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Thorn Run Partners, one of the Top 10 lobbying firms in Washington D.C., is seeking a Legislative Assistant with an interest in federal health care policy to aid our executive-level advocacy team as part of our first-in-class health care policy practice. The Legislative Assistant will integrate directly into Thorn Run’s multidisciplinary policy and research team, […]

House leadership officially filed a three-month continuing resolution (CR) that would, among other things, keep the government funded until March 14, 2025. In addition to addressing several expiring programs, the 1,500+ page legislation also includes: Roughly $100 billion in disaster relief aid, including $29 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Relief Fund; […]

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) reiterated this past weekend that Congress will not return to Washington early to pass a supplemental funding measure for disaster relief. While acknowledging that Congress will need to act to provide the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with additional funds for recovery efforts, the Speaker has maintained that it will take […]

Congress is officially in “punt formation” on government funding as both chambers are set to pass the three-month continuing resolution (CR) during today’s session. The House will hold a final up or down vote on the CR under suspension of the rules around 5:30 PM EST this evening, and the underlying measure is expected to […]

Amid mounting disagreements on both sides of the aisle, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) postponed consideration of the six-month continuing resolution (CR) during yesterday’s session. House Republican leadership will now turn its attention to whipping support for the CR — which would fund the government to March 2025 and include language to restrict undocumented immigrants from […]

House Republican leadership is whipping support for a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded into March of next year ahead of this afternoon’s vote series, but it looks as if these efforts are going to fall short. Several House Republicans have come out against Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposed stopgap strategy, which includes […]

House Republican leadership’s current plan to keep the government funded past Sept. 30 is facing resistance on both sides of the aisle. Congressional Democrats and the White House had already expressed strong opposition to the proposed continuing resolution (CR) that would keep the government funded until March 2025, but several House Republicans have come out […]

Lawmakers will be back in session today to kick off a three-week legislative sprint before heading back to their states and districts for the final stretch of the 2024 election. Here’s what we’ll be keeping our eyes on as Congress gavels back in: Government Funding. House Republican leadership formally introduced a continuing resolution (CR) to keep […]

During last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC), House and Senate Democratic leaders provided some insights into their legislative priorities for the upcoming three-week session. Of note, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters he is “considering” utilizing the September work period to try and move a bipartisan rail safety bill that has been stalled […]

Lawmakers on the conservative House Freedom Caucus have laid down a series of policy demands for the upcoming government funding debate in the fall legislative session. In a statement yesterday, the Freedom Caucus called on Congress to pass a continuing resolution (CR) into “early 2025” to avoid a year-end spending package. While House and Senate […]

— SENATE SENDS KIDS’ ONLINE SAFETY PACKAGE TO THE HOUSE. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a package of kids’ online safety and privacy bills during yesterday’s session. The Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act — which includes the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) — now heads to the […]

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has scheduled a procedural vote on a bipartisan package of family and business tax provisions before the Senate gavels out for August. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act, otherwise known as the Smith-Wyden tax bill, passed the House with strong bipartisan support earlier this year but is not […]