The Senate is not in session today, while the House reconvened at 9:00 A.M. and is working on H.R. 5129 – Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022. The House is expected to adjourn for the week after that vote. Next week, the Senate is expected to try again to pass H.R.7691 – Additional… Read More
Senate Republicans, joined by Democratic Senator Joe Manchin (West Virginia), blocked legislation 49-51 on Wednesday intended to enshrine abortion protections into law ahead of a possible ruling this summer by a conservative-majority Supreme Court striking down the Roe v. Wade decision. Democrats fell more than 10 votes short of advancing the legislation, touted as a… Read More
The Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and is expected to take up the Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.4132, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which would guarantee providers’ ability to perform an abortion and individuals’ right to access one. The legislation, introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) would supersede… Read More
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) filed cloture Monday evening on a motion to advance S.4132 – Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022, a bill that would codify access to abortion into federal law, just a week after the leak of a draft decision from the Supreme Court that showed the court poised to… Read More
The Senate reconvened at 11:00 A.M. and is working on the nomination of Kathryn Huff, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) announced today that he will force a vote next week on legislation codifying Roe v. Wade, in the wake of a draft Supreme Court decision that… Read More
While the House remains in recess, the Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. and will spend the day holding roll call votes in relation to the motions to instruct with respect to H.R.4521, USICA/America COMPETES Act. No votes are scheduled yet, but there could be more than two dozen nonbinding motions voted on. Of note, senators… Read More
While the House remains in recess, the Senate convened at 10:00 A.M. Senate Democrats, outraged by the leak of a draft opinion by conservative Justice Samuel Alito overturning Roe v. Wade, say they will force Republicans to vote on legislation to codify abortion rights but they are not expected to have enough support to pass… Read More
The House is in recess this week until Tuesday, May 10th, but the Senate will reconvene today at 3:00 P.M. Following leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Joshua Frost to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets. The Senate is expected to spend this week working on… Read More
Both the House and Senate are not in session today. The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, May 2, and will consider the Motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joshua Frost to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Prior to adjourning yesterday, the Senate agreed to the compound motion to… Read More
President Joe Biden is asking Congress to authorize a package of more than $30 billion in additional security, economic and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine to help the country fend off the prolonged Russian attack over the next five months. It includes more than $20 billion for security and military assistance, including $11.4 billion to fund… Read More
