This Week in Congress
Congress returned from their five-week August recess today. There are a few issues of interest to us that they are expected to tackle in the next couple months, but much of the legislative calendar has...
View ArticleEight Days to End of Fiscal Year
There are just eight days left in the current federal fiscal year yet there is no certainty as to how lawmakers will resolve their partisan differences before October 1st. The continuing resolution...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress
Below is an overview of relevant House and Senate committee hearings and markups on the schedule this week. WEDNESDAY, November 13th House Education and the Workforce Federal Student Aid 10am, 2175...
View ArticleFarm Bill Conference Report Announced
After two years of negotiating, Farm bill conferees announced a sweeping, bipartisan five-year farm bill late Monday. The measure costs an estimated $1.1 trillion and is filled with trade-offs and an...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress
This week Congress has returned from a brief recess. Monday the Senate will consider the conference report on the five-year farm bill (HR 2642) at 2 PM. After a nearly four-year stalemate on this...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead
Both the House and Senate are in recess for the 4th of July. The Senate will return July 7th and the House will return July 8th.
View ArticleThis Week in Congress
With the current continuing resolution set to expire on Thursday, December 11, all eyes and ears are on House and Senate negotiators as they work toward an agreement on an omnibus spending bill that...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, February 23-27
The Department of Homeland Security will take stage front and center this week as Congress has only five days left to pass a continuing resolution to fund the agency through the remainder of the fiscal...
View ArticleNDAA PATRIOT Act Combo with an Abortion Chaser
Today, the House will vote on the rule to consider the NDAA. In a development, the Rules committee decided to combine the NDAA with two other pieces of legislation, namely HR 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act...
View ArticleFourth of July Recess
Both the House and Senate are in using the Fourth of July as a district work period. Congress will return Monday, July 6th to continue working on the FY16 Appropriations process! Happy Fourth of July!
View ArticlePope Week with China Too!
Originally this week was scheduled to be a recess week to observe Yom Kippur, but Congress is back this week to welcome Pope Francis to town. Incidentally, the Pope’s visit to DC is just one of series...
View ArticleCongress Is Back!
After a one week recess to enjoy Columbus Day, Congress is back in session — the Senate will convene Monday and the House will be back Tuesday. The Senate is back and will be focused on considering...
View ArticleInteresting Week Ahead
The House and Senate return to work this week, including former Presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz. The Senate will try for the third time on Monday to advance its $37.5 billion fiscal 2017...
View ArticleCongress Gets Back to Work for the Long Slog
The House and Senate return to work this week in what will be the largest number of consecutive legislative days prior to the August Recess. Both legislative bodies will push pause and briefly come...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead
Congress is back for a few days before the Fourth of July Recess. The House and Senate return tomorrow, and the House will recess on Friday making the Fourth a two week recess. The Senate plans on...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, January 23-27
This week in committees. MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2017 Senate Foreign Relations Committee NOMINATION OF REX TILLERSON FOR SECRETARY OF STATE 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23, 419 Dirksen Bldg. Full Committee Markup...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, Jan. 30 – Feb. 3
Senate Finance MNUCHIN NOMINATION 6 p.m. Jan. 30, 215 Dirksen Bldg. New Full Committee Markup Senate Energy & Natural Resources ZINKE AND PERRY NOMINATIONS/COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Jan. 31, 9:30...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, Feb. 6-10
Here’s a selection of committee hearings that are taking place this week. House Education & the Workforce HIGHER EDUCATION Feb. 7, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn Bldg. Full Committee Hearing House...
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, Feb. 13-17
Here is a selection of committee hearings that are taking place this week. U.S. Senate Senate Environment & Public Works ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MODERNIZATION Feb. 15, 10 a.m., 406 Dirksen Bldg....
View ArticleThis Week in Congress, Feb. 21-24
The House & Senate are both in recess this week. They’ll be back in DC next Monday, February 27 to begin a six-week sprint toward a two-week recess around the Easter holiday in April. Check the...
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