The Senate reconvenes at 3:00 p.m. with a substantial to do list for September, including voting rights, funding the government, raising the debt ceiling, the must-pass defense bills, an abortion fight in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Texas decision and high-profile hearings today and tomorrow over the Biden administration’s messy Afghanistan withdrawal. Much of… Read More
The House has adjourned again, after House Democrats voted Tuesday to move forward with President Joe Biden’s top domestic legislative priorities after resolving a standoff between Democratic Leadership and centrist members, who threatened to block the $3.5 trillion safety net expansion. The House voted 220 to 212 on a key procedural motion to instruct committees… Read More
The House is back in session today, and the two-track approach to enacting President Joe Biden’s expansive domestic plans that made early progress in the Senate faces a crucial test this week in the House, where it hinges on the fractious Democratic majority moving largely in lockstep. At issue is the timing of the House’s… Read More
The House and Senate now stand in recess. The House will reconvene on Monday, August 23rd and the Senate on Monday, September 13th. The House continues to operate under protocols allowing for proxy voting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s (D-Maryland) announcement Tuesday that the chamber would return to consider… Read More
After a 69-30 bipartisan vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives, Democrats pushed a $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate early Wednesday morning, advancing President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping… Read More
The Senate just overwhelmingly passed the massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package by a vote of 69-30, which only needed a simple majority vote to pass. The House of Representatives will likely not take up the bill until the fall. The House is out for August recess and won’t return for votes until September 20th… Read More
The Senate on Sunday night voted to end debate on a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, putting it on a glide path to passing this week. Senators voted 68-29 to end debate on the bill, which required 60 votes. Eighteen GOP senators joined with all Democrats to help advance the legislation. Even though the… Read More
The Senate will be in recess today as a number of senators travel to Wyoming for the memorial service for the late Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) at the Gillette College Pronghorn Center. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) set up a pivotal vote on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan for Saturday, after marathon talks… Read More
The Senate reconvened at 10:30 a.m. and resumed consideration of H.R.3684, the legislative vehicle for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will also consider the nomination of Eunice Lee, of New York, to be US Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. President Biden nominated Eunice Lee to the United States Court of Appeals for… Read More
Senate action on the $1 trillion plus bipartisan infrastructure bill has slowed to a crawl as lawmakers haggle over more than 250 proposed amendments to the legislation. In several instances, senators are holding their colleagues’ amendments hostage by objecting to voting on them unless their own priorities are also guaranteed a vote. Senators had filed… Read More
