A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump by a vote of 232-197. ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a memorandum explaining that the protections against discrimination based on sex provided by Title IX […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House and Senate certified President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election. Reverend Raphael Warnockand Jon Ossoff have been declared the winners of the two Georgia Senate runoff races by major media outlets. […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE Congressional leaders are continuing to work to finalize the 12 bills included in the omnibus Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 appropriations legislation and reach an agreement on additional COVID-19 relief. ADMINISTRATION President Trump signed H.R.8900 into law to […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The House Democratic Caucus selected Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) as Chair for the full House Appropriations Committee. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on “5G Wireless: Capabilities and Challenges for an Evolving Network.” ADMINISTRATION According […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate held pro forma sessions this week and did not conduct legislative business. Both chambers will reconvene for legislative business on Monday, November 30. Press reports indicate that Senate and […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATEHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), as well as the other top House Democratic and Republican leadership team members, were re-elected to their roles for the 117th Congress.  Today, the House passed H.R.8294, National Apprenticeship Act by a 246 to […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ELECTIONOn Saturday November 7, major media outlets projected Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris the winners of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral college votes. By winning Pennsylvania, Biden and Harris are now projected to have won the more than the […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. ELECTION Election results are still being finalized for various States, including the battleground States of Pennsylvania, Nevada, Georgia and Arizona. At the time of this writing CNN has projected Vice President Biden the winner of 279 electoral college votes and […]

A quick look back at the news from last week. Compiled by Penn Hill Group. HOUSE and SENATE A version of the “skinny” Senate GOP COVID-19 relief bill (S.178) failed to advance this week. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. The Senate is expected to vote on […]