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| Jul 24, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Week of July 20, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, July 21, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing called "Examining Customer Pro... |
| Jul 23, 2026 | House passes CR to fund government through Dec. 4 and budget resolution for next reconciliation bill | The House July 21 passed a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Dec. 4 by a 220-205 vote. The CR does not include extensions of key health care provisions, as they are not set to expire until Dec. 31. The Senate is n... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap -- Week of July 13, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, led by Rep. Dave Joyce, held a budget hearing to review the S... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Supreme Court Justice Barrett says the threat level against judges ‘is really high’ | Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee that “the threat level” against her and other federal judges “is really high” as she testified about the high court’s budget request.
“Those statistics sound abstract, but be... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview -- Week of July 13, 2026 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, July 14, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold a budget hearing on the Supreme Court of the United State... |
| Jul 11, 2026 | U.S. Futures: Economic Currents, Political Shifts, and AI's Grip | The U.S. landscape is dynamic. Economic buoyancy contrasts with underlying softness. Artificial intelligence propels stock market gains. Yet, broader GDP growth remains modest. The Federal Reserve navigates inflation and interest rate polic... |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Supreme Court’s Kagan, Barrett to testify to House for budget request, a first since 2019 | Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will testify July 14 to a House Appropriations subcommittee about the high court’s budget request for 2027.
The last time Supreme Court justices testified to Congress was 2019, when K... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of June 29, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, June 30, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held an oversight hearing on the Office of Management and Budg... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of June 22, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Wednesday, June 24, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing with USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Ri... |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview -- Week of June 22, 2026 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Wednesday, June 24, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, a... |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of June 8, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Wednesday, June 10, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA.... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Appropriations bill for FY 2027 advanced by House committee | The House Appropriations Committee June 9 approved their version of the FY 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies by a 34-28 vote. The bill provides a total discreti... |
| Jun 6, 2026 | House Appropriations Committee releases FY 2027 appropriations bill | The House Appropriations Committee June 4 released the fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies. The bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $189... |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of June 1, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Thursday, June 4, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Broo... |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of April 20, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Monday, April 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing called "Department of the Interio... |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of April 20, 2026 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Monday, April 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a budget hearing called "Department of the Interio... |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of April 13, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Thursday, April 16, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honor... |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of April 13, 2026 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Thursday, April 16, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honor... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of March 16, 2026 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, March 17, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "American Indian and Alaska Nati... |
| Mar 7, 2026 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of March 2, 2026 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, March 3, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee markup on the following bill:
H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Securi... |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Oona Zenda, KFF Health News
Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.... |
| Jan 21, 2026 | House Appropriations Committee releases three-bill minibus with funding for key health programs | The House Appropriations Committee Jan. 20 released text of a three-bill minibus for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for key health programs and other bipartisan health care provisions and extensions. The bill provides a discretionar... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Latest IRS budget cuts may be lower than expected, but still could impact taxpayers, experts say | House lawmakers this week could vote to approve a smaller IRS budget, with $11.2 billion allocated through the remaining fiscal year.
If approved, this would be about 9% smaller than current spending, but higher than previous proposals.
The... |
| Oct 7, 2025 | AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments | By Lauren Sausser, Darius Tahir, KFF Health News
Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could sa... |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Shutdown fallout: Energy Dept. axes billions for green projects in blue states | The Energy Department’s cancellation of more than 300 funding awards slammed the brakes on efforts to reduce carbon emissions, air and water pollution, and strengthen electrical grids.
The cancellations of nearly $8 billion in funding were ... |
| Sep 16, 2025 | House Appropriations Committee releases continuing resolution bill text | The House Appropriations Committee today released bill text for a continuing resolution to fund the government through Nov. 21. The bill also extends key health care programs set to expire Sept. 30 through the length of the CR. They include... |
| Sep 6, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of September 1, 2025 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, September 2, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman Robert Aderholt held a markup an... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | House committee releases FY 2026 appropriations bill | The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies. The bill provides a total discretionary allocation of $184.... |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of July 14, 2025 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, July 15, the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry will hold a hearing called "Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: The Role of the Na... |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Investing in Space: Iron Dome’s performance could be Golden Dome’s opportunity | CNBC’s Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up to receive future editions.
