Congress advanced four committee meetings this week while members submitted 12 amendments across pending legislation. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a telecommunications bill with two significant amendments addressing rural broadband funding, while the Senate Appropriations Committee debated revisions to the fiscal 2025 defense budget. Full voting schedules for these measures remain pending in both chambers.
🏢 Committee Activity
📝 Amendments Submitted Today
SAMDT 6745
To delay the deadlines for certain reporting requirements to make it feasible for the Secretary of Homeland Security to meet such deadlines.
SAMDT 6742
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 6741
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 6739
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 6738
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 6736
To improve the bill.
SAMDT 6746
SAMDT 6743
SAMDT 6744
SAMDT 6740
To improve the bill.
📰 In the News
• Senate panel votes to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress – The Washington Post
• Ban stock trading, Colorado Democrats urge U.S. House speaker – Colorado Newsline
• Why was Fauci held in contempt for pleading the 5th, and what happens next? – PBS
• Fauci contempt action: His pending legal predicament, explained – Northeastern Global News
• Republican US Senator Rand Paul will ask Justice Department to prosecute Fauci – Reuters
📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.