Both chambers are in session this week. House Republicans will continue their pursuit of a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities. The House Natural Resources Committee will hold...more
5/6/2025
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Both chambers are in session this week, although the House is scheduled to leave early to accommodate the House Democrats’ annual policy retreat. The focus this week will be on preventing a government shutdown, with federal...more
3/10/2025
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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, House Republicans were able to coalesce in dramatic fashion to pass a budget resolution that creates a process to combine President Trump’s tax policy and other...more
3/3/2025
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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Last week, the Senate took its first step to unlock the budget reconciliation process by adopting its budget resolution on a 52-48 vote. Senate Republicans are preparing to...more
2/25/2025
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The Senate is in session this week, but the House is in recess. It is anticipated that the Senate may begin floor work on its budget resolution this week, culminating in a “vote-a-rama,” which is a series of votes on...more
2/18/2025
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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. On Friday, the Senate introduced its own budget resolution, which establishes a path for reconciliation that permits the upper chamber to sidestep its 60-vote requirement...more
2/10/2025
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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Over the weekend, President Trump announced additional tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% from China. The tariffs on Canada and China are set to take...more
2/4/2025
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The Senate is in session this week, but the House will not hold votes. House Republicans are gathering at Trump National Doral in Florida for their annual issues retreat starting Monday. A significant portion of the three-day...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the forty-seventh President of the United States. He began his term by issuing close to 50 presidential actions, including executive...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump met with several groups of House Republicans to discuss strategy to enact Republican priorities this Congress, including...more
1/14/2025
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Both the House and Senate are in session this week as the 119th Congress kicks into gear, after formally being sworn in on Friday, January 3. Over the weekend, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced his intent for the House...more
1/7/2025
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Both the House and Senate are scheduled to depart Washington, DC on Friday but have a long list of tasks to finish before adjourning the 118th Congress. Last week, the House passed the annual defense authorization package,...more
12/16/2024
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Our Federal & International Tax Group covers notable business and individual tax proposals revealed by the Biden Administration in this year’s Green Book....more