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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

The House will vote on several major bills on energy and the environment, including a bipartisan energy policy bill, energy funding, an update to...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

The House will vote on the Defense Authorization bill (NDAA), Zika funding, and Military Construction-VA Appropriations. The Senate continues work on Transportation/Housing Appropriations, with...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

The House will work on a series of bills to combat opioid  abuse and several bills impacting law enforcement, while the Senate will continue work...
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GAVEL DOWN: Closing out the Week in Congress

Puerto Rico defaulted on largest debt payment so far, as lawmakers work on new legislative solution to the island’s debt crisis. Several much anticipated...
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WEEKLY UPDATE: The Week Ahead in Congress

This week, Congress will vote on a range of issues, including: Extending warrant requirement for law enforcement access to emails greater than six months...
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Issue Spotlight: What’s in the #Omnibus?

Our non-exhaustive outline, drawing from committee sources, summaries, and bill text: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (The “Omnibus”)   A. Agriculture Rural Development: $2.8 billion...
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What’s an “Omnibus” bill?

The end-of-year "Omnibus" Spending Bill is by now a Congressional holiday tradition — as is the "will they or won't they?" nail-biter finish that...
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