Israel and Iran resumed fire exchanges at the end of last wee... |
| May 23, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of May 19, 2025 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, May 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing called "Department of the Interior... |
| May 19, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of May 19, 2025 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, May 20, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies will hold a budget hearing called "Department of the Interior... |
| May 9, 2025 | ‘Don’t get in my way,’ the new acting head of federal disaster agency warns in call with staff | “Obfuscation. Delay. Undermining. If you’re one of those 20% of the people and you think those tactics and techniques are going to help you, they will not because I will run right over you,” he said. “I will achieve the president’s intent. ... |
| May 7, 2025 | IRS loses nearly 1 in 3 tax auditors in DOGE cuts, watchdog report finds | As of March 2025, the IRS workforce had fallen by more than 11,000 employees, or 11%, according to a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report.
The percentage of separated employees was higher for “revenue agents,” who conduc... |
| May 5, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of May 5, 2025 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, May 6, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development and the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital ... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of March 31, 2025 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Tuesday, April 1, the Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies held a Member Day hearing. Chairman Mario D... |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of March 24, 2025 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, March 25, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commo... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | The Erosion of National Parks and LGBTQ Rights: A Dual Crisis Under the Trump Administration | In the heart of America, two crises unfold, each echoing the other. The Trump administration's recent actions have left a trail of destruction, both in the nation's cherished national parks and within the LGBTQ community. These are not just... |
| Feb 18, 2025 | National Politics | Trump administration fires 1,000 workers at National Park Service, raises maintenance concerns | Trash will pile up, restrooms won’t be cleaned, and maintenance problems will grow, she predicted. Guided tours will be cut back or canceled and, in the worst cases, public safety could be at risk.
The Trump administration’s actions “are pu... |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap – Week of February 10, 2025 | Here’s a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week:
Agriculture
On Tuesday, February 11, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called “Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country.” America’... |
| Jan 5, 2025 | The Capitol's Silent Honor: A Plaque Unveiled in Political Shadows | In the heart of Washington, D.C., a battle rages not just in the halls of Congress but in the realm of memory and honor. The Capitol, a symbol of democracy, stands as a silent witness to the events of January 6, 2021. On that day, officers ... |
| Jan 3, 2025 | National Politics | ‘At this point, I have no hope’: Injured officers, Democrats still waiting for Jan. 6 plaque | Congress is required to put up a plaque honoring officers who protected the Capitol that day, thanks to a provision in the fiscal 2022 spending law. The plaque was to be placed “at a permanent location” on the West Front, where the fighting... |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of September 23, 2024 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Thursday, September 26, the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hold an oversight hearing called "United States Pos... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview – Week of September 16, 2024 | Here’s what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week:
Appropriations
On Wednesday, September 18, the Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold an o... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly AACC) honors Representatives John Joyce, MD, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers for their commitment to ensuring that patients have access to high quality clinical tests | WASHINGTON, June 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) is pleased to announce that Representatives John Joyce, MD (R-Pa.), and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) are the recip... |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Psychedelic therapy push renewed on Hill | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Lawmakers are redoubling efforts to secure psychedelic treatments for veterans after an FDA advisory committee overwhelmingly recommended against what would be the fi... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | National Politics | Election officials, retired lawmakers plead for more money to protect voting | In the last round of spending negotiations, Republicans proposed to cut the grants completely in earlier versions of the House spending bill, while in the Democratic-led Senate, appropriators proposed $75 million, on par with the fiscal yea... |
| May 20, 2024 | How top congressional aides are addressing increased fears they have for safety of lawmakers and their staff | Now in his 12th year as a U.S. House aide, Mitchell Rivard acknowledges he's increasingly worried about the harassment and threats against his colleagues — much more so than in the past.
Rivard, the chief of staff to Democratic Rep. Dan Kil... |
| May 16, 2024 | GOP health spending allocations draw quick pushback | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
House Republicans' new allocations for FY25 health spending left the chamber's top Democratic appropriator today predicting another grinding and divisive spending fight.
Why it matters: A cut of as mu... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | FDA's Califf dodges timeline on menthol ban | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf wouldn't commit to a timeline for issuing a ban on menthol cigarettes Thursday, telling House appropriators when pressed that he hoped it would be this year.
Why it matt... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago | Military & Defense US Navy wins against familiar and unprecedented Red Sea threats are being driven by defense decisions it made decades ago
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| Mar 5, 2024 | FDA confronts new tasks on a tight budget | The first six-bill minibus puts the FDA in a familiar position: Having to do more with roughly the same resources.
Why it matters: The agency's $6.72 billion FY2024 allocation does bring some budget certainty after multiple stopgap measures... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Go deeper on the spending bill | We've already flagged lots of what was in the first spending package. But here are more nuggets to share.
