Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are not in session this week. Both chambers will return to Washington on Monday, November 15. OSHA Vaccine Mandate On Hold—For NowOver the weekend, the 5th Circuit Court halted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employees
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released the expected emergency temporary standard (ETS) regarding vaccination and testing of employees working for entities with more than 100 employees. You can find resources on the ETS on OSHA’s website and the vaccine policy fact sheet. The deadline for
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week. The Senate will be processing nominees while the House will consider eight bills reported out of the House Natural Resources Committee related to tribal lands. The House may also consider the Senate-passed infrastructure package and
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are in session this week facing a self-imposed deadline to pass the infrastructure and reconciliation packages this week. While negotiations continue, the Senate will consider two nominations and the House will consider several bills on the suspension calendar. Racing to
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate is expected to take up several nominations, as well as Members of the House of Representatives have been called back to Washington to vote on extending the debt ceiling this evening. The
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate is expected to take up several nominations, as well as tThe Senate is in session this week and will consider a House-passed measure to extend the federal debt ceiling. The House does
Situational AwarenessThe House and Senate are both in session this week. The Senate is expected to take up several nominations, as well as the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) and debt limit bill passed last week, but with little Republican support it is destined to fail.
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R–Ala.) was born in Camden, Arkansas and went to college at Southern Arkansas University as a two-sport athlete. While best known for football, Tuberville also played two years on the golf team for the SAU Muleriders. Among his many accomplishments and honors,
We are now 10 months into a new administration and a new congressional session. After spending much of the first few months addressing COVID-19 relief, Congress has shifted gears and is focused on legislation aimed at bringing Democratic priorities to life. Among those priorities are
One of my favorite song lyrics to quote when asked about the status of major legislation in Congress is from the song “Roadhouse Blues” by The Doors: “The future’s uncertain and the end is always near.” I can think of no better description of the