Congress Update

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

Prior Week Speeches:

Sen. Lankford on Religious Freedom and the Third Ministerial to Advance Freedom of Religion

Sen. McSally farewell speech

Congress Update

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

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US Senate Passes Anti-Doping Sports Bill — H.R. 835

Shelton Fed nomination fails Senate procedure vote — 47-50

GOP senators congratulate Harris on Senate floor

House Passes Bill To Reform Plane Certification Process After Two Boeing 737 Max Crashes — H.R. 8408

GOP Congressman Defends Newsom’s Decision To Attend Dinner Party

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McConnell declines in floor speech to congratulate Biden as president-elect, Says Trump ‘Within His Rights’ To Request Recount

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Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

Congressional Outlook

Committee Activity

GSA let Mueller secretly gain access to Trump transition records, Senate report says

Senate committee verifies Bobulinski materials reviewed so far: Report

FBI Asks Hunter Biden’s Ex-Business Partner Tony Bobulinski for Interview: Senate Committee

Senate Investigators Seek Hunter Biden Records

Senate Health Committee chair asks Cuomo, Newsom to 'stop second guessing' FDA on vaccine efficacy

Senate Judiciary authorizes subpoenas for Facebook, Twitter chiefs

Congress to Question Facebook, Twitter CEOs Amid Censorship Concerns

Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee on Nov. 17


Floor Outlook

Senate packs up with coronavirus relief bill on ice until after elections

McConnell plans to fill two key circuit court seats even if Trump loses

Low expectations for 'lame duck' session

McConnell says Congress will take up stimulus package at start of 2021

Congress Last Week

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

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Congress hears more prayers from rabbis than Israel’s Knesset

Senate convenes rare weekend session to confirm Barrett

Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court

McConnell tees up Trump judicial pick following Supreme Court vote

Senate adjourns until post-election session

Supreme Court Nominee Confirmed

Tensions high but drama largely absent at Barrett’s Senate confirmation

Justice Amy Coney Barrett takes oath

Amy Coney Barrett Sworn in at the White House, by Justice Clarence Thomas

Trump Celebrates at White House as Supreme Court Nominee Confirmed

A “view” from the South Lawn: The constitutional oath

Barrett confirmed as 115th justice

Barrett sworn in as newest justice as court weighs urgent election cases

Congressional Outlook

Committee Activity

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Presses FBI About Hunter Biden Laptop

Senate Judiciary votes to subpoena Facebook and Twitter for blocking Hunter Biden laptop story

Schumer hints at Senate Judiciary Committee shakeup after Barrett hearing criticism, Had ‘Long And Serious Talk’ With Feinstein

Senate Intel leadership urges American vigilance amid foreign election interference

House Democrats threaten to subpoena HHS over allegations of political interference at CDC

House committee subpoenas Education Department staff over for-profit colleges

Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Barrett Nomination, sets up Oct. 26 final vote

Here's what happens next in her Supreme Court confirmation

House Democrats Pledge to Continue Investigations Into Pompeo—Regardless of Election Outcome

Federal Agency Secretly Offered FBI Documents On Trump Officials, Senate Report Says


Floor Outlook

McConnell tees up Barrett nomination, setting up rare weekend session

Senate to Work Through Weekend, advance nomination in rare Sunday Senate session

Senate to vote Monday on confirming Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Congress Last Week

Weekly Digest of the Congressional Record

Floor Activity

Republicans Reject Schumer’s Motion to Adjourn Senate Until After Election

PPP plan falls short in Senate as hope for COVID-19 aid wanes

Schumer Roadblocks Senate Agenda, Pledges Not To Allow ‘Regular Order’

McConnell Mocks Media For Reporting On Barrett’s Faith As If They ‘Discovered Some Secret Scandal’

Senate Democrats block $500B coronavirus aid package as negotiations continue

Supreme Court Nominee Update

Pro-Abortion Group Calls for Feinstein’s Ouster from Judiciary Committee after Amy Coney Barrett Hearings

McConnell slams New York Times story on Amy Coney Barrett’s adopted children

With Amy Coney Barrett, Democrats hold a master class on how to lose a Senate debate