1+ day, 28+ min ago  (517+ words) Two of the four bills, both sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies for regional water systems serving communities across South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. H. R. 7331, the Dakota Mainstem Water…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (335+ words) The hearing produced oral fireworks. The atmosphere was tense throughout. Carter was visibly frustrated, and told Zeldin at one point: "I am not going to allow you to overspeak me and ignore my questions with prepared scripts. You've been a…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago  (332+ words) The Trump administration has simultaneously pursued hospital price transparency rules through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as it also pushed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," which included more than $900 billion in Medicaid and ACA cuts, creating tension…...

21+ hour, 38+ min ago  (480+ words) The markup arrives weeks after the Artemis II mission captured the world's attention, with members on both sides of the aisle publicly celebrating the mission's success and calling for sustained investment in space exploration. That bipartisan enthusiasm now meets the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (346+ words) The stakes are tangible: the bills would reshape how federal agencies verify benefits, train their workforces, share data, and respond to emergencies - touching programs that millions of Americans rely on, from Medicaid and SNAP to unemployment insurance. The fraud prevention…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (305+ words) The issues animating the hearing are not new, but they have grown more pressing. Farm bill reauthorization, disaster relief distribution, rural water infrastructure, nutrition program funding, and food safety regulation have all surfaced in recent member communications and in a…...

23+ hour, 38+ min ago  (574+ words) The Senate passed S. Res. 690 Tuesday on a strict party-line vote, 52-47, advancing a procedural resolution that allows the chamber to confirm presidential nominees in bulk rather than one at a time. Not a single Republican broke ranks. Not a single Democrat…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (362+ words) The April 29 hearing before the committee chaired by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is part of a Senate hearing schedule that has grown increasingly contentious, with Democratic members pressing nominees on foundational constitutional questions and nominees offering answers that have drawn…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (516+ words) The coalition group already retains BGR Government Affairs LLC and Holland & Knight LLP as outside firms, in addition to its in-house lobbying operation. Adding a third firm deepens a lobbying bench that is already oriented heavily toward foreign affairs and…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (488+ words) The meeting is chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) serving as Vice Chair and Rep. Jim Mc Govern (D-MA) as Ranking Member. The most heavily lobbied item on the agenda is H. R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and…...