Policy · 115th Congress
Senators Get Informal as FAA Deadline Nears
With an ambitious schedule for appropriations bills in September, floor time has been a major hurdle for getting the bill to the floor.
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Policy · 115th Congress
Deal on Budget Makeover Gets ‘Closer.’ So Does the November Deadline
“And we’re getting agreement on things like reconciliation, schedule, biennial budgeting, fiscal year. So I’m encouraged.
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Lawmakers Still Being Kept out of Facilities With Immigrant Children
“All protocols to request, schedule & get clearance were followed, and yet last night was told by @HHSGov staff in Washington I would be refused entry,” Curbelo tweeted.
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Beyer, Lieu Request IG Investigation Into EPA’s Scott Pruitt Over Falsified Records
“Numerous meetings that have been mentioned in news reports — and in some cases even confirmed by EPA spokespeople — do not appear on Pruitt’s officially-released schedule,” Beyer and Lieu wrote.
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Ryan Yields to Conservatives on Resolution for DOJ to Produce FISA Documents
With the decision to schedule a floor vote Thursday on the resolution, which is expected to pass the House Rules Committee at 3 p.m.
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House Prepares for Week of Action on Opioid Bills
One bill under consideration that remains controversial would create a new class on the controlled substances schedule for compounds related to the super-potent pain medication fentanyl.
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Kuster Wants Investigation Into Sexual Harassment in VA
The New Hampshire Democrat called for Chairman Jack Bergman of Michigan to schedule an immediate hearing on the matter in the Veterans Affairs subcommittee on oversight and investigations, on which
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House Passes ‘Minibus’ Over Democratic Objections
The Senate floor schedule is expected to be jammed with consideration of the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill next week as well. Senate Appropriations Chairman Richard C.
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Lawmakers Pushing Drone Legislation Hear Threat Warnings
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Senate Energy-Water Bill Advanced Amid Nuclear Weapons Debate
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to prevent DOE from abandoning the over-budget, behind-schedule MOX facility in South Carolina that was to convert weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for nuclear power plants.
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Analysis: What Matters Most in the NDAA
Their efforts appear to be starting to have some positive effect on the cost and schedule of new programs, based on a recent Government Accountability Office review, though it is too early to draw
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Aides: House Will Take Up Balanced-Budget Amendment Next Week
The official floor schedule from House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has not yet been released.
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Senators Will Vote on Pulling Troops Out of Yemen, But When
The question may be how to shoehorn the measure on to the schedule before the next recess.
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One Gun Control Bill Has 60 Votes in the Senate — Now What?
Gun-related legislation backed by President Donald Trump now has enough support to clear the Senate, increasing pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to schedule a vote on the measure
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Some 2017 Tax Filers May Lose Key Tax Breaks
the cost of a racehorse over three years, rather than up to seven, and another that allows construction and renovation costs for motorsports complexes to be deducted over an accelerated depreciation schedule
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Enzi to Write New Fiscal Blueprint, but Prospects Unclear
The chairman offered no guarantees, saying he does not know how a markup “fits into the schedule.”
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Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process
On the floor, McConnell has twice sought to put a slate of appeals court nominees on the schedule within a day after the Judiciary Committee advances them, something Democrats say shortchanges senators
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House Extends Christmas Recess, Will Return Jan. 8
That means under the planned schedule there will be just eight legislative days for the House before the next government funding standoff, with the continuing resolution that became law Friday morning
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2018 Congressional Calendar: Senators Plan More Work Days Than House
The House has plans to work 24 fewer days than its 2017 schedule. It is common for the chambers to adjust their schedules during election years to provide time for campaigning.
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Sweeping Changes Proposed for Foreign Lobbying Law
The Grassley and Johnson measures would also require more frequent disclosures to the Justice Department, following the same quarterly schedule as the system for filing lobbying disclosure reports