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On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees. OBBBA is an...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 Friday, May 30, the Trump administration released the Technical Supplement to the 2026 Budget (“Appendix”). The appendix follows the May 2 release of the president’s recommendations on discretionary funding levels for...more
With unified Republican control and President-elect Trump in the White House, the new 119th Congress is certain to launch a wave of oversight activities. Organizations should prepare now for a high-stakes and unpredictable...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
Both the House and Senate will be back in session this week after passing a bipartisan “laddered” continuing resolution before the Thanksgiving holidays that would fund the government through January 19 and February 2, 2024....more
Both chambers will be in session and have less than a week to fund the government before a potential shutdown. After hitting an impasse in negotiations last week, Democrats had planned to introduce their own funding package...more
Both chambers will be in session this week and plan to authorize defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year. In previous weeks, it appeared as though negotiators were trying to include a must-pass National Defense...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate will return to DC this week for the lame duck session of the 117th Congress with continued funding of the government as the top priority. Current...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in campaign mode. Neither will return until after the November 8th midterm elections. Originally, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY)...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate are in session this week. The Senate has several lingering priorities in addition to confirmation votes, including a promised vote on...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The Senate returns from its August recess today. While the House is in recess until next week, several committees will hold remote hearings. In September, Congress...more
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as passed by the House and Senate, is a major political achievement for the Biden Administration, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Democrats of the 117th Congress. This is...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. After a busy weekend voting on the reconciliation bill, the Senate is now in recess through Labor Day. The House, in recess since late July, returns this week on...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both the House and Senate will be in session this week, after two weeks of recess. The Senate schedule for this week, however, is up in the air given that Senate...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in recess this week. Once Congress returns after the July 4th recess, leaders aim to reach an agreement on the USICA/COMPETES bill and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House will vote on numerous bills this week, including the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation to lower food and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are back in session this week. The House plans to vote on numerous Education and Labor, Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital Congress. The House and Senate are in recess this week. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) is trying to find a bipartisan deal on gun control ahead of the planned vote on the issue after...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period, and the Senate is in session this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is planning a procedural vote this week...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both chambers are in session this week. The House will vote on numerous Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Veterans Affairs bills, as well as the Workforce Innovation...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both chambers are in session this week. Senate Democrats plan to vote on abortion rights legislation later this week, though the bill is fully expected to fail given...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The Senate is in session this week but the House is in recess. The House and Senate are continuing the conference process for the Bipartisan Innovation Act, and their...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are both in session this week. Their to-do list includes continuing their work on FY22 appropriations, the reconciliation bill, election reform,...more
After negotiating for months with the White House and congressional Democratic leaders, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Sunday announced he would not vote for the Build Back Better Act (BBBA)—the $2.4 trillion reconciliation...more