Eight committee meetings convened this week across Capitol Hill, with the House Transportation Committee advancing a $110 billion infrastructure reauthorization bill and the Senate Appropriations Committee approving fiscal year 2025 funding levels for three federal agencies. The votes signaled movement on two legislative priorities that had stalled since last month, though procedural disagreements in the Senate threaten their path to the floor.
🏢 Committee Activity
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Business meeting to consider
S.5289, to protect the right to the free exercise of religion, and the nominations of Daniel Lewis Ballou, to be United States District Judg…
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Francis Browne, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary, and Robert Stebbins, of New York, to be General Counsel, bo…
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySENATE
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Hearings to examine pending nominations.
CommitteeSENATE
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Justin Schwab, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
CommitteeSENATE
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Hearings to examine the nominations of Leslie Becera, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Danielle Thumann Severs, of North Carolina, to be a Me…
CommitteeSENATE
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Catherine Eschbach, of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Foreign RelationsSENATE
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Hearings to examine pending nominations.
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Hearings to examine the nomination of Dennis Kirk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Interior.
📰 In the News
• House Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan as their next leader following election losses – NBC News
• Republicans elect Jim Jordan as House minority leader after midterm defeats – The Guardian
• Speaker Johnson Addresses Press as Congress Reconvenes – Congressman Mike Johnson (.gov)
• Democrat whose upset win is sending her to Congress faces a felony charge – The Washington Post
• What Is Congress’s Plan to Speed Up Energy Permits? – The New York Times
• Schumer says Congress must have answers on Trump defense of Nvidia CEO – Reuters
📊 See how every member voted on ThePolitibase. Data from Congress.gov, senate.gov, clerk.house.gov, and the FEC.