ASAToday for November, 20th 2025

Federal Government Funded Until November 17, 2023 Under H.R. 5860, the federal government will be funded through November 17th, which also provided $16 billion in emergency disaster aid.  This continuing resolution (CR)…

The House Ousts Speaker McCarthy For now, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) is no longer Speaker of the House.  A small group of House Republicans, led by Rep. Gaetz (R-FL) joined with Democrats to…

New California Senator California Democrat Laphonza Butler was sworn in on Tuesday as the newest senator, replacing Sen. Feinstein. Butler will become the first Black woman in the Senate since fellow California…

Aid to Ukraine The CR did not contain any additional funds for Ukraine. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell said they expect more funding to be included before the end…

Updated Products and Upcoming Webinar from ConsensusDocs At the end of last month, ConsensusDocs released updates to their most used prime and subcontract agreements. These agreements include the following documents: ConsensusDocs 200 –…

This Week in Congress This week, Congress worked to avoid a government shutdown prior to September 30th.   As of late Tuesday evening, the Senate voted by a large margin to start the…

Consequences of a Government Shutdown The Biden Administration is warning of the fallout of a possible government shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack said a shutdown would deprive low-income pregnant women, infants, and children…

ASA Key Priorities in the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ASA’s key industry priorities in the context of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) are the following: SENATE (S.2226) Support…