Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week—the final week of the 117th Congress, or what was scheduled to be, anyway. Congress has yet to work out an omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government beyond the current continuing resolution deadline
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week as they close out the remaining days of this session of Congress. The House is scheduled to consider the National Defense Authorization Act, and the Rules Committee is expected to clear legislation to codify
Welcome back from the Thanksgiving holiday! The House and Senate are both in session this week. The big items on the agenda for the remainder of the session are government funding and the National Defense Authorization Act. House Democrats will also elect their new leadership
The House and Senate return for votes this week. The Senate will resume consideration of judicial appointments and the House has nearly 30 bills on the suspension calendar, which requires 2/3 vote to pass. House Returns to Uncertain Future This week the House returns to
It’s election week! Like me, you’re probably looking forward to the end of television ads, phone calls and texts, and other campaign-related activities. We normally cover what’s happening in Congress and the administration in the Washington Weekly Update, but this edition will focus exclusively on
Rep. Anthony Cárdenas(D-Calif.) was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013 for the 113th Congress (2013–2014) and has represented California’s 29th district since. Now in the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Rep. Cárdenas sits on the prestigious House Committee on Energy and Commerce, where
WaterCongress adjourned for its annual August recess period after a flurry of negotiations and successfully passed significant legislation including the so- called “Inflation Reduction Act,” which most would admit does little, if anything, to reduce inflation. While on the surface, it may seem the Inflation
Situational AwarenessCongress is in Washington for an abbreviated week due to the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The Senate will consider a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through Dec. 16, 2022. The House will consider 32 bills on suspension and a vote on the
As we enter the busy election season for federal candidates, clubs should be mindful of the rules when it comes to federal officeholders or candidates appearing at their facilities. Different rules and laws apply to appearances, whether they’re related to an officeholder’s official capacity or
AS A NATION, we’ve undergone numerous political and economic changes in the last three years. The House of Representatives and Senate flipped from Republican to Democratic control. The presidency flipped from Republican to Democratic. Our economy was effectively shut down due to a pandemic and