ASAToday for January, 15th 2025

Successful Use of Discharge Petitions Notable for what it might signify regarding the strength of the House Speaker, Republican rank-and-file members of Congress are increasingly bypassing leadership to force House votes on…

New House Party Ratios Last week, former Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherril resigned following her election to be the next governor of New Jersey. Party ratios in the House are now 219 Republicans…

This Week in Congress! Congress will recess next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. This week, the House voted on eight measures including resolutions (H.J. Res. 130; H.J. Res. 131; S.J.…

The Longest Government Shutdown Ends! The longest government shutdown in history has ended. Last Monday evening, the Senate took up the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 5371). Majority Leader Thune (R-SD) offered…

Legislative Action Planned for the Remainder of This Year As noted above, Congress is out of session next week for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the legislative calendar contemplates the year-end holiday recess…

New House Party Ratios Last week, Adelita Grijalva (D-TX) was sworn in as the new Representative for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.  Party ratios in the House are now 219 Republicans and 214 Democrats,…

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Includes Change Order Reform Reform regarding change orders in federal contracting is part of the ongoing, comprehensive “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO) initiated by a series of Executive Orders in…

U.S. Department of Transportation Revised DBE Program The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) significantly revised its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as of October 3, 2025, eliminating race- and gender-based presumptions and…