Why it matters: There are teeny policy wins tucked throughout this bipartisan package, which may be one of the only avenues available ... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Biden appoints AI Safety Institute leaders as NIST funding concerns linger | Today the Biden administration named Elizabeth Kelly, a top White House aide who had been a “driving force” behind the President’s AI Executive Order (EO), as the director of the new US AI Safety Institute (USAISI) at the National Institute... |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Health | Fact check: Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? For some programs, yes | Grace Abels | KFF Health News (TNS)
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
President Joe Biden on Oct. 14, 2023, in remarks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner.
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| Oct 2, 2023 | Michael Burry’s stock pick to capitalize on US migrant crisis | In mid-August, famed investor Michael Burry attracted investors’ attention when his Scion Asset Management firm disclosed a substantial purchase of 600,000 shares in Geo Group (NYSE: GEO), a company specializing in private prisons and menta... |
| Sep 10, 2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Raymond Scheppach: Congress needs to pass 12 funding bills in 11 days to avert a shutdown – here’s why that isn’t likely | By Raymond Scheppach
U.S. senators and representatives returning from their summer vacations will need to shake off their suntans in quick time and get down to business.
Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal... |
| Aug 3, 2023 | ‘Shocking’ heat waves persist through August as federal officials warn of far-ranging health risks | WASHINGTON — An already record-setting summer heat wave will continue through August and will put more than 51 million Americans at risk of health impacts, according to new data from federal health officials.
Most of those vulnerable people... |
| Aug 1, 2023 |
HUD budget proposals show the gulf between House and Senate lawmakers | The appropriations committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate last week put forward their versions of the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) appropriations bills. The ... |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Social Security recipients could face 'a rapid increase of wait times' to receive benefits if Congress fails to increase funding for the program, according to the union representing its workers | Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California . Kent Nishimura /Los Angeles Times via Getty Image
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House Republicans are proposing funding cuts for the Social Security Administration.
The American Federation of Government Employees warned of ... |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Student-loan borrowers might face even more hurdles resuming payments if Republicans end up passing their new proposal to cut funding for the Education Department | President Joe Biden accompanied by Education Secretary Miguel Cardona as he announces new actions to protect student-loan borrowers in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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| Jul 18, 2023 |
House GOP aims to reduce HUD budget in effort to ‘rein in spending’ | The U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee last week released details of its fiscal year 2024 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which aims to reduce the budget of the U.... |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Fight over gender-affirming care moves to HHS spending bill | The congressional appropriations process is shaping up to be the next battleground over gender-affirming care.
Driving the news: Taxpayer funding of hormone therapies and gender-affirming surgeries would be barred under House Republicans' f... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | As AI risk grows, Anthropic calls for NIST funding boost: ‘This is the year to be ambitious’ | Join top executives in San Francisco on July 11-12, to hear how leaders are integrating and optimizing AI investments for success. Learn More
As the speed and scale of AI innovation and its related risks grow, AI research company Anthropic ... |
| Mar 25, 2023 | Iran Update, March 24, 2023 | AFGHANISTAN, March 25 - Nicholas Carl, Annika Ganzeveld, Amin Soltani, and Johanna Moore
March 24, 2023, 5:00 pm ET
The Iran Updates are produced by the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute with support from t... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | US House bans TikTok on lawmakers’ official phones | The U.S. House of Representatives has ordered its staff and lawmakers to delete TikTok from any government-issued mobile devices due to “security issues” with the popular video-sharing app.
The order to delete the app was issued by Catherin... |
| Dec 24, 2022 | U.S. Congress passes $1.66 trillion funding bill, Biden to sign | United States
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| Oct 6, 2022 | Two cheers for Biden’s national security record | Almost two years into his presidency, U.S. President Joe Biden’s hopes that his lifetime of foreign policy experience in Washington would make national security a natural political strength have encountered rough seas. After a reasonably go... |
| Jul 20, 2022 | THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2022 | “One Minutes” (15 per side)
Complete Consideration of H.R. 8294 – Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment,... |
| Jul 10, 2022 | Democratic Proposal Would Expand Federal Financial Aid To Dream Students | Demonstrators gather in front of the United States Supreme Court The Washington Post via Getty Images |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Advocates are asking lawmakers for a major increase in federal funding as the January 6 hearings highlight threats to election workers | Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, and her mother Ruby Freeman, right, listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long i... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Congress: Fund PrEP to end the HIV epidemic | As the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies considers this week what programs to fund in the 2023 budget, many public health concerns will demand their attention. One funding... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | House Appropriations Committee warns of cost pressures in Space Force programs | Appropriators raised red flags about missile-warning satellite programs, for which the Space Force requested $4.5 billion in 2023
WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee in a report accompanying the fiscal year 2023 defense appropri... |
| Apr 4, 2022 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Monday, April 4, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. ET: The Atlantic Council will host a public conversation on the EU Strategic Compass and EU-U.S. defense cooperation. The event will feature remarks from Amb. Charles Fries, deputy sec... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Last-minute US spending bill features a beginning for ARPA-H, and half of what Biden requested for Covid-19 | The House and Senate are again racing against the clock to pass an annual $1.5 trillion government spending bill, with a tight deadline Friday that may have to be briefly extended to early next week.
