Archive for September 2026

The House returned to session this week and with the midterm elections approaching, House Republicans are increasingly expected to bring forward messaging bills designed to put moderate Democrats on the record on controversial political issues. The week’s agenda includes four measures including:  The House also considered 18 measures including the Senate-passed stopgap government funding bill,…

Last week, Democrats Everton Blair and Aisha Wahab won special elections to fill the seats previously held by, respectively, David Scott (D-GA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA).  Once both new members are sworn in, party ratios in the House will be 219 Republicans to 214 Democrats, reducing Republicans to a two-vote majority. 

September is National Preparedness Month—an initiative designed to enhance emergency readiness across the nation. Investing time and resources into readiness before an event drastically cuts down on the chaotic, costly, and dangerous aftermath. While we typically associate September with peak hurricane season, emergency preparedness remains a vital year-round endeavor that covers far more than just…

ASA has joined a coalition of organizations urging the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee to include the Safer Roads for Those Who Serve Act of 2026 (S. 4245) in the Senate’s upcoming surface transportation reauthorization legislation. In a letter to Committee Chairman Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Cantwell (D-WA), the organizations express strong support…

The House returns to session this week for a brief three-day work period before recessing again for Labor Day. Both chambers are scheduled to return September 14 for a three-week session, followed by another extended recess expected to run through the midterm elections.  The abbreviated calendar comes as Congress faces a substantial legislative backlog. As…

The House on Tuesday voted 370-48 to approve the Senate-passed continuing resolution (CR), clearing the way for the federal government to remain funded through December 11, 2026. Nineteen Republicans and 29 Democrats voted against the measure. The short-term spending bill includes some, but not all, of the funding anomalies requested by the White House. It…

Republicans face an uphill battle to enact a third budget reconciliation package before the midterm elections, with the latest Senate budget resolution lacking enough support to advance. The Senate Budget Committee released its FY 2027 budget resolution shortly before the August recess. The measure builds on a House-passed version approved in July but makes significant…

President Donald Trump continues to make passage of the SAVE America Act a priority, but the legislation faces significant obstacles in the Senate, where it does not currently have enough support to advance. The bill would, among other provisions, require states to establish procedures for verifying voter identification and citizenship status. Republicans have continued to…