On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft FY 2025 budget bill, which generally incorporates most of the House’s tax proposals, which we previously summarized here, but also differs in various aspects. ...more
UPDATE: On June 4, 2025, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated cost estimates of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. We have updated our summary of the bill’s health provisions to reflect these new CBO...more
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives voted along party lines (with one Republican member voting present and two Republican members not voting) to advance the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act (the OBBB) to the Senate for...more
Spending conversations continue to dominate Congress. House Republicans are prepared to release text in the coming days for a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government until Sept. 30, 2025. Additionally, the...more
Can the House Pass a Budget Resolution This Week? The House is back from recess, so both chambers of Congress are in session this week (although the House is out again on Friday). With 18 days left to pass a budget before...more
Key Nominations Move Forward. The Senate Finance Committee advanced Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr.’s nomination to lead the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) in a 14 – 13 vote along party lines. The nomination now...more
The Senate Finance Committee is set to vote on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), on Tuesday morning. All eyes are...more
Republicans hold a trifecta of control after winning the White House, US Senate, and US House of Representatives for the 119th Congress. They will aim to pass an agenda backed by President Trump that is focused on tax cuts,...more
RFK Nomination Hearing Week - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK), nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), has a busy week with two Senate nomination hearings. He will testify in front of the Senate Finance...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
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 are in session this week as the 119th Congress kicks into gear, after formally being sworn in on Friday, January 3. Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced his intent for the House...more
A lot has happened in the last three weeks, so here’s a high-level recap: Congress successfully, albeit rockily, passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government through March 14, 2025. That legislation...more
Our Public Policy and Law group is pleased to provide you with our 2025 US Congressional Calendar. The calendar is a compilation of the House and Senate schedules in a color-coded format showing periods when the House...more
11 Days Left in Lame Duck - Both houses of Congress are in this week as we approach December 20, the deadline by which Congress must pass a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government moving forward. ...more
Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president following a resounding win in the 2024 election. The election also gave control of the Senate to Republicans, along with potentially the House of Representatives. This trifecta of...more
Last week, Donald Trump emerged victorious in the 2024 presidential race after winning every critical swing state. In Congress, Republicans have reclaimed control of the Senate, flipping several key states, including Ohio,...more
This week, Donald Trump claimed a decisive victory in the presidential race, and Republicans picked up Democratic Senate seats in West Virginia, Ohio, and Montana, ensuring that they will flip the Senate and hold at least one...more
The November 5, 2024, elections in Tennessee have concluded with significant outcomes that will shape the state’s political landscape for the coming years. This election cycle saw key races across various levels of...more
While the country awaits the results of the presidential race, Tennessee’s unofficial results are clear with Republicans winning the night. As expected, President Trump was the clear winner in Tennessee with unofficial...more
The summer season has arrived in Washington and things are heating up in the halls of Congress. A number of high priority legislative proposals ranging from health care to appropriations to patent reform to defense...more
The 2018 Midterm Elections are over and the lame duck session of Congress has begun. Americans across the country cast their ballots for candidates for the House of Representative and the Senate in what was widely perceived...more
As many predicted, Democrats recaptured the House for the first time in eight years in yesterday’s midterm elections, while Republicans retained and strengthened their grip on the Senate. That will lead to a dynamic in...more
In this episode, Akin Gump congressional investigations practice co-heads Rafi Prober and Steve Ross look at the history of Hill investigations and how the midterm elections may change their emphasis and targets. Among the...more
While many prognosticators and election watchers are anticipating large Republican losses on Nov. 6, 2018, there is indeed a path for Republicans to hold their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Many of the same...more