Congress
Senate Blocks Crypto Bill as House Examines Small Business Use
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health examined 17 legislative proposals addressing Medicare payment reform, health care access and...
House GOP Questions Union Political Spending
House Republicans examined whether union leaders represent workers or push political agendas on September 15. The hearing, titled "Out Of Touch: When Union...
House Considers Economy Act as Spending Tool With Less Oversight
Congress scrutinized how the Trump administration is using a 94-year-old law to shuffle federal spending with minimal oversight. The House Appropriations...
House Judiciary Panel Hears Arguments on Sanctuary Law Restrictions
On September 15, the House Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing titled "The Continuing Tragedy Of Sanctuary...
House Looks Into Oral Cancer Drug Cost Barriers
Patients taking oral cancer drugs face cost-sharing that often exceeds what insurance charges for the same treatment delivered intravenously. A hearing...
House Pushes Import Controls to Counter China's Tech Strategy
The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party held a hearing on September 16 to examine how...
Fallout From U.S. Strikes In Iran Under Scrutiny
Military operations against Iran have escalated dramatically since February, with the U.S. conducting strikes across the country without formal...
Senate Considers Wildfire Emissions Act
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a business meeting Sept. 16, considering three bills and 21 General Services Administration...
Congressional Report Finds Congress Has No Guaranteed Role In UN General Assembly
Congressional participation at the United Nations General Assembly rests on executive discretion, not legal mandate, a Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Federal Fishery Disaster Aid Lacks Permanent Funding
The federal government has appropriated nearly $2.1 billion for fishery disaster relief since 1994, according to files.gao.gov, yet Congress must approve...
Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act Advances in 38-5 Vote
The House Ways and Means Committee held a markup on Sept. 16 to advance the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act by a 38-5 vote.
CRS Examines Veterans Claims Court’s Role and Workload
The structure, authority, staffing, and workload of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) is the focus of a new Congressional Research...
U.S. Wrongful Detention Strategy Focus of Senate Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is convening a closed hearing on September 23 to examine how the U.S. can combat and deter wrongful detentions...
Senate Armed Services To Examine Pentagon's Budget Crisis
The Pentagon faces a fiscal crisis that Congress will examine in a closed hearing on September 24. The Pentagon is grappling with mounting FY2026...
House Financial Services Panel Advances CFPB Reform Bill
The House Financial Services Committee advanced eight bills during a Sept. 16 markup that exposed divisions over consumer protection and financial...
House Examines Domestic Agricultural Product Demand, Funding
The House Agriculture Committee examined tools for increasing demand for domestic agricultural products in the United States and abroad in the hearing...
Congress Examines Appropriations for FY2027
Congressional appropriations for fiscal year 2027 are operating under a temporary legal framework, as detailed in a new Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Congress Examines U.S.-South Korea Trade Relations
Recent tariffs have placed the U.S.-South Korea trading relationship in a relatively unstable position, as a new Congressional Research Service report...