Welcome back. As summer turns to fall, Washington returns to a heavy slate of legislative tasks amidst a growing backdrop of intra-party and intra-branch showdowns. While the annual September 30 government funding deadline looms large, Congress will also grapple with potential changes to Senate rules for nominations and floor consideration of the FY 2026 National […]

Washington has quieted down with the start of the congressional August Recess. That said, there are a number of items we continue to track that are outlined below. We are happy to provide additional color on anything of particular interest. *** Artificial Intelligence / Chips In addition to opposition from China hawks and congressional Democrats, […]

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 […]

With the OBBBA now law, the Senate is scheduled to be in session through the remainder of July before the August recess begins. The House is out of session this week before returning for a two-week session that ends on Thursday, July 24. The Senate will vote this evening at 5:30pm on a cloture motion […]

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 […]

The House is now over four hours into a vote to amend the rule that provides for consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the OBBBA. Ironically, the record for the longest House vote in history was set by the then-Democratic majority in 2021 on a vote related to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). […]

Late last night, the House Rules Committee approved a rule to govern the floor consideration of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the reconciliation vehicle (OBBBA). The vote was 7-6, with Reps. Chip Roy (TX) and Ralph Norman (SC) breaking ranks with committee Republicans to oppose the rule. The House gaveled in at 9:00 a.m. […]