This week is shaping up to be one of the more consequential of the Congress, which is quite the statement given all that has transpired to date. Please see below for our latest state of play, with an emphasis on the House. Security Supplemental Package As has been reported and was detailed in our note […]

As it currently stands, House Republican Leadership is well short of the votes needed to pass a rule for Speaker Johnson’s multi-vote supplemental plan-with even moderate members such as Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) expressing hesitation. This deficit would necessitate that House Democrats make up the difference. As of now, it appears that Democrats are open to […]

Welcome back. This evening, Speaker Johnson hosted a special House GOP Conference meeting where he informed Members that he intends to hold a vote on four separate items this week: Aid to Israel Aid to Ukraine Aid to Taiwan/Indo-Pacific A “Sidecar” consisting of the REPO for Ukrainians Act, structuring of the Ukraine aid as a […]

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 […]

Good evening, Following last week’s successful passage of another continuing resolution (CR)-the fourth short-term funding patch this fiscal year-House and Senate appropriators today released text of a six-bill minibus that covers half of the twelve total appropriation accounts and comprises roughly 30% of total annual discretionary spending. The six accounts included in this first minibus are Agriculture […]

The House and Senate return to session next week just days before the first of two government spending deadlines (March 1 and 8). Appropriators and the four corners of congressional Leadership have spent the last week prepping spending measures with an eye towards passing two major appropriations minibuses so as to avert partial (or full) […]

Earlier today, Speaker Mike Johnson issued a Dear Colleague stating his intention to bring a standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill without offsets to the floor next week. Below is an overview of where Congress stands vis-à-vis foreign aid. Should the House proceed as Johnson has indicated, we would expect the Israel aid package to […]

Earlier today, Speaker Mike Johnson issued a Dear Colleague stating his intention to bring a standalone $17.6 billion Israel aid bill without offsets to the floor next week. Below is an overview of where Congress stands vis-à-vis foreign aid. Should the House proceed as Johnson has indicated, we would expect the Israel aid package to […]