Situational AwarenessThe Senate and House return to Washington, D.C., this week for the remaining four legislative days in the calendar year. The House will consider H.R.357, the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, which would require that any agency rule promulgated under notice and comment procedures
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week. The House will consider legislation affecting university investments and endowments, prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing a proposed rule on light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions, and block a Department of Education rule on student
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week. The House will consider legislation that would block the transfer of $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets that were part of a U.S.-facilitated prisoner exchange and prohibit the use of federal funds to provide housing
Situational Awareness Over the weekend, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled a stopgap funding measure that would extend government funding for some agencies and programs until mid-January and continuing funding for others until early February. The proposed “laddered” spending bill would maintain funding
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are in session this week. The House will consider the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. The Senate will consider President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health and hold procedural votes on advancing three district
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are both in session this week. In addition to voting on additional aid for Israel, the House will be focused on appropriations bills and three privileged motions—one to expel Representative George Santos (R-N.Y.), one to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Situational Awareness After cancelling a vote on a defense spending bill last week amidst opposition from conservative Republicans, Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will use this week to rally his Conference behind passing a short-term funding measure that would fund the government past
Situational Awareness The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House will consider its Defense and Homeland Security appropriations bills. The Senate will begin floor debate on its first package of bipartisan appropriations legislation, which includes the Senate’s Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA and
Situational Awareness The Senate returns to Capitol Hill this week following its six-week August recess. While Congress was away, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) began negotiations on a short-term spending measure to prevent a government shutdown.
Situational Awareness This week marks the beginning of Congress’ August recess, which is scheduled to end Sept. 12. This return date would give both the House and Senate just three weeks to pass a long list of must-pass legislation until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.