Today on Capitol Hill: 2 Senate floor votes; 4 committee meetings; 4 amendments submitted. Full breakdown below.
🗳 Senate Floor Votes
✅ Passed — 53 Yeas, 46 Nays
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
❌ Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code…
🏢 Committee Activity
Senate Veterans' Affairs (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine the nominations of Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary (Information and Technology), and Michael Tierney, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
House Rules (House): Meeting — H. Res. 1336 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Senate Aging (Special) (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine the human cost of dangerous foreign drugs.
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate): Meeting — Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of State.
📝 Amendments Submitted Today
SAMDT 4420
In the nature of a substitute.
SAMDT 5451
SAMDT 5442
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 5452
📰 In the News
• In a first, House votes to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran – The Washington Post
• House votes to rein in Trump on Iran as war loses GOP support – CBS News
• GOP-Led House Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers – WSJ
• House votes to rebuke Trump over war with Iran – NBC News
• House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran – NPR
• Iran vote caps Trump’s congressional losing streak – Politico
📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.