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 […]

Congress returns from its week-long recess on Monday as focus shifts to the Senate and its expected consideration this month of its version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act via budget reconciliation, the process critical to moving an extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and other Republican policy priorities (e.g., Trump campaign tax […]

This afternoon, the House Committee on Ways and Means released Chairman Jason Smith’s amendment in the nature of a substitute (AINS) that will serve as the legislation to be marked up in Committee tomorrow at 2:30pm. Dubbed “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” it augments and, in some instances, modifies the provisions Ways and Means released […]

Congress returns from the two-week Easter Recess on Monday after having passed a unified Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget Resolution with reconciliation instructions, thus unlocking the expedited process for considering an extension of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and other Republican policy priorities (e.g., Trump campaign tax pledges, border security, domestic energy production, […]

Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, the House Budget Committee is scheduled to markup Speaker Mike Johnson and Chairman Jodey Arrington’s proposed budget resolution. The relevant portion begins with Title II on page 34, whereby the resolution provides reconciliation instructions to eleven different House committees. Taken together, these instructions set the parameters for the “one, big beautiful […]

Good evening, After hearing from President Trump last evening, House Republicans huddled today in a series of conference-wide discussions and breakout sessions to attempt to coalesce around a reconciliation timeline and strategy. Leadership Reports Speaker Mike Johnson kicked off the leadership panel by continuing to exhort his colleagues to rally around the one-bill strategy, reiterating his belief […]

Now back at the White House, President Trump has signed over 20 executive actions from the Oval Office tonight. Among them are: A full pardon for approximately 1,500 January 6 defendants Various executive powers with respect to the southern border A realignment of the United States’ refugee program Protecting the United States from certain foreign terrorist […]