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Debt Limit Update — Senate passes bill, H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act

Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill (H.R. 3746), to avert default, sending it to Biden’s desk

Debt Limit Update — House passes bill, H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act

House Overwhelmingly Votes for Debt Ceiling Deal, to suspend debt ceiling, cut spending, days ahead of default deadline, To Prevent Default (H.R. 3746) • package heads to Senate • 5 takeaways • Speaker McCarthy’s Floor Speech • House GOP Leadership Statement

Debt Limit Update

H.R. 3746 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 — Bill Text

Debt ceiling bill takes back COVID money

Massie says he plans to help advance bill

House Freedom Caucus addresses proposed deal • Debt Ceiling Deal ‘Fails Completely,’ Chairman Says • Key GOP lawmaker says McCarthy deal gives Biden the 'keys to the vault' of spending • Key House conservative: 'There's a reason Mitt Romney supports this' • House Republicans who said they will vote against the bill • Heritage Action opposes the bill, makes it a ‘key vote’

House Republican says there won't be a default if bill fails

Jeffries vows Democrats will deliver House votes to prevent default • Two House Democrats to miss vote • Gaetz: Passing deal without Republican majority would 'likely trigger an immediate motion' to oust McCarthy •

Rick Scott says he will oppose bill

Manchin 'absolutely' thinks Congress will pass Biden-McCarthy deal

Paul proposes conservative alternative to Biden-McCarthy deal

Debt Limit Update

Biden, McCarthy strike tentative deal to cut spending and raise debt limit • Remarks by President Biden • House GOP Leadership Statement on the Fiscal Responsibility Act • Speaker McCarthy’s WSJ Op-Ed: Wasteful Government Doesn’t Have to Keep Growing

Deal eliminates unspent COVID funds, blocks IRS expansion and reforms permitting • Student loan payment pause ‘gone’ under deal

McCarthy on deal: ‘There’s a lot in here for both sides’ • 5 takeaways

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: M 5/22 (PDF) • T 5/23 (PDF) • W 5/24 (PDF) • Th 5/25 (PDF) • F 5/26 (PDF) — Committee Reports

House — Bills

Digest — Monday, 5/22/2023

Digest — Tuesday, 5/23/2023

• House votes to overturn Biden truck pollution rule (S.J.Res. 11, Floor Debate)

Digest — Wednesday, 5/24/2023

• House passes measure overturning Biden's student debt forgiveness program (H.J.Res. 45, Floor Debate)

Digest — Thursday, 5/25/2023

• House Passes HALT Fentanyl Bill in Bipartisan Vote (H.R. 467, Floor Debate) • to Stop National Fentanyl Epidemic • Biden backs • Democrats divide • Dozens of Democrats join GOP in passing bill on fentanyl-related drug penalties

Digest — Friday, 5/26/2023

Majority Leader Recap

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: M 5/15 (PDF) • T 5/16 (PDF) • W 5/17 (PDF) • Th 5/18 (PDF) • F 5/19 (PDF) — Committee Reports

Senate

Digest — Monday, 5/15/2023 • Floor Log — McConnell, Schumer remarks

• Forced by Vance, Senate passes repeal of DC policing bill (H.J.Res. 42), Sending Measure to Biden’s Desk

Digest — Tuesday, 5/16/2023 • Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• 3,000 Military Veterans Reject Pentagon’s ‘Left-Wing Social Agenda,’ Support Tuberville’s Fight • Military abortion vs. military promotions debate, Tuesday

Digest — Wednesday, 5/17/2023 • Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• Senator Budd's opening speech
• Military abortion vs. military promotions debate, Wednesday

Digest — Thursday, 5/18/2023 • Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• Senate confirms Biden court pick despite Manchin opposition

Digest — Friday, 5/19/2023 • Floor Log

House — Bills

Digest — Monday, 5/15/2023

• House Unanimously Passes Bill Limiting Federal Government Access to Phone, Email Data (H.R. 3089, Floor Debate)

Digest — Tuesday, 5/16/2023

• Floor Debate on H.Res. 398 (Rule)

Digest — Wednesday, 5/17/2023

• House Democrat introduces resolution to boot George Santos from Congress • House votes to send resolution to Ethics Committee (H.Res. 114, Floor Debate)
• House passes bill to deport immigrants who assault police (H.R. 2494, Floor Debate)

Digest — Thursday, 5/18/2023

• Floor Debate on H.Con.Res. 40 (support for local law enforcement)
  

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: T 5/9 (PDF) • W 5/10 (PDF) • Th 5/11 (PDF) — Committee Reports

Senate

Digest — Tuesday, 5/9/2023 • Floor Log — McConnell, Schumer remarks

• Senate commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement (S.Res. 157)

Digest — Wednesday, 5/10/2023 • Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• 52-45, Senate confirmed the nomination of Colleen Joy Shogan, of Pennsylvania, to be Archivist of the United States. She had previously said she would leave the Equal Rights Amendment to the Courts and Congress.
  

