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Looking Ahead Near Term The Senate is expected to take up a proposal on gun control in response to the the mass shooting in Orlando and after Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) held a 15-hour filibuster on the subject last week.   The vote will be part of four amendments to pending Commerce-Justice-Science spending legislation (H.R.2578). The […]

The Week in Review After consideration of dozens of amendments, House lawmakers approved defense appropriations legislation (H.R. 5293) on Thursday by a vote of 282-138. The bill provides $517.1 billion of funding to defense programs, with another $58 billion allocated to the Overseas Contingency Operations account for combat operations against the Islamic State of Iraq […]

Two major spending bills will dominate action in Congress today, with the House set to work through a series of amendments on the fiscal 2017 defense appropriations measure (H.R. 5293), and the Senate moving on to the Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill (H.R. 2578). House lawmakers will be working through nearly 75 proposals for the defense measure, […]

Looking Ahead Near Term SEC Chair White testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. The House Financial Services Committee will mark-up a slew of bills on Wednesday.

Expect heated debates over policy riders for fiscal 2017 spending bills in both chambers this week, particularly ones related to LGBT rights and terrorism after this weekend’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has worked to circumnavigate the divides that often plague the appropriations process, but that strategy […]

The Week in Review House leaders from both parties successfully shepherded a revised bill (H.R. 5278) addressing the Puerto Rico debt crisis through the lower chamber, putting the legislation on track to be on the president’s desk before a July 1 deadline for the island territory’s next debt payment. The measure, which was approved on […]

The Week in Review Both chambers were in recess last week for the Memorial Day holiday. The Senate is expected to reconvene today, with the House set to return tomorrow.

Looking Ahead Near Term Both the House and Senate are in Recess this week. The CFPB is expected to announce a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for it long awaited small dollar lending rule on June 2nd The Fed is expected to announce a NPRM for its insurance capital standards rules on June 3rd Further […]

The Week in Review Before breaking for Memorial Day on Friday, lawmakers in both chambers tried to clear the decks on bipartisan measures with mixed success. In the House, a rewrite of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (H.R. 2576) – which governs regulations for toxins used in the manufacture of consumer products – was […]

Both chambers are leaving Washington today ahead of a weeklong recess in honor of Memorial Day. Yesterday, both the House and Senate experienced frustrations in their attempts to advance legislation before the holiday. House lawmakers from both parties objected to amendments added to the Water-Energy Development spending bill (H.R. 5055), ultimately leading to the measure’s […]

As lawmakers in both chambers prepare to break for the Memorial Day recess, the House plans to pass the fiscal 2017 Energy and Water Development spending bill (H.R. 5055) that would fund Energy Department and Army Corps of Engineers programs. The bill contains controversial amendments from both parties, including one that would bar the government […]

Appropriations, defense policy, Washington D.C.’s budget, and catfish inspections are the focus of floor action in Congress today.  In the House, lawmakers will be working through amendments to the fiscal 2017 Energy and Water development spending bill. The $37.4 billion appropriations bill (H.R. 5055) would fund the Energy Department, the Army Corps of Engineers, and […]