ASAToday for November, 20th 2025

This Week in Congress! Congress returned to session this week to reopen the government. This past weekend, Senate Majority Leader Thune (R-SD) kept the chamber in session and by Sunday, the Senate…

Status of FY 2026 Government Funding Unless every Senator agrees to a time agreement, the process could take several days to pass in that chamber. Assuming that it eventually does, it will…

Reconciliation 2.0 / Healthcare Reform Legislation President Trump is against any extension of the ACA enhanced tax credits, arguing that such funds should be paid “to the people” instead of “money sucking…

Republicans Release Package of Labor Bills On November 10th, Republicans from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee announced a slate of labor reform bills aimed at improving the rights…

This Week in Congress! This week, the Senate was in session, but the House remained out of session; it has not voted in 45 days. The Senate considered the House-passed continuing resolution…

Status of FY 2026 Government Funding The current government shutdown is tied to the longest prior government shutdown, which lasted from December 21, 2018, to January 25, 2019. A possible lapse in federal…

FY 2026 Appropriations The Senate made some progress on FY 2026 appropriations bills last week. Senate Democrats hotlined a proposal to package together four appropriations bills:  Defense, Labor-HHS, Treasury-HUD, and C-J-S.  Hotlining…

Update on Tariffs Last week, the Senate approved three resolutions to end national emergencies declared under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the National Emergencies Act, which President Trump used to…