While the House has recessed until after Labor Day, the Senate is back in session today through the end of this week, and perhaps beyond if necessary, pending progress on nominations. There are several moving parts this week as follows: Nominations. The Senate will work through a list of nominations, cloture on which has been […]

Tonight, the House Republican Steering Committee selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) to be the next Chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Rep. Mark Green (R-TN). Four candidates competed for the post: Garbarino; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), former mayor of Miami-Dade County; Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), […]

After several fits and starts to begin the week, the House finally cleared the first procedural hurdle late last night that had been stalling legislative action, breaking another record for the longest vote in House history in the process. The ongoing drama around the initial rule vote-tied to objections over crypto policy as well as […]

After an eight hour “magic minute” speech by Minority Leader Jeffries, the House passed the OBBBA. The final vote was 218-214 with every Republican supporting the bill except Reps. Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick. The bill will now be sent to President Trump who will sign the bill on the 4th of July. Have a […]

After last minute negotiations between Leadership and the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) while the vote on the rule was held open, the House cleared a crucial litmus test vote by adopting the rule for consideration of the OBBBA. The vote was 219-213 with every Republican voting for the rule except Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. The House […]

Senate Narrowly Passes OBBBA. After a marathon voting session that began at 9:30am on Monday, the Senate has just passed its version of the OBBBA by a vote of 51 – 50, with Vice President Vance breaking the tie. OBBBA continues the tax relief enacted during President Trump’s first term, reduces mandatory spending, increases border security […]

After several hours of drama and delay, the Senate has voted 51-49 to proceed to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Senators Rand Paul and Thom Tillis joined all 47 Senate Democrats in voting against proceeding, while the final yes votes were delivered by conservative Senators Rick Scott, Cynthia Lummis, Mike Lee […]

The Senate is expected to remain in session through the weekend as the GOP grapples with the policy, process and politics of its version of the One, Big Beautiful Bill. While the last 24-48 hours have been noteworthy for several high-profile setbacks including various parliamentary rulings, behind the scenes differences are narrowing and pressure is […]

Good morning! We wanted to keep you apprised of the latest discussions and developments as the Senate GOP readies its version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill for floor consideration later this week, and, if necessary, into the weekend. Legislative Text. As all of the ten instructed committees have undergone the formal “Byrd Bath” process relating […]

The Senate is in session today through Wednesday, before recessing for the week in advance of the Juneteenth holiday. The House is out until next Monday, June 23. Senate Floor Schedule. The Senate will vote on the nominations of Gary Andres, Assistant Secretary at HHS, and Olivia Trusty, Commissioner of the FCC, this week and […]