The Latest on the Government Shutdown

The House Financial Services Committee is set to resume its mark-up of a series of bills — including those reforming the credit reporting industry – on Tuesday. If past is prologue then be prepared for another marathon mark-up that may last the whole day.   Also this week the House Financial Services Committee and the […]

House lawmakers are set to dive into a second day of work on the lower chamber’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). As of yesterday, over 100 amendments have been adopted to the $733 billion bill as progressives seek to tack on their big-ticket measures that would: (1) restrict the use of military […]

Lawmakers will begin work on the House version of the fiscal year (FY) 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), starting with the rule to govern debate on the measure. The rule would make in order 439 amendments for floor consideration, suggesting that work on the $733 billion measure could extend late into the week. With House […]

The House will return to action later this afternoon as lawmakers will look to clear seven Financial Services bills under suspension of the rules. This includes a resolution that encourages the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to collaborate with state securities regulators in efforts to protect investors, as well as a legislation requiring the Department […]

Congress returns to action this week to begin a three-week legislative session prior to leaving for the August recess. The limited floor time in July is stirring up angst among lawmakers as both chambers remain far apart on addressing key fiscal deadlines pertaining to budgetary spending caps, appropriations, and the debt ceiling. Negotiations between top […]

The Week in Review Lawmakers wrapped up the month of June with a busy week of floor activity that saw significant legislative items pass both chambers. In the House, lawmakers resumed their push to clear fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending bills, passing the second five-bill “minibus” — which includes the Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS), Interior-Environment, Military Construction-Veterans’ Affairs (VA) and Transportation-Housing and Urban […]

The House and Senate are in Recess for the July 4th holiday this week. When they return, the House is expected to take up the National Defense Authorization (NDAA) while the Senate will return to nominations. In addition, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a marathon mark-up, with as many as twenty-one bills on […]

The Senate reconvened early this morning following passage (86-8) of its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The upper chamber used an unusual procedure to pass the $750 billion bill, allowing for a vote on a Democratic amendment that would restrict military authorization against Iran that would be retroactively added to the measure […]

House lawmakers are set to pick up amendment debate on the fiscal year (FY) 2020 spending bill for Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) this afternoon. Thus far, the House has debated 10 out of the 46 amendments that have been made in order, approving a measure that would prevent the relocation of two U.S. […]

Congressional leaders are facing headwinds within their respective parties on a bill that would seek to fulfill President Donald Trump’s priorities on the U.S.-Mexico border. House Democrats are considering pulling their $4.5 billion measure — which includes less money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and extra oversight demands — amid resistance from the Progressive […]

The House and Senate stand will return to action later this afternoon to kick off a busy week of floor activity. In the House, lawmakers will look to pass the second appropriations “minibus” early this week prior to moving onto consideration of the spending bill for Financial Services and General Government (FSGG). House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated […]

The Week in Review House lawmakers finished a marathon debate on the first appropriations “minibus” package consisting of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education, Energy and Water Development, Defense, and State-Foreign Operations spending bills. The bill passed the lower chamber on near party lines (226-203), with seven Democrats joining all House Republicans in voting against the four-bill package. The House also began […]