The Latest on the Government Shutdown

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 […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is slated to file votes on legislation that seeks to shore up kids’ and teens’ online safety. The package of bills —which includes the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children’s and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) — does have broad bipartisan support in both chambers, […]

The House has gaveled in for legislative business as GOP leadership looks to advance a pair of government funding bills. Lawmakers will consider the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations measures for Energy-Water Development and Interior-Environment during today’s session, but will no longer consider the Agriculture-FDA and Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bills due to […]

Yesterday afternoon, President Joe Biden took the unprecedented step of ending his re-election bid amid lagging poll numbers and mounting calls within his own party to step aside following his lackluster debate performance last month. With less than four months until the general election — and less than a month until the Democratic National Convention […]

Congress will return for legislative business next week, starting with the House on Monday. Leadership is currently targeting passage of four fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills on the floor next week, including Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), Agriculture-FDA, Interior-Environment, and Energy-Water Development. However, after the Legislative Branch bill unexpectedly failed on the House […]

The Senate will meet for legislative business today as Democrats look to move another bill on reproductive health. The Reproductive Freedom for Women Act (S. 4554) is void of any notable policy changes, instead expressing the sense of Congress that access to abortion and other reproductive health care should be supported following the Supreme Court’s […]

The House will convene today to tee up floor consideration of the chamber’s fifth spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2025. Lawmakers are expected to begin debate on the FY 2025 Legislative Branch spending bill following final up-or-down votes on legislation that seeks to curtail energy efficiency regulations for refrigerators and dishwashers. Meanwhile, the House […]