The House meets at noon for legislative business and will take up a minibus of seven fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development. The House will also… Read More
The House convened at noon with first votes expected at 6:30 p.m. and is expected to take up 20 bills under suspension of the Rules, including H.R. 1029 – Free Veterans from Fees Act. The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. with a vote at 5:30 p.m. on Todd Kim’s nomination as an assistant Attorney General…. Read More
Both the House and Senate are not in session today. The House will reconvene on Monday, July 26th with votes at 6:30 p.m. The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 26th. A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators who have been working with the White House for months to fill out the $1.2… Read More
The House convened at 9 a.m. and will complete work on H.R. 3985 – Allies Act of 2021 which will amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for Afghan allies. The Senate convened at 10:30 a.m. with votes at 1:30 p.m. and will consider the nomination of… Read More
The House convened at 10 a.m. and is working on H.R. 2467 – PFAS Action Act of 2021. The legislation led by Michigan Representatives Debbie Dingell, a Democrat and Fred Upton, a Republican, was approved 33-20 in the Energy and Commerce Committee and it tackles the contamination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, by… Read More
Both the House and Senate convened at 10 a.m. this morning. The House will begin work on H.R. 2668 – Consumer Protection and Recovery Act which would restore the FTC’s Section 13(b) authority to hold wrongdoers accountable and compensate consumer-victims harmed by their actions. The House is also expected to take up as many as… Read More
The House convenes at 2 p.m. with votes at 6:30 p.m. and will consider 14 bills under suspension of the Rules including H.R. 3119 – Energy Emergency Leadership Act. The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. and will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham to be United States Circuit Judge for the… Read More
Both the House and Senate are out of session today. The House will return for votes on Monday, July 19th at 6:30 p.m. and the Senate will reconvene on Monday, July 19th at 3:00 p.m. and will resume consideration of Tiffany P. Cunningham to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit who would… Read More
The Senate convened at 10 a.m. and is considering the nomination of J. Nellie Liang to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury and the nomination of Donald Michael Remy to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Senate will also begin work on the nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham to be United States Circuit… Read More
The House remains in a committee work week. In activity of note today, the House Appropriations Committee will mark up the FY2022 Homeland and Defense Subcommittee Appropriations Bills and the Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a member day hearing. The Senate reconvened at 10 a.m. and will resume consideration of the nomination of Uzra… Read More
