Congress · 119th Congress
House unveils 2026 calendar as election year nears
↵↵The last day in session before the traditional pre-election break will be Oct. 1.
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Congress · 118th Congress
CBO: Debt limit to hit as soon as July, budget picture worsens
That compares to already slowing growth in 2022, when the economy expanded by an inflation-adjusted 1 percent, down sharply from the previous year coming out of the pandemic-induced downturn.
Congress · 117th Congress
Signs of life for omnibus deal as negotiators make headway
the partisan pressure tactics signaled new optimism that congressional leaders could finally reach a deal in the coming days on topline discretionary spending levels for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Long push for Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits clears Congress
OF MORRIS & NANCY DANIELS” but each showing a different name and date: “SUZY … BORN & DIED MAR. 1, 1963,” “LUCY … BORN & DIED FEB. 16, 1966,” and “JUDY … BORN & DIED FEB. 17, 1970.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Bicameral appropriations talks stalled as House charges ahead
Shelby said passing the bills by Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year, is “not going to happen.”
Congress · 117th Congress
Toxic exposure bill would rewrite America’s compact with veterans
In February, the Senate passed by voice vote a narrower version of the bill that the Congressional Budget Office said would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Commission proposes new names for bases that now honor Confederates
The commission’s final report on the renaming of the bases is due to Congress by Oct. 1. The law then directs the secretary of Defense to make the name changes by Jan. 1, 2024.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill designed to help veterans exposed to toxins during service
It would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping new veterans benefits bill readied for House vote
Republicans said it was a relatively inexpensive — $1 billion over a decade — way to deliver aid to veterans that could be signed into law immediately, in what could be billed as a bipartisan win
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations
Politically vulnerable House Democrats lamented the passage of a third continuing resolution for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, irritated that the pragmatic, bipartisan dealmaking they view as
Congress · 117th Congress
After a true infrastructure year, focus turns to implementation
The equity provision, meanwhile, received just $1 billion.
Congress · 117th Congress
Some troops are driven to suicide by hunger, experts say
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the House version would help 2,500 more military families than the Senate’s bill, at a cost of $14 million, versus the $1 million Senate plan.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
“It costs a little bit of money to design and print them and I’m in an R+1 district, so it didn’t feel like the right focus.” Coins aren’t cheap.
Congress · 117th Congress
Hundreds of Americans remain in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says
Since Sept. 1, the State Department has helped facilitate the departure of 240 U.S. citizens, plus an additional 157 green card holders, Kahl said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers decry ‘alarming’ hunger in US military families
The Senate bill would cost around $1 million a year, giving about 500 families an average of $200 a month, while the House bill would help 3,000 families with $400 a month on average, costing just over
Congress · 117th Congress
House defense policy debate underway
progressives, would limit the department’s funding to only what the Pentagon requested, thereby negating an additional $25 billion added by the House Armed Service Committee during its markup on Sept. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Theories of Afghan withdrawal failures emerge as Blinken defends chaotic exit
The Biden administration made a calculated risk that delaying the completion of a withdrawal from May 1 to Aug. 30 was necessary in order to ensure the drawdown of U.S. forces “in a safe and orderly
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP will use defense bill to highlight Afghanistan chaos
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up the annual Pentagon policy bill on Sept. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
Veteran lawmakers cast wide blame for Afghanistan collapse
A Capitol security spending supplemental spending bill that was cleared for President Joe Biden on July 29 will authorize 8,000 additional visas and provide over $1 billion in funds for the relocation
Congress · 117th Congress
Worries grow about overseeing billions more in aid to Afghanistan
On June 1, Sopko sent lawmakers and Biden administration officials a white paper requesting, among other things, that the U.S. government “strictly condition” future aid to Afghanistan on his team