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