Archive for February 2026

This Week in Congress The House considered the Senate-revised version of the appropriations minibus, along with legislation (H.R. 4090) aimed at improving access to critical minerals. Additionally, the House voted on H.J. Res. 142, a resolution disapproving of a D.C. law that decouples the city’s tax code from provisions included in the One Big Beautiful…

House Party Ratios As a preliminary matter, last weekend voters in Houston elected Christian Menefee (D) to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner (D).  The House will have 218 Republicans and 214 Democrats, meaning that the Republicans will be reduced to a one-vote majority. Return to the ASAtoday page to read more articles

The Pending Partial Government Shutdown! On Tuesday, the voted 217-214 to avoid a partial government shutdown; however, included in the funding package was a continuing resolution (CR) through February 13th for the Department of Homeland Security. Last Friday night, a significant portion of federal government funding expired, affecting agencies and programs covered by six key…

Contempt Resolutions Against the Clinton! This week, the House will vote on resolutions to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena compelling their testimony before the Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffery Epstein. Return to the ASAtoday page to…

Resolution to Expel House Member(s)! Last week, the House Ethics Committee announced that it found substantial evidence to support the federal fraud indictment pending against Rep. Shiela Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Rep Steube (R-FL) said he will call up a resolution this week to force her expulsion from Congress.  It will require two-thirds majority support to pass…