The Latest on Where Things Stand in Government Funding

Senate Democrats are zeroing in on a health-focused reconciliation effort after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) expressed opposition to climate and tax-related policies within the filibuster-proof bill. In a statement on Friday, President Joe Biden endorsed the strategy that would couple policies from the latest Senate drug pricing title with an extension of the Affordable Care Act […]

Senate Democrats are bracing for a busy July work period as leadership presses forward on a revival of the budget reconciliation process. After releasing an updated version of the drug pricing title last week, additional pieces of the new filibuster-proof bill are expected to be released in the coming days and weeks ahead so that […]

Both chambers of Congress have adjourned for the Independence Day state work period, and will return next week. The Senate returns first on Monday, July 11, followed by the House on Tuesday, July 12. ‘

President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law over the weekend after both chambers reached a breakthrough on the package of gun safety and mental health policies last week. The bill enjoyed bipartisan support in both chambers as lawmakers faced increase pressure to act following several deadly mass shootings across the country […]

House lawmakers will reconvene this afternoon to consider a bipartisan package of bills that seek to improve behavioral health treatment and increase access to substance use disorder (SUD) care. The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well Being Act (H.R. 7666; TRP analysis) includes several policies that would, among other things: (1) reauthorize several grant programs […]

Capitol Hill Update A bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement over the weekend on a policy framework that seeks to bolster gun safety and improve access to mental health resources. While legislative text was absent from the Senate group’s announcement, proposed policies within the agreement include:

Capitol Hill Update Senate Democrats are reviving their push to clinch a filibuster-proof legislative package for various elements of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda. According to intel from Capitol Hill, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been recently engaged in talks with Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over a package of climate, energy, health, and deficit […]

Capitol Hill Update The Senate will reconvene for legislative business on Tuesday to close out the May work period. Absent a breakthrough deal on COVID-related funding packages for health care and small businesses, it is likely that senators will primarily focus on confirming pending Biden administration nominees for the balance of the week. The Small […]

Capitol Hill Update Congress will convene for legislative business this week as lawmakers look to clear pending supplemental appropriations bills, starting with the Bipartisan Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (text; summary). Late last week, the Senate was unable to reach a “unanimous consent” agreement for expedited passage after Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked the $40 billion […]

Capitol Hill Update Both chambers of Congress will resume legislative business this week as leadership looks to break the logjam on a pair of supplemental appropriations requests. While lawmakers have a bipartisan agreement to move as much as $33 billion for Ukrainian military and humanitarian assistance, Democrats and Republicans are still searching for common ground […]

Capitol Hill Update The Senate will return this afternoon to kick off a busy week of legislative business, headlined by floor action on the Bipartisan Innovation Act conference committee. Starting tomorrow, senators will consider 28 “motions to instruct” (summary) — procedural votes that are nonbinding but can be politically tricky depending on the scope of […]

Congress is set to begin a new legislative work period this week, with the Senate returning first, later today, and the House tomorrow. Upon their return to Capitol Hill, lawmakers will look to pass $10 billion in supplemental funding to address health-related pandemic response efforts, as well as roughly $50 billion for restaurants and other […]