Under the 2,700+ page bill for 2022, rel... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements
Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.: The House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing to examine reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act and creating a new approach to federal cybersecurit... |
| Oct 25, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing to examine security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South and Central Asia. The ... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | ‘Every Little Bit Matters’ Isn’t Enough For Net Zero | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – FEBRUARY 4: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and British ... [+] broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough attend the launch of the UK-hosted COP26 UN Climate Summit, which will take place this autum... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Oatmilk or oat drink? House Appropriations Committee ‘encourages FDA to provide clarity around the labeling of plant-based foods’ | In a report accompanying a bill making appropriations for the USDA, FDA, Rural Development, and related agencies for fiscal year 2022, the committee said it would provide $5m to support research “focused on the characteristics of animal ... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Funding Bill | July 1, 2021
Press Release
Legislation creates jobs, supports Native Americans, confronts climate change, and fosters equity
The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Appropriations Committee Approves Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Funding Bill | June 28, 2021
Press Release
Legislation creates jobs, supports Native Americans, confronts climate change, and fosters equity
In total, the draft bill includes $43.4 billion in regular appropriations, an increase of $7.3 billion - 20.2 perc... |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Funding Bill | June 27, 2021
Press Release
Legislation creates jobs, supports Native Americans, confronts climate change, and fosters equity
WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Rel... |
| Jun 9, 2021 | The Successes and Limitations of the First Congressional Report on Jan. 6 | During the days following the attempted insurrection on Jan. 6, with both Democrats and Republicans condemning the riot, it seemed possible—even likely—that Congress might authorize a broad bipartisan investigation of what happened to foste... |
| Jun 7, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on America's strategic competition with China. The committee will hear testimony from Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser; E... |
| May 25, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 9:00 a.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a webinar on countering Asian and Asian American discrimination as a dimensio... |
| May 10, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, May 10, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.: The House Administration Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol Police Threat Asse... |
| May 4, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, May 3, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.: The House Oversight and Reform Committee will hold a hearing on improving government accountability and transparency. The committee will hear from... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | House Appropriations Hearing on Justice Department's Response to Domestic Violent Extremism | On Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies will hold a hearing titled, "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism in America: The Role and Respons... |
| Apr 26, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, April 26, 2021, at 12:30 p.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host an online event on the future of voting in the United States. CSIS Chief Co... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Chair McCollum Statement at the United States Southern Command Hearing | 2021-04-15 10:05
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Chair of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on United States Southern Command.
Today's hearing is the first of several that... |
| Apr 12, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, April 12, 2021, at 1:30 p.m.: The Atlantic Council will host an online event on the future of U.S. security in space and will publicly launch a new report titled “The Future ... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | What Did We Learn From House and Senate Hearings on the Capitol Assault? | Over the past two months, Congress has convened a series of hearings on the failures that enabled the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. During approximately 20 hours of questioning over eight hearings, lawmakers in both houses of Congress hear... |
| Mar 22, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Monday, March 22, 2021, at 3:00 p.m.: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will hold a discussion on China’s new legislative agenda. Bonnie S. Glaser, director o... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. Southern and Northern Commands. The committee will hear testimony from Adm. Cra... |
| Mar 8, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The committee will hear testimony from the head of that co... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Here’s why Democrats want to bring back earmarks and Republicans want to ban them forever | Sen. Marco Rubio. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Democrats want to bring back earmarks, but face strong opposition from Republicans.
Republicans, who banned earmarks a decade ago, want to permanently do away with them, c... |
| Mar 3, 2021 | House Hearing on Capitol Police Budget Request for Fiscal 2022 | On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., the House Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee will hold a hearing on the fiscal 2022 Capitol Police budget request. The subcommittee will hear testimony from Yogananda Pittman, the acti... |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Earmarks are coming back as House introduces ‘community-project funding’ guidelines | The House Appropriations Committee introduced new guidelines for community-project funding, formerly known as earmarks.
The new guidelines include increased transparency and accountability measures so members cannot abuse the system.
Republ... |
| Mar 1, 2021 | The Week That Will Be | Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 9:30 a.m.: The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on global security challenges and strategy. The committee will hear testimony from Thoma... |