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 […]

Please see our note on the week ahead – the most consequential week in the Senate this year to date. Pivotal Week Ahead in the Senate The Senate will vote Monday evening to invoke cloture on Daniel Zimmerman to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Leader Thune also filed cloture on Paul […]

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 […]

Following reports of a US/China trade agreement in London, we await final details from both sides. That said, the deal appears to be a limited exchange of rare earths for advanced technology/foreign student visas rather than a more fulsome breakthrough. Below, we outline our views of the emerging agreement, as well as the overall Trump […]

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 […]

Just before 3:00 a.m. this morning, the House adopted the rule for consideration of the reconciliation bill (H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act), by a vote of 217-212 with Rep. Thomas Massie voting no. The House completed all general debate on the bill at approximately 6:00 a.m. and just now successfully concluded votes […]

The House Rules Committee successfully reported out shortly before 11:00 p.m., teeing up the reconciliation bill to be debated on the House floor. The vote was 8-4 with Chip Roy not voting (Ralph Norman voted yes). The rule “self-executes” the Manager’s Amendment, meaning once the rule passes on the floor, the Manager’s Amendment is also […]

House Republican Leadership has released the below summary of changes made to the Budget Committee’s legislative text of H.R. 1 by the Manager’s Amendment that was posted by the House Rules Committee this evening. In addition, here is the Comparative Print showing the differences between H.R. 1 (as reported by the Budget Committee) and the Rules Committee […]