ASAToday for June 17, 2026
This Week in Congress
The House is in recess this week and is not scheduled to hold votes. Members are expected to remain in their districts for constituent engagement, committee work, and district-based meetings. The Senate…
Read MoreASA Supports BUILD America 250 Act, Urges Prompt House Action on Long-Term Transportation Authorization
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) is expressing strong support for the BUILD America 250 Act, a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization proposal aimed at strengthening the nation’s infrastructure investment framework ahead of the…
Read MoreReconciliation 2.0 Enacted; President Trump Signs Second Party-Line Spending Package, Signals Push for Additional Defense Funding
The Senate and House have now completed action on a second reconciliation package for the current fiscal cycle, marking another significant use of the budget reconciliation process to advance partisan funding priorities…
Read MoreFY 2027 Appropriations Process Advances in House as Senate Stalls Over Spending Levels
The House Appropriations Committee has now advanced all but one of its Fiscal Year 2027 spending bills, marking substantial progress in the annual appropriations process and positioning the chamber well ahead of…
Read MoreFISA Section 702 Lapses as Congress and White House Clash Over Extension, Leadership, and Election Bill Linkage
Federal authority under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which permits the government to collect intelligence on non-U.S. persons located outside the United States without a warrant, lapsed last…
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