, including entrepreneurship and small business; issues related to the stability of the US capital markets.

IMM · Immigration

General issues related to high-skill visas and immigration.