ASAToday for May 2nd, 2025

This Week in Congress The Senate and House adjourned until the week of April 12th. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Senate Parliamentarian Rules Favorably on President Biden’s American Jobs Plan On Monday, the Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that Democrats could enact another reconciliation package such as President Biden’s recent $2.25 trillion…

Senate Republicans May Support a Much Smaller Infrastructure Plan Senate Republicans may be ready to support limited infrastructure funding in President Biden’s spending proposal, which would require scaling back the $2.25 trillion…

The Necessity of OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard OSHA has yet to determine if an emergency standard is needed and hasn’t announced a timeframe for releasing the standard if one is justified. President…

Sen. Schumer Supports Marijuana Legalization Senate Majority Leader Schumer (D-NY) is pushing the Senate toward lifting the federal prohibition on marijuana with legislation that would represent the biggest overhaul of federal drug…