Digest — Thursday, 5/11/2023 • Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• McConnell noted the Biden administration has gone from last year considering microchip production a “hugely urgent national security priority” to attempting to limit grants for semiconductor companies “unless they tilt their hiring to benefit Big Labor, unless they provide all kinds of free employment benefits to the satisfaction of Washington bureaucrats.”
• Senate Votes to Overturn Biden Wildlife Rules (S.J.Res. 23, S.J.Res. 24)
• Senate congratulated charter schools on their commitment to education during Teacher Appreciation Week. (S.Res. 195)

Majority Leader Recap


House — Bills

Digest — Tuesday, 5/9/2023

Digest — Wednesday, 5/10/2023

• H.R. 2 Floor Debate, Day 1

Digest — Thursday, 5/11/2023

• After last-minute changes, House Passes Sweeping Border Security, limiting asylum protections, Hours Ahead of End of Title 42, as Illegal Alien Encounters Surge on Southern Border (H.R. 2, Floor Debate, Day 2) • McCarthy Speech (Full Speech) • Leadership Statement • How the GOP overcame infighting and passed its border bill • White House threatens Biden veto
• House Passes Bill Incentivizing States to Claw Back Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Benefits (H.R. 1163, Floor Debate)

Majority Leader Recap: Week of May 8, 2023

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: M 5/1 (PDF) • T 5/2 (PDF) • W 5/3 (PDF) • Th 5/4 (PDF) • F 5/5 (PDF) — Committee Reports

Senate

Digest — Monday, 5/1/2023, Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

Digest — Tuesday, 5/2/2023, Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks — Two bills added to the Calendar for possible consideration: A bill (S. 1395) to temporarily suspend the debt limit through December 31, 2024. A bill (H.R. 2811) to provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling, and for other purposes.

Digest — Wednesday, 5/3/2023, Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• Biden allies join Republicans in vote to resume solar tariffs • Dem-Controlled Senate Defies Biden, passes Chinese solar tariffs resolution (H.J.Res. 39) • Setting Up Showdown with Biden
• Kansas Republicans push Congress to reject prairie chicken protections

Digest — Thursday, 5/4/2023, Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

Digest — Friday, 5/5/2023, Floor Log

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: M 4/24 (PDF) • T 4/25 (PDF) • W 4/26 (PDF) • Th 4/27 (PDF) • F 4/28 (PDF) — Committee Reports

South Korea leader stresses need for cooperation with Japan on North Korea | The Straits Times (Joint Meeting)

Senate

Digest — Tuesday, Floor Log — McConnell, Schumer remarks

• Tuberville blocks Warren’s attempt to begin advancing 184 military promotions (Floor Debate) • Democrats are putting abortion ahead of the national security of the United States. Sen. Tuberville is recognizing and acting on the spiritual truth that there is no national security for a nation that sheds the blood of the innocent (2 Kings 24:4).
  

Digest — Wednesday, Floor Log — Schumer, McConnell remarks

• Senate GOP votes down bill calling on VA to study marijuana as PTSD, pain remedy (S. 326)
  
• Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit (S.J.Res. 11)
  

Digest — Thursday, Floor Log — Schumer remarks

• White House voices support for Senate action on Equal Rights Amendment • Senate blocks Equal Rights Amendment (S.J.Res. 4) • Counter-resolution clairfying “Congress has no authority to modify a resolution proposing a constitutional amendment after the amendment has been submitted to the States” (S.Res. 107)
  

House — Bills • Majority Leader Recap

Digest — Monday

Digest — Tuesday

• House unanimously approves resolution demanding China immediately release detained US citizen (H.Res. 90, Floor Debate)
  
• Massie, 18 Democrats vote against resolution to honor US-Israel relationship, expand Abraham Accords (H.Res. 311, Floor Debate)
  

Digest — Wednesday

• House approves debt limit plan (H.R. 2811, Floor Debate) • extends debt limit by 1 year and reduces domestic spending • Leadership Statement • Five takeaways • GOP debt ceiling bill would save ~$4.8 trillion over 10 years: CBO estimate • White House slams
  

Digest — Thursday

• House votes against withdrawing troops from Somalia (H.Con.Res. 30, Floor Debate)
  

Digest — Friday

• House passes bipartisan bill to repeal Biden’s moratorium on solar panel tariffs (H.J.Res. 39, Floor Debate)

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests: M 4/17 (PDF) • T 4/18 (PDF) • W 4/19 (PDF) • Th 4/20 (PDF) • F 4/21 (PDF) — Committee Reports

Senate

Monday, April 17, 2023 — Schumer, McConnell remarks • Digest

McConnell returns to Senate: 'It’s good to be back', as GOP faces full plate of challenges

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 — Schumer, McConnell remarks • Digest

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 — Schumer, McConnell remarks • Digest

Senate GOP fails to overturn VA abortion policy (S.J.Res. 10, Floor Debate) • This rule is against the law, overrides state laws protecting unborn children as part of VA employees “performing their Federal duties,” and provides no protections for conscientious objectors. • Bicameral public comment opposing the rule

Thursday, April 20, 2023 — Schumer, McConnell remarks • Digest

Senate GOP pops Feinstein Judiciary replacement balloon  • Blackburn says she won't go along with plan • GOP blocks Democratic attempt to replace Feinstein on Judiciary Committee • Biden judges stalled • Democrats forced to wait

Friday, April 21, 2023 — pro forma session • Digest

House — Bills

House Floor Recap: Week of April 17, 2023

Digest — Monday, 4/17/2023

House votes to hold China accountable for spy balloon (H.R. 1151, Floor Debate)

House unanimously approves resolution condemning Russia for downing US drone (H.Res. 240, Floor Debate)

Digest — Tuesday, 4/18/2023

House fails to overturn Biden's veto of GOP bid to undo administration water rule (H.J.Res. 27, Floor Debate)

Digest — Wednesday, 4/19/2023

House votes to block DC police accountability bill (H.J.Res. 42, Floor Debate)

Digest — Thursday, 4/20/2023

GOP-led House passes bill to prevent biological males from competing in women’s sports (H.R. 734, Floor Debate) • House Republicans Celebrate • House Republican Women Tout Passage • WH: Biden would veto • Riley Gaines shreds Biden promise to veto bill protecting women's sports