top of page
Search

This week in Washington 03.27.26

  • Writer: Williams & Jensen
    Williams & Jensen
  • Mar 31
  • 1 min read

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations including Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). They passed a government funding bill for DHS, excluding funding for ICE and Customs and Border Control.

 

House:  The House passed the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act (H.R.8029), a Resolution expressing support for DHS (H.Res.1128), The Defending American Property Abroad Act (H.R.7084), and the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act (H.R.5103).

 

Trump Administration:  On March 26, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors.” The Order ends DEI in federal contractors and their subcontractors to ensure merit-based and efficient contracting and employment.

 

Next week in Washington 

 

Senate: The Senate is in recess and will reconvene Monday, April 13.

 

House: The House is scheduled to be in recess and will reconvene, Tuesday, April 14. They could stay in session through the weekend and into early next week to consider the DHS funding bill from the Senate.

 

Recent Posts

See All
This week in Washington 05.15.26

This week in Washington Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations, including Kevin Warsh to be Chair of the Federal Reserve. The Byrd Bath for the immigration enforcement reconciliation

 
 
This week in Washington 05.08.26

This week in Washington Senate: The Senate was in recess. House: The House was in recess. Trump Administration: On May 4, President Trump signed S.723, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Ac

 
 
This week in Washington 04.24.26

This week in Washington Senate: Following a vote-a-rama, the Senate passed S.Con.Res.33, the FY26 Budget Resolution, kicking off reconciliation to fund ICE and Customs and Border Patrol. They continue

 
 
bottom of page