ASAToday for July 22, 2026
House Transportation Committee Releases $580 Billion Surface Transportation Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unveiled a five-year, $580 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, which was debated this week. The legislation would provide state highway departments, public transit agencies, and motor…
Read MoreReconciliation 2.0
President Trump has said he wants the next budget reconciliation package on his desk by June 1. If Congress wants to meet that deadline and take its scheduled recess, it must pass…
Read MoreReconciliation 3.0
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…
Read MoreFY 2027 Appropriations
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…
Read MoreUkraine Aid
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…
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