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Quarter 4 Newsletter

House of Representatives Midterm Election Results:                  Bowling Proprietors’ Association
Seats flipped R to D (Total: 40) | Seats flipped D to R (Total: 3)                of America is excited to share
                                                                                  with you the latest news and
 Following the 2018 midterm election, a new Democratic                            BPAA Government Affairs
 majority emerged in the U.S. House of Representatives              activity for the fourth quarter of 2018.
 and Republicans held their own in the U.S. Senate.                 Notably, Democrats flipped the House of
 Democrats had a net gain of 40 seats in the House,                 Representatives in the 2018 midterm
 hailing a majority of 235 compared to Republicans’ 199             elections and Republicans held their
 with one race in North Carolina that has yet to be called.         majority in the U.S. Senate—we break
 Republicans defended their majority in the U.S. Senate             down the results. Also, the midterm
 with a net gain of 2, growing their majority from 51 to            elections have a stark impact on Congress’
 53 compared to Democrats’ 47. A Democrat majority in               policy priorities in 2019—read about how it
 the House means new leadership roles for some                      will affect tax, labor and other issues in the
 members and committee shake-ups chamber-wide.                      new Congress.
 Read about them on page 7.
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 The late President George H.W. Bush was the keynote                would like to receive these updates at
 speaker at the 1998 Bowl Expo in Nashville, TN. The 41st           judy@bpaa.com.
 President, whose steady hand and foreign policy vision
 led the nation through a period of sweeping global                  In this newsletter:
 change, died on Friday, November 30 at the age of 94.
                                                                      Post-Midterm Elections: What Will It Bring
                                                                      for Tax Policy (page 2-3)

                                                                      Midterm Elections Bring a Renewed Fight
                                                                      on Labor Issues (page 3-4)

                                                                      Sports Betting Update: 2018 Overview
                                                                      (page 5)

                                                                      Policy Update: Overtime Rule (page 6)

                                                                      2018 Midterm Election Analysis (page 7)

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