Fall 2022 Policy Calendar

September 15 – Final cooling-off period in freight rail labor dispute ends. If no resolution is reached and Congress does not act, a strike or lockout is allowed.

September 21 – Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announces monetary policy updates.

September 28 – White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.  

September 30 – Last day of fiscal year 2022.

Authorizations expire for several programs:

1. National Flood Insurance Program

2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

3. Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting

4. FDA user fee agreements that allow the agency to collect fees to review and regulate pharmaceuticals and medical devices

5. Major authorities in the National Defense Authorization Act

October 1 – First day of fiscal year 2023, by which time Congress should have completed action on all 12 appropriations bills for the new fiscal year.

October 3 – Supreme Court term begins.

October 13 – COVID-19 public health emergency declaration expires.

November 2 – Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announces monetary policy updates.

November 8 – Election Day.

November 12 – IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig’s term expires.

December 14 – Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announces monetary policy updates.

December 31 – Certain tax extenders expire. 

Latest pause on federal student loan repayment expires.

Additional authorities in the National Defense Authorization Act expire.