Where Things Stand on Government Funding

After a pseduo-recess week Congress returns to really start cranking on moving the Biden administration’s key first 100 day priorities. For the Senate, this means moving nominations, starting with Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Tom Vilsack’s nomination to be Secretary of Agriculture, and potentially Gina Raimondo to […]

House Committees wrapped up their markups of reconciliation instructions on the next round of COVID-19 relief legislation last week as Democratic lawmakers look to get the measure onto the floor for a vote. Members on the House Budget Committee will meet this week to combine all of the reconciliation instructions into the final $1.9 trillion […]

With all of the House Committees having finished their mark-up of their respective portions of the COVID-19 relief bill, the action will turn to the Budget committee which will compile all of these bills into one massive piece of legislation that the House will take up the week of the 22nd.

While the Democrats choose to move a partisan COVID-19 relief bill by using the reconciliation process for this bill, it remains to be seen whether the remainder of the legislation that will be considered on the floor of the Senate this congress will take the same path. While Democrats in the Senate could attempt to […]

Capitol Hill Update Congress has formally kicked off the budget reconciliation process for additional virus relief legislation, passing a resolution that instructs 25 committees across both chambers to begin drafting the bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stated that House committees will mark up the $1.9 trillion relief package next week, with the goal of getting it on […]

Capitol Hill Update Congressional Democrats are preparing to move forward with a budget resolution this week that would allow the next COVID-19 relief package to clear the Senate with a simple majority. The House plans to introduce its resolution today, and is expected to instruct 13 committees to develop pieces of the $1.9 trillion relief […]

Capitol Hill Update The Senate will convene for legislative business this week as Democratic leadership looks to continue the confirmation process for President Joe Biden’s key cabinet nominees. After confirming both Gen. Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense and Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence, senators will vote on Janet Yellen’s nomination […]

Capitol Hill Update Congress formally certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election following a chaotic day on Capitol Hill. The process was delayed after rioters broke into the Capitol building, forcing an hours-long lockdown that pushed the certification process into the early morning hours. Despite repeatedly stating that he will […]

Last week saw the Georgia Senate results came in, and a seditious insurrection waged on the Congress by devoted followers of the President. Both will have significant impacts on the politics and policies this year, and while much has been written about the attack on the Capitol, we want to spend a moment discussing the […]

TRP Partner Jim Davenport and Vice President Daniel Gleason explain how restoring congressionally directed spending in a responsible and transparent manner can make meaningful progress toward bipartisan cooperation in Congress.

Capitol Hill Update Congress enters the week with some breathing room to avoid a government shutdown and fund the government for fiscal year (FY) 2021. President Donald Trump signed a week-long continuing resolution into law last Friday, punting the funding deadline — as well as numerous expiring health programs — to December 18 at midnight. […]

As of Sunday evening, it was reported that House and Senate negotiators were closing in on a COVID relief deal – albeit one that spun the two most contentious issues of liability protections and funding for state and local governments into a separate bill. Whether or how this all comes together as Congress races to […]