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. […]

Senate Narrowly Passes OBBBA. After a marathon voting session that began at 9:30am on Monday, the Senate has just passed its version of the OBBBA by a vote of 51 – 50, with Vice President Vance breaking the tie. OBBBA continues the tax relief enacted during President Trump’s first term, reduces mandatory spending, increases border security […]

Please find here what we believe to be the text of the “wraparound” amendment that will be offered by GOP Leadership on the Senate floor prior the conclusion of vote-a-rama, making various changes to the bill for purposes of compliance with the Byrd rule and to obtain the necessary 50 votes. We will provide further […]

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 […]