A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group CONGRESS U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans published the list of their respective members’ committee assignments. U.S House of Representatives Republicans and Democrats have now both published the list of members who will serve on the House Committee on Education and the […]
A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group CONGRESS The roster of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans that will serve on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Committee was released. The roster of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats that will serve on the House Committee on Education […]
CONGRESS Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy invited President Joe Biden to give the annual State of the Union Address on February 7. President Biden has accepted this invitation. The House Committee on Appropriations announced subcommittee chair assignments for the 118th Congress. Rep. Robert Aderholt will serve as the chair of the […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives elected Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to serve as Speaker of the House on the 15th ballot. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) was selected to chair the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) was selected to Chair the House Committee on Ways and Means. The Government […]
CONGRESS The House and Senate convened for the start of the 118th Congress on January 3. The U.S. Senate was in session briefly and will be returning for legislative business on January 23. The U.S. House of Representatives Clerk gaveled the chamber into session on January 3, but the body has yet to get past […]
CONGRESS The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Committees on Appropriations released the bill text for, and several resources pertaining to, the fiscal year 2023 appropriations omnibus bill. You can find the bill text here, the explanatory statement for the bill here, the Senate Labor Health and Human Services and Related Agencies (LHHS) summary […]
CONGRESS U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced that lawmakers reached an agreement on a bipartisan, bicameral framework for fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution to keep the Federal government funded until December 23. ADMINISTRATION President Joe Biden issued a […]
CONGRESS Incumbent U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) defeated challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) announced that she will leave the Democrat Party and will no longer caucus with the Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) announced that he will run against Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for Speaker […]
CONGRESS Democrats elected Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as House Minority Leader, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) as Minority Whip and Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) as caucus chair. A group of Republican House Members sent a letter to the House Republican Steering Committee in support of Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) serving as Chair of the House Education […]
CONGRESS Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) use of Federal resources in addressing “school board-related threats.” A spokesperson for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) indicated that Sen. Sanders will seek the top Democrat […]