As has been the case for the last two years (and frankly, the last 14), the 118th Congress closed out its legislative session with a high degree of drama prior to passing a short-term funding bill just after the Friday midnight deadline. The House first cleared the measure by a vote of 366-34-1, followed by the Senate […]

The House Republican Steering Committee reconvened today to make recommendations for the remaining contested chairmanships for the 119th Congress. And much like Monday’s session, it was another day of surprises, with presumed favorites once again falling short in marquee matchups. First, Representative French Hill (AR) emerged in the four-way race to succeed Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC) atop the […]

The House and Senate will be busy this week as they begin to finish out end-of-year legislative items, most notably passage of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is slated for consideration in the House on Wednesday. After passage of the NDAA, the biggest remaining legislative item to be finalized is a short-term […]

The membership of the House Republican Steering Committee for the 119th Congress is finalized now that the leadership elections have concluded and regional representatives have been selected. The Speaker announced that the reconstituted Steering Committee will meet on December 9 and 12 to interview and elect committee chairs for the 119th Congress. In addition to […]

After the Independence Day holiday, the House and Senate return for a short one-week session prior to breaking ahead of the Republican National Convention which takes place this year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during the week of July 15. Following that, the House and Senate are both scheduled to be in session the weeks of July […]

Congress returns from the Memorial Day Recess this coming Monday, June 3, for the start of the summer congressional work period. Below is an outline of what to expect on the Hill in the leadup to August, as well as a lookahead to the remainder of the legislative year. SENATE The forthcoming three-week work period […]

Happy Saturday! This afternoon, the House passed three individual foreign aid bills, as well as a bill that forces the divestment of TikTok and includes the REPO for Ukrainians Act and various sanctions measures. Following passage of all four components, the bills were combined into one package and will now be sent to the Senate […]

On Sunday, Energy and Commerce Committee (E&C) Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a discussion draft of legislation entitled “The American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) of 2024.” This bipartisan legislative draft represents a long-sought (and elusive) comprehensive national standard for protecting the data privacy rights of Americans. […]

The House and Senate both return next week for a short two-week session, followed by a one-week recess, and then a four-week session running to the Memorial Day holiday and recess. While the upcoming two-week work period will be brief, it has the potential to be packed with significant legislation, including FISA/702 reauthorization and potentially […]

Last Friday proved to be a momentous day of news for House Republicans-the completion of the FY24 appropriations cycle, a major piece of legislation passing the House floor without a “majority of the majority,” a motion to vacate introduced, and the announced early resignation of another House Republican (and sitting chairman, no less). The day’s […]