President Joe Biden signed legislation Friday to continue funding the government into mid-December, averting a partial shutdown hours before a midnight deadline. The continuing resolution (CR) extends current funding levels until December 16th, while also approving $12.4 billion in military and diplomatic spending to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. It also contains $18.8… Read More
The Senate has approved the interim funding bill to fund federal agencies until mid-December. Government funding is set to expire tonight at midnight and the continuing resolution would maintain current levels of spending and extend funding through December 16th, giving both chambers extra time to hammer out details for a broader budget deal. The legislation… Read More
The Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and resumed consideration of H.R.6833, the legislative vehicle for the Continuing Resolution (CR). Cloture has been filed on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) substitute amendment #5745 and the underlying bill, H.R.6833. As a result of cloture having been filed, the filing deadline for 1st degree amendments is… Read More
The Senate moved ahead last night on the short-term spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown later this week by a vote of 72-23. The bill would fund the government through December 16th, giving negotiators more time to work out their differences and agree on government spending for fiscal year 2023. Moments before a… Read More
Senate Democrats released their short-term government funding bill late Monday night, which includes Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-West Virginia) energy projects provisions, despite opposition from most Republicans and some Democrats. The Senate will vote this evening on a procedural step to move the spending package forward. Tonight’s vote will be a test of whether the must-pass… Read More
Senate Republicans just voted to block the consideration of a bill that would promptly require organizations that spend money on elections to disclose the identities of donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. The Senate failed to invoke cloture on the DISCLOSE Act, in a 49-49 vote. Every Republican present voted against… Read More
The Senate reconvened at 10:00 A.M. and resumed consideration of Treaty document 117-1, amendment to Montreal Protocol post-cloture. The Kigali Amendment to the 1987 Montreal Protocol, compels countries to phase down hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, planet-warming chemicals used in air conditioning and refrigeration that are hundreds to thousands of times as powerful as carbon dioxide. The… Read More
Work continues on the delayed continuing resolution (CR) in the Senate. The delay stems from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-New York) decision to include West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin’s permitting reform proposal in the continuing resolution which will keep the government open until mid-December. The Manchin proposal has yet to be released, but Republicans… Read More
The Senate will convene at 3:00 P.M. and plans to spend the week working on the continuing resolution (CR) as well as the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol Treaty which cloture was filed on last week, kicking off the process to bring the treaty up for a vote in the upper chamber. The Kigali… Read More
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced he will hold off on a vote on the bill to codify same-sex marriage into law until after the midterm elections as lawmakers struggle to win the support of ten Republicans to advance it. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) told reporters on Thursday afternoon of the decision,… Read More
