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Rescissions rescissions - Congressional focus this week is on the rescissions package and appropriations. The rescissions bill has a July 18 deadline to reach the president’s desk for signature. The bill is pending in the...more
The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure hearing titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Fostering Opportunities for Small Business Contractors,” originally scheduled for July 8 to address key...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
On July 3, the House adopted the Senate substitute to H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) by a vote of 218-214. The bill was signed into law on July 4, 2025 and is now Public Law 119-21....more
On July 8, 2025, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Subcommittee) will hold a hearing titled “Leveling the Playing Field: Fostering Opportunities for Small Business Contractors.” The...more
Throughout June, the House Committee on Appropriations has been steadily advancing fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills through subcommittee and full committee markups. Four of the appropriations bills—Agriculture,...more
Reconciliation Byrd Rulings and Potential Floor Vote - This week will be busy as Republicans race to try to get the reconciliation package to President Trump’s desk by July 4. Last week, the Senate Finance Committee, which...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
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more
Both chambers are in session this week. Senate Republicans will continue to revise the House-passed reconciliation package. Disagreements remain over the overall size of the package as well as a host of outstanding issues...more
Chairs Walberg (R-MI) and Allen (R-GA) Seek Feedback to Reform the LMRDA - The House Committee on Education and Workforce Chair Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chair Rick...more
On May 22, 2025 the House of Representatives passed its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “BBB”). As described in our prior Alert, the proposed package includes several key provisions of particular importance...more
Ponder the following existential question: Who does their job less effectively? Members of Congress, or employees of federal agencies? Let’s examine the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees versus those...more
MAHA and More Medicaid - Late Sunday night, May 18, 2025, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the reconciliation package drafted by the Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee last week. The four...more
U.S. House of Representatives committees are scheduled to begin markups on additional portions of the budget reconciliation package on May 13, 2025. Both the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on Energy...more
Reconciliation Text Is Here - Late Sunday night, May 11, 2025, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce released the much-anticipated budget reconciliation bill text ahead of its scheduled markup on May 13, 2025. ...more
Reconciliation Hits a Speedbump - As of May 6, 2025, it will not be what was anticipated on Capitol Hill. Multiple committees, including the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reportedly had planned to spend this week...more