Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, April 13, the Senate will convene at 2:00pm. Following any Leaders remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:00pm, the Senate will enter into an Executive Session to consider Calendar #23, Alfred H. Bennett, … Continue Reading
Congress, Capital Thinking Prepare for Recess At the conclusion of this week, both the House and Senate will adjourn for a two-week recess. During this time, there will not be regularly scheduled updates of the Capital Thinking Blog. Both Congress and Capital Thinking will return on Monday, April 13. Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, March … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, March 16, following any Leaders remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, beginning at 3:00pm. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.178, a bill to provide justice for victims of human trafficking. Given that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) filed cloture … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, March 2, following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the House Message to accompany H.R.240, appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which was laid before the Senate. Prior to adjourning on Friday, February 27, the Senate passed H.R.33, as amended with a substitute amendment (SA#268), to fund … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, February 23, following any Leader remarks, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) will be recognized to deliver Washington’s Farewell Address. Following the reading, the Senate will recess until 4:30pm. At 4:30pm, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2105. … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, February 9, following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:00pm. At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Calendar #10, the nomination of Michael P. Botticelli to be Director of the National Drug Control Policy, with 30 minutes of … Continue Reading
President Obama to Release FY 2016 Budget Later today, President Obama is set to unveil his FY 2016 Budget (Budget), much of which has already been previewed in the weeks leading up to its release. Squire Patton Boggs will release a comprehensive Budget analysis on Wednesday, February 4. Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, February 2, … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, January 12, the Senate will convene at 2:00pm. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1, the Keystone bill. The time will be equally divided and controlled in the usual form until 5:30pm, at which time the Senate will hold a roll call … Continue Reading
113th Congress Adjourns, 114th Congress Set to Begin During the final weeks of the 113th Congress, lawmakers were able to pass a $1.1 trillion spending package, as well as legislation that retroactively extended more than 50 expired tax provisions for the 2014 calendar year. Additionally, the Senate was able to confirm numerous Obama nominees, including … Continue Reading
Capital Thinking Update Given that the 113th Congress is scheduled to adjourn this week, please note that today, December 8, will be the last Capital Thinking update until January 5, 2015, the week when the 114th Congress is scheduled to begin. Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, December 8, following any Leader remarks, there will be … Continue Reading
Budget & Appropriations Appropriators continue to work on a FY 2015 omnibus appropriations measure, despite a conservative push to use the legislation to block any immigration-related executive action by President Obama, which could jeopardize passage of the 12-bill package. Senate Legislative Activity On Monday, November 17, following any Leader remarks, there will be a period … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity House Passes E-LABEL Bill On Thursday, November 13, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the Senate version of the Enhance Labeling, Accessing, and Branding of Electronic Licenses Act (E-LABEL Act) (S. 2583). The E-LABEL Act allows manufacturers of electronics to meet FCC labeling requirements by posting digital notices providing that information on the … Continue Reading
2014 Mid-Term Congressional Election Analysis The mid-term elections were notable for two reasons, one historical, one prospective. The Senate elections on Tuesday marked the 100th year of direct elections of Senators pursuant to the 17th Amendment, which became effective in 1913, superseding Article I, section 3, of the Constitution, under which Senators had until then … Continue Reading
Legislative Activity Election Brings Changes to Senate Commerce Committee With Republicans winning a majority in the Senate for the 114th Congress and the departure of key lawmakers, there will be changes on the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) will assume the chairmanship of the committee. With Sen. John D. Rockefeller … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, September 15, at 2:00 pm. After any remarks by Majority Leader Reid (D-NV), the Senate will proceed with morning business until 5:30 pm, during which senators will be permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will hold a roll … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, July 28, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of Executive Calendar #929—Pamela Harris to be United States District Judge for the Fourth Circuit, post-cloture. The time until 5:30 pm will be equally divided, and at … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, July 21, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to vote on … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, July 14, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 6:00 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. No roll call votes are expected today, and the next roll call votes … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, June 23, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. After morning business, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session for a series … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, June 16, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session for a series … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, June 9, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session for a series … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, June 2, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, May 19, at 11:00 am for a simple pro forma session, with no business conducted. Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 20, the Senate will convene at 10:00 am. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed … Continue Reading
Senate Legislative Activity The Senate will convene today, Monday, May 12, at 2:00 pm. After any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 pm, with senators allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 5:30 pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session, and there will … Continue Reading
