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Capitol Hill Briefing: June 5, 2026

Today on Capitol Hill: 14 Senate floor votes; 1 committee meetings; 15 amendments submitted. Full breakdown below.


🗳 Senate Floor Votes

Failed — 47 Yeas, 52 Nays
A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that inco…

ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC FINANCEBorder security and unlawful immigration · Budget deficits and national debt · Budget process

Passed — 52 Yeas, 47 Nays
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Passed — 51 Yeas, 48 Nays
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.

Passed — 53 Yeas, 46 Nays
To prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.

Failed — 45 Yeas, 53 Nays
To appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.

Passed — 52 Yeas, 47 Nays
To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021…

Passed — 54 Yeas, 45 Nays
To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays
To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.

Failed — 47 Yeas, 52 Nays
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays
To rescind unobligated balances under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Failed — 46 Yeas, 53 Nays
To transfer amounts for youth mentoring programs of the Department of Justice.

ECONOMICS AND PUBLIC FINANCEBorder security and unlawful immigration · Budget deficits and national debt · Budget process

Failed — 48 Yeas, 51 Nays
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

Failed — 48 Yeas, 51 Nays
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit th…

Passed — 50 Yeas, 49 Nays
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.


🏢 Committee Activity

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere (House): MeetingConfronting the Totalitarian Ortega-Murillo Regime


📝 Amendments Submitted Today

SAMDT 5813
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.

SAMDT 5814

SAMDT 5811

SAMDT 5807

SAMDT 5817

SAMDT 5818

SAMDT 5815

SAMDT 5809

SAMDT 5816

SAMDT 5806
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit t…


📰 In the News

Courts can’t stop Trump’s White House ballroom, Justice Department argues – The Washington Post

Trump's deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress – PBS

Congress’ Transportation Bill Introduced for America’s 250th Anniversary – National League of Cities

The Race for Congress: Latest 2026 Polls – The New York Times

No court has authority to block Trump’s White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says – The Guardian

Trump administration puts in writing to courts that the $1.8B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is dead – CNN


📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.

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