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Both the House and Senate are in session this week, with the upper chamber scheduled to begin a vote-a-rama on amendments to the reconciliation bill on Monday morning. During the vote-a-rama, senators may offer unlimited...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Separately, President Trump is expected to travel to the Netherlands to participate in NATO’s annual summit – this following U.S. targeted strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear...more
The Senate is in session through Wednesday, while the House is out for the week in anticipation of the Juneteenth holiday. Senate Republicans continue to work on revising the House-passed reconciliation package (H.R. 1)....more
Both chambers are in session this week. House Republicans will now begin their push to enact a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities, including immigration enforcement, tax...more
Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more
President Trump used his 4 March 2025 address to the joint session of Congress to remind the American public and Congressional leaders that he is serious about adding his imprimatur to the tax code—and in the process adding...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, House Republicans were able to coalesce in dramatic fashion to pass a budget resolution that creates a process to combine President Trump’s tax policy and other...more
Key Points - - Many of the tax reform suggestions President-elect Trump floated during the campaign would result in significant revenue loss, which could mean they will face resistance from Republicans concerned about...more
Earlier today, the White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request to Congress. Overall, it proposes $7.3 trillion in total spending, including a proposed $895 billion for defense and approximately $621 billion...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in recess until Labor Day. Once they return, they will have a packed to-do list ahead of the November elections, which may include...more
The following alert provides a high level update to the August 4 Akin Gump comprehensive section-by-section report, which was published before the Senate vote-a-rama and final Senate passage. This update is being published...more
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) shocked Washington, D.C. when they announced an agreement around a budget reconciliation package that includes clean energy and health care provisions and tax reform. The...more
The White House released its fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request on Monday. Overall, it proposes $5.8 trillion in total spending, including a proposed $813 billion for defense and about $769 billion in non-defense...more
Tax Tidbit - Budget Reconciliation: By the Numbers. Since 1980, Congress has passed 26 budget reconciliation bills, 22 of which have become law. During 11 of those 41 years, Congress did not pass any budget reconciliation...more
Last year at this time, we reported on the prospect of a partial government shutdown due to Congress’s failure to enact appropriations legislation to fund all aspects of the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. In that case,...more
As you may be aware, the House Ways and Means Committee recently approved a multitrillion-dollar tax package (the “Proposal”) that has significant tax impact on both individuals and corporations. ...more
During the run-up to the November presidential election, then-candidate Joe Biden previewed his tax priorities to enact a more progressive tax code to roll back "giveaways" to wealthy individuals and corporations under the...more
As Senators-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are sworn-in after certification of the Georgia elections, Democrats are poised to assume the majority in the Senate, which, along with their control of the White...more
Politically, 2016 is a year few of us will soon forget — and 2017 could be just as memorable, as the focus shifts from the campaign trail to Capitol Hill. With Congress adjourned for the year and the framework of the Trump...more