Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers — Committee Reports

Senate — Daily Leader Remarks • Actions declined

Kamala Harris swears in Nebraska's Pete Ricketts into US Senate

Senators spoke on the Senate floor about the March for Life Tuesday

McConnell knocks DC officials over crime in city (Full Speech)

House — Bills • Actions passed

Representatives recognized the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision

House amendments: cheaper by the dozen • Lawmakers submit more than 140 amendments as House opens process for first time in seven years (Amendments offered 1/24, 1/25) • rule change opens door for Democrats to score political points • House passes bill aimed at restricting presidential releases of reserve oil (H.R. 21) • Biden administration threatens veto

House passes bill to improve FAA system that grounded flights (H.R. 346)

Resolution honoring Iranian protesters passes House with one GOP ‘no’ vote (H.Con.Res. 7)

House lawmakers hold moment of silence honoring victims of Monterey Park shooting (Moment of Silence)

House holds moment of silence honoring victims of Half Moon Bay shooting (Moment of Silence)

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers

Both houses of Congress met in pro forma sessions last week.

National Security / Military

Schiff says it's possible national security was jeopardized with Biden documents

McCarthy weighs in on defense spending cuts


Foreign Policy

GOP lawmaker urges White House to provide longer-range munitions to Ukraine

Bipartisan group of senators meets with Zelensky, other Ukrainian officials in Kyiv

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers

House — Bills • Actions passed

House adopts rules (H.Res. 5) • Unpacking the new rules: A guide to the changes • 7 Key Reforms • reforms 'make it easier' to add to debt, budget hawk group claims • One rule change could put more money in House members' pockets

House GOP passes repeal of IRS funding boost as its first bill in the majority (H.R. 23, Debate) • CBO: GOP's IRS bill will add $114B to deficit

GOP takes aim at Chinese influence with new investigative panel • House finds bipartisan agreement on a China-focused committee • House easily passes resolution to create bipartisan China select committee (H.Res. 11, Debate)

House GOP sets up panel to probe government ‘weaponization’ (H.Res. 12, Debate)

What you need to know about new GOP investigative panels 

Promises kept: Abortion bills hit the floor

Haley makes personal plea for Congress to protect infants born alive during abortions • House passes first GOP abortion bill days into new session (H.R. 26, Floor Debate) • If a child is born alive after surviving an abortion, this bill requires any health care practitioner present to provide the same degree of care any other child of the same gestational age would receive. The survivor must then be immediately transported to a hospital.

House passes resolution condemning attacks on pro-life facilities, groups (H.Con.Res. 3, Debate) • This resolution:

• lists the acts of violence that have been committed against pro-life facilities in the aftermath of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision
• condemns vandalism, violence, and destruction
• recognizes the sanctity of life and highlights the important role that pro-life facilities and groups play in supporting pregnant women, infants, and families
• calls upon the Biden Administration to uphold public safety and protect the rights of pro-life facilities, groups, and churches

These House Democrats supported GOP-sponsored abortion measures

House passes bill aimed at restricting oil reserve sales to companies with Chinese influence (H.R. 22, Debate)

In Context: Reaping in Due Time

After the first week of this new Congress ended where a Congress usually begins—with the election of a Speaker—and after midnight, when the time came the traditional passing of the gavel from one Speaker to another, instead Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired off a defiant message of rejecting the American people's message in their 2022 election defeat.

His warm-up comments included quoting Galatians: “The Scripture says in Galatians: ‘Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’” Indeed it does, Galatians 6:9.

Weekly Congress Update

Daily Digests – House • Senate — Prayers

Senate — Daily Leader Remarks • Actions passed

Murray gets presidential succession boost

Sen. Ben Sasse's Farewell to the Senate • Ben Sasse and the Institutions • Sasse’s valedictory speech was full of wisdom

House — Leader Remarks • Bills

Democrats decry proposed House rules

Kevin McCarthy secures Speakership, on 15th ballot, tells House it's time to ‘finish strong for the American people’ • McCarthy Speech • Biden congratulates McCarthy • How McCarthy won

Lawmakers take oath of office after speaker drama delays swearing-in