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Capitol Hill Briefing: July 16, 2026

The Senate advanced a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill on a 67-33 vote Tuesday, with 18 Republicans joining all Democrats, though negotiations over broadband funding allocations delayed final passage. Meanwhile, the House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on crop insurance reform, a contentious issue that has divided the panel along regional lines in previous sessions.


๐Ÿ—ณ Senate Floor Votes

โŒ Failed โ€” 46 Yeas, 50 Nays
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare &#38โ€ฆ

โœ… Passed โ€” 49 Yeas, 48 Nays
Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade


๐Ÿ› House Floor Votes

ARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITYAdministrative remedies ยท Advisory bodies ยท Computers and information technology

โŒ Failed โ€” 210 Yeas, 211 Nays Roll call โ†’
Motion to Recommit โ€” H R 9237: Take Care of Americaโ€™s Veterans Act

ARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY

โœ… Passed โ€” 418 Yeas, 0 Nays Roll call โ†’
Suspension of Rules โ€” H R 5362: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the โ€œColonel Michael Hโ€ฆ


๐Ÿข Committee Activity

Foreign RelationsSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nominations of Donald Blome, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs), Christopher Anderson, of Wisconsin, to beโ€ฆ
Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nomination ofย Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
FinanceSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Brooke, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary, and Sriprakash Kothari, oโ€ฆ
Commerce, Science, and TransportationSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nomination of David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Semi-Annual Report, focusing on a new day at the CFPB through reform.
Energy and Natural ResourcesSENATE
Meeting · 21 measures
Armed ServicesSENATE
Meeting
Hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess, USSF, to be general and Chief of Space Operations.

๐Ÿ“ Amendments Submitted Today

HAMDT 239
An amendment numbered 28 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to increase and decrease funding for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom by $1M to emphasize the importance of enโ€ฆ

HAMDT 238
An amendment numbered 27 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to increase withholding of assistance to Nigeria from 50% to 100%, keeping metrics in place that force Nigeria to take effective steโ€ฆ

HAMDT 237
An amendment numbered 20 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to prohibit any funds from being made available to the United Nations.

HAMDT 236
An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to prohibit funds appropriated by the Act from being used for Jordan, and accordingly reduces the National Security Investment Prograโ€ฆ

HAMDT 235
An amendment numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to prohibit funds appropriated by the Act from being used for Israel, and accordingly reduces the Foreign Military Financing Program โ€ฆ

HAMDT 234
An amendment numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to strike the $139,575,000 for the Global Environment Facility.

HAMDT 233
An amendment numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to require nations to pay the U.S. for military training exercise rather than receive them as a grant or at no-cost.

HAMDT 232
An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 to eliminate funding for the Fulbright Program.

HAMDT 231
An amendment comprised of the following amendments printed in Part A of House Report 119-749 as en bloc: Nos. 3, 7, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 29.

SAMDT 6696


๐Ÿ“ฐ In the News

โ€ข House Republicansโ€™ $95 billion Iran war package clears first hurdle – ABC Columbia

โ€ข Trump's SAVE America Act faces steep odds in Congress as Republicans push election reform bill – Scripps News

โ€ข VFW Encouraged As TCAVA House Vote Postponed – Veterans of Foreign Wars

โ€ข A House vote makes it clear: Israelโ€™s support among Democrats is starting to buckle – The Guardian

โ€ข How curbing Congressโ€™ stock-trading took a partisan turn – Roll Call

โ€ข Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress – NPR


๐Ÿ“Š See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.

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