ASAToday for June 17, 2026

House Speaker Johnson (R-LA) says that Republicans can pass a third reconciliation bill that will address voters’ affordability concerns and other Republican priorities by the end of July. Others in the party…

Last week, the House passed its first FY 2027 appropriations bill by a wide margin.  That bill, funding military construction and the Veterans Administration, is typically the least controversial of all 12…

Last week Reps. Meeks (D-NY) and Fitzpatrick (R-PA) secured the required 218 signatures on a discharge petition that will force a House floor vote on a bill (H.R. 6856) to impose sanctions…

Last week, the Senate voted for the seventh time to block an Iran War Powers resolution.  This one was defeated by a vote of 49-50, but it got more Republican support than…

Both chambers of Congress returned this week for a two-week legislative session, taking up a wide range of measures. In the House, members voted on: In the Senate, votes focused primarily on…