The House and Senate are in session this week, with both chambers focusing on their versions of the annual national defense spending bill, including the consideration of hundreds of filed amendments....more
9/8/2025
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The House and Senate return to a packed schedule this week after being on recess for the month of August. Most pressing, government funding is set to expire on September 30, but there is virtually no chance that Congress will...more
9/3/2025
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The House has already begun its August recess, but the Senate remains in session for one more week. However, President Trump has continued pressuring the Senate to cancel August recess in a bid to advance additional...more
7/28/2025
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The House and Senate are in session this week, with both chambers set to recess in the coming weeks for the entire month of August. However, President Trump has called on Congress to cancel August recess in a bid to advance...more
7/21/2025
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The Senate is in session this week, but the House was granted an unscheduled recess week after narrowly passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act before July 4 (H.R. 1). President Trump signed the bill into law over the weekend,...more
7/7/2025
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Both chambers are in session this week after the Memorial Day recess. The Senate will begin putting its mark on the House-passed reconciliation package, evaluating what sections will likely not survive the parliamentarian’s...more
The Senate is in session this week, but the House will not hold votes. House Republicans are gathering at Trump National Doral in Florida for their annual issues retreat starting Monday. A significant portion of the three-day...more
Look Ahead to the Week of June 17: Senate Continues to Focus on Nominees - Only the Senate will be in session this week. However, it will not be in session on Wednesday for the Juneteenth federal holiday. While in session,...more
6/18/2024
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The Senate is in session this week. The House has no votes scheduled but will be holding a committee work week. The upper chamber has until Friday to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government or face a federal...more
Both the House and Senate will be in session this week. The Senate will begin processing more than 20 of President Biden’s nominees while the House turns to its long-awaited consideration of the America Creating...more