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Congressional committees have been busy this Congress, and one of the key themes that committees across all jurisdictions are covering is...

The Republican Congress has been somewhat slow to advance policy thus far this year - allowing for the President to move as much as...

With all the noise around reconciliation, appropriations and executive orders, it would be easy to miss a bipartisan bill gaining...

What happens after a bill passes the House? As the classic Schoolhouse Rock!  song puts it, “I go to the Senate and the whole thing...

On Friday afternoon, the White House posted a 1,200 page appendix to the President’s “skinny” budget request from early May. Since...

Take a look at this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for info on this week's House appropriations markups and new details on the President's...

Next week, the House Appropriations Committee will begin consideration of its FY26 appropriations bills. Take a look at the markup...

Check out our latest infographic summarizing the key findings of the Trump Administration's "Make America Healthy Again" Report. Click...

Last week, President Trump signed the executive order “Restoring Gold Standard Science,” aimed at overhauling how federal agencies...

Check out our latest infographic comparing the themes, budgets, and press releases from President Trump's first year budgets. Click here...

All eyes are focused on Congress’s reconciliation push, but what should stakeholders do if their priorities are not included in the...

Check out our latest infographic detailing the upcoming Congressional Budget Hearings for the week. Click here or the image below to...

Now that all text has been released and marked up by House committees, we finally have a true sense of the full scope of the coming...

Speaker Mike Johnson has set a public deadline for a reconciliation bill by Memorial Day – just eight legislative days away to deliver...

Take a look at this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on proposed cuts in the President's "skinny budget" request and upcoming...

Early this morning, the House Natural Resources Committee approved its portion of Republicans’ reconciliation package after a marathon...

It’s that time of year again when the administration’s department heads appear before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to...

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) gives Congress the power to overturn certain federal agency rules through a streamlined process. Check...

The President’s budget is always delivered to Congress with great fanfare, including live C-SPAN coverage of the actual budget documents...

With one year until the 2026 elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate, the number of current members not seeking re-election is growing. Check out our latest document on the Congressmembers who will not join the 120th Congress. (Updated as of November 24, 2025) Click here or the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.