The House on Friday passed its first appropriations bill for fiscal 2027 with bipartisan support, marking an early step in the annual government funding process and sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. The military construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill passed the lower chamber by a vote of 400-15. All 15 “no” votes…
Republicans are eager to advance a housing affordability package that’s central to their midterm messaging.
Lawmakers are watching closely for the Senate’s rule keeper to decide whether Republicans’ bill can include a $1 billion provision that could fund parts of the White House’s ballroom project.
Senate Republicans are furious that a bipartisan bill they passed to address housing affordability has languished in the House for weeks and undergone revisions that may doom its chances of becoming law before the November election. On Wednesday evening, the House unveiled new legislative text that would scale back the Senate bill’s restriction on institutional…
Scrutiny of lawmakers absent from Washington due to mysterious health issues is ramping up as two House members — Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) — have missed weeks of votes. The absences come as leaders in both parties are encouraging full participation from their members, given the razor-thin margins in the…
A key factor, however, could be a forthcoming Senate parliamentarian ruling.
Republicans are expected to revamp the package to meet the strict rules of the filibuster-skirting process.