Situational AwarenessBoth the House and Senate are in session this week. In the Senate, lawmakers will hold confirmation votes on several presidential cabinet-nominees, including Russell Vought for OMB director, Christopher Wright for energy secretary and Pam Bondi for attorney general. The House is scheduled to vote on
Situational AwarenessWhile House Republicans are at Trump Doral for their annual retreat this week, the Senate returns to Capitol Hill to resume consideration of President Trump’s cabinet nominations, including Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary. Lawmakers are also expected to invoke cloture to begin consideration
Situational AwarenessBoth the House and Senate are in session this week. Mere hours after President Donald Trump delivered his inauguration speech in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, the Senate voted to confirm several of the President’s cabinet nominees, including Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as
Situational AwarenessBoth the House and Senate are in session this week. The House is scheduled to consider several bills related to so-called “culture war” and public safety issues, including legislation that would amend Title IX regulations to clarify that transgender students would not be allowed
Situational AwarenessAs of last Friday, the 119th Congress has officially convened. Official business commenced in the House of Representatives after Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) received enough votes to remain in his leadership position. Today, the House and Senate will convene a joint session
Situational AwarenessBoth the House of Representatives and the Senate are in session this week. With the prospect of a government shutdown on Friday, lawmakers will work quickly to pass a short-term spending measure that will fund the federal government into early next year. It’s expected that
Situational Awareness Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are in session this week. Over the weekend, lawmakers released the compromise version of the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes $883.7 billion for the Pentagon. The House will consider the bill
NCA Survey on Workplace Safety After the Thanksgiving holiday, the National Club Association will circulate a survey among members requesting information about best workplace safety practices. This survey will include questions about worker protections member clubs have in place to address extreme internal and outdoor
Today, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted summary judgement to the State of Texas and a coalition of business groups in their lawsuit against the Department of Labor’s (DOL) regulation expanding overtime eligibility to millions of workers.
Situational Awareness With Republicans projected to maintain control of the House of Representatives, House GOP leaders spoke in front of the Capitol to present their “America first” legislative agenda for the first hundred days of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. Speaker of the House Mike