House Files Three-Month Government Funding Patch

Congress returns to a jam-packed week as lawmakers look to clinch key legislative priorities. In addition to a vote on the House Democrats’ drug pricing package, the lower chamber is set to consider the conference report for the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after defense negotiators struck an agreement over the weekend. Additionally, […]

Congress returns to a jam-packed week as lawmakers look to clinch key legislative priorities. In addition to a vote on the House Democrats’ drug pricing package, the lower chamber is set to consider the conference report for the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after defense negotiators struck an agreement over the weekend. Additionally, […]

The Week in Review Government funding negotiations for fiscal year (FY) 2020 continued into this past weekend with fewer than two weeks left to iron out a compromise. While appropriations “Cardinals” expressed cautious optimism about the current state of government funding talks, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated last week that lawmakers will need to pass another stopgap […]

House lawmakers have convened for legislative business to close out the week. On the floor, the House is considering a resolution out of the Foreign Affairs Committee that would express support for a negotiated two-state solution in Israel and Palestine. The lower chamber will also take up a bill that would amend the Voting Rights […]

House lawmakers are eyeing passage of a Financial Services measure that seeks to fortify a ban on insider trading. Offered by Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), the Insider Trading Prohibition Act would amend the Securities Exchange Act to codify a prohibition of certain securities trading and related communications by those who are aware of material, nonpublic […]

The House will convene today as lawmakers eye passage of a compromise bill aimed at combating illicit robocalls. The bipartisan, bicameral legislation — offered by Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) — proposes several reforms aimed at cracking down on the issue, including: (1) mandating that phone companies verify real numbers and […]

Lawmakers will return to Washington this week to begin an end-of-the-year legislative blitz. Funding the government for fiscal year (FY) 2020 will be the top priority for the December work session after House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) reportedly struck an agreement on funding allocations for each of […]

Lawmakers have left Washington for the Thanksgiving district work period following enactment of a one-month continuing resolution that will fund the government through Dec. 20. Fiscal year (FY) 2020 negotiations are expected to continue over the Thanksgiving break, as both House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) have offered guarded […]

Congress is set to close out the November legislative session today amid a looming government funding deadline. Despite a push to pass the continuing resolution (CR) yesterday, Senators will look to pass the stopgap funding bill this morning in order to place the bill on President Donald Trump’s desk for a signature ahead of the […]

The House will reconvene for legislative business today at noon following its passage (231-192) of a stopgap funding measure that would avert a government shutdown yesterday. On the floor, House lawmakers have queued up nine suspension bills out of the Natural Resources Committee. This includes a measure that would direct the Department of Interior to […]

The House will reconvene for legislative business today eyeing action on Thursday's government funding deadline. Members will vote on a highly anticipated continuing resolution (CR) that would avert a funding lapse and create a new deadline of Friday, Dec. 20. In addition to a pay raise for the military and a funding boost for the Census […]

Both chambers of Congress will return to action later this afternoon as the government funding deadline approaches. Action a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through Dec. 20 is expected in both chambers early this week as lawmakers look to avert a funding lapse ahead of Thursday’s deadline. As negotiations for FY 2020 spending continue, early […]