A congress update is a weekly recap of the latest congressional news and developments. The weekly update is produced by the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan, independent agency that compiles and analyses budgetary and fiscal information.
Congress is on track to reveal a stopgap government funding bill this week, but there’s one last piece to resolve. The holdup: Republicans want to attach a provision to boost lawmaker security. Two people granted anonymity tell Meredith that House GOP leaders are lobbying hard for a rider to increase lawmaker security in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing, but the final decision will depend on President Trump. They also want the CR to extend enhanced ACA tax credits, which expire at year’s end.
This week is shaping up to be a major week for D.C., with a slate of bills headed to the floor and the capital city’s top leaders appearing before a key committee. In the Senate, John Thune will push to finalize a rules change that would allow executive branch nominees to be confirmed in batches rather than all at once.
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