by jpitney | Jun 7, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: The importance of requiring members’ presence in the chamber to vote was highlighted last Wednesday when the House narrowly adopted a special rule (H. Res. 1243) making in order three measures for floor consideration that week. The vote...
by jpitney | May 31, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Jordain Carney at Politico: The governing-minded Main Street Caucus has formed an internal working group to come up with potential changes to the Republican Conference and House rules. The group of approximately 10 members is being led by Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.)....
by jpitney | May 24, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Of the 138 measures with special rules so far in this Congress, as of May 22, 49 (37 percent) make unreported measures in order. That compares to 27 percent in the 109th Congress (2005-06); 25 percent in the 114th Congress (2015-16);...
by jpitney | May 21, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives
Previous posts have discussed the “shadow Congress” or “secret Congress,” where lawmakers actually accomplish things. David Leonhardt at NYT: During the Covid pandemic, Democrats and Republicans in Congress came together to pass emergency...
by jpitney | May 17, 2024 | Civility, Congress, House of Representatives
This video lays out what happened in tonight’s heated exchange in the oversight hearing pic.twitter.com/7QTmpsa1eA — Acyn (@Acyn) May 17, 2024
by jpitney | May 15, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate
From The Lugar Center: The Lugar Center and the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy today jointly released their new Bipartisan Index (BPI) rankings for 2023 – the first year of the current 118th Congress. The nonpartisan tool, which was launched in...
