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Senate:  The Senate passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). They continued processing nominations including confirmation of an  en bloc  package of nominees.   House:  The House passed the SPEED Act ( H.R.4776 ), the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act ( H.R.1366 ), the Reliable Power Act ( H.R.3616 ), the Power Plant Reliability Act ( H.R.3632 ), the Kayla Hamilton Act ( H.R.4371 ), and the Pet and Livestock Protection Act ( H.R.845 ). They also

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They began consideration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to address the expiring Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.   House:  The House passed the FY26 NDAA. They passed the PERMIT Act ( H.R.3898 ), the Electric Supply Chain Act ( H.R.3638 ), the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act ( H.R.3628 ), th

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They passed Congressional Review Act H.J.Res.131 , to rescind a Bureau of Land Management rule to manage oil and gas development in the Coastal Plain.   House:  The House passed the Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act ( H.R.1005 ), the PROTECT Our Kids Act ( H.R.1069 ), the Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act ( H.R.1049 ), the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations including Ho Nieh to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. They passed Congressional Review Act (CRA) H.J.Res.130 to rescind the Bureau of Land Management Rule to not accept new coal lease applications at the Buffalo Field Office. Additionally, by unanimous consent, the Senate passed H.R.4405 , the Epstein Files Transparency Act.   House:  The House passed the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025 ( H

Senate: The Senate reached the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding until January 30. The legislation also included full-year funding for Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, and the Legislative Branch.   House:  The House concurred to the Senate amendment to provide short-term government funding until January 30 and fund thre

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They have now failed 14 times to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding. The Senate is expected to vote for a 15th time on Friday and may remain in session through the weekend should the vote fail.    House:  The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On November 4, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on trade with China. The first order  reduces the tariff i