Clarity on Debt Ceiling Expected Next Week

Congress is on track to move the upcoming government funding deadlines into March during today’s session. Late yesterday, Senate leadership locked in a “time agreement” that queues up a series of amendment votes prior to the final up-or-down vote on the continuing resolution (CR). With bad weather forecasted in Washington tomorrow, the House will move […]

Both chambers will meet for legislative business today as Congress races to pass another continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a partial shutdown later this week. Notably, the Senate advanced the legislative vehicle that will carry the stopgap funding measure during yesterday’s session on a bipartisan basis. Senators will now resume their discussions on reaching a […]

With Congress far behind on the appropriations process prior to this Friday’s deadline, Congressional leadership formally introduced another continuing resolution (CR) over the weekend that would extend both government funding deadlines into March. The stopgap funding bill would set a deadline of March 1 for Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, Transportation-HUD, and Energy-Water, with everything else — […]

Another short-term government funding bill is becoming increasingly likely as appropriators race to finalize spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed votes on a legislative vehicle for a continuing resolution (CR) ahead of consideration on the floor next week. This CR, which has yet to be […]

Key members of Senate leadership have begun warming to the idea of another continuing resolution (CR) as appropriators race to play catch-up on fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending. Notably, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), second in line to Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed openness to a short-term funding patch that would extend government funding […]

Now that they have topline funding figures in hand, congressional appropriations leaders are in the process of negotiating each of the spending allocations for all 12 spending bills. Once Chairs Kay Granger (R-TX) and Patty Murray (D-WA) reach a deal on these 302(b) subcommittee allocations, appropriators can work out the final details of each bill […]

Congress will gavel back in this week as lawmakers race to fund the government ahead of the upcoming deadlines. Over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a deal on topline spending numbers for fiscal year (FY) 2024, setting the overall spending number for non-defense funding at […]

Negotiating teams for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are continuing their efforts to hash out a topline spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2024 as Congress has just 16 days until the first government funding deadline. According to the latest intel from the Hill, a deal on appropriations […]

Congress will return next week for a jam-packed legislative session filled with key deadlines, lingering disagreements, and policy opportunities. Here’s a look at what to watch for as lawmakers get ready to gavel in for the second session of the 118th Congress: Government Funding. Congress faces two government funding deadlines to kick off the first […]

Congress has funded the government into early 2024, but lawmakers must still contend with several year-end legislative priorities when they return after the Thanksgiving holiday. Notably, a bipartisan group of senators plans to resume negotiations over a supplemental appropriations package that could potentially include buckets of funding for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in exchange for […]

House Republicans have formally elected Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve as Speaker of the House, drawing a merciful end to the 22-day ordeal after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted. Speaker Johnson has a tall task ahead of him with getting the House back to business, especially when it comes to several pending […]

The House speaker race is back to square one after Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) withdrew himself from consideration on the floor. Leader Scalise’s decision came as more than a dozen House Republicans came out against his nomination, either in favor of Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), or someone […]