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Throughout July, the Senate Committee on Appropriations ramped up their advancement of fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills, advancing eight of their 12 appropriations bills out of the full committee. In the lower...more
CBO releases final scores for OBBBA. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will increase the uninsurance rate by 10 million individuals over 10 years. House Energy and...more
What. Are. We. Doing. Here? The latest from Capitol Hill is a doozy: A congressional committee has approved a spending bill that contains provisions to block the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana. The...more
Two long weeks until August recess - This is the last week with both chambers in session until September, and things are relatively slow as lawmakers count down the days to the month-long August recess. With reconciliation...more
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
The Senate approved a revised version of H.R.4, the Rescission Act of 2025 on July 17, concluding a vote-a-rama that began the morning of July 16 and lasted 13 hours. Senators took roll call votes on 17 amendments and motions...more
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