Daily Digests: T 9/2 • W 9/3 • Th 9/4
Senate — Votes — Legislation: New: 54 (D, R), Action: 2, Voted: 1, Passed: 1 — News
T 9/2/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
W 9/3/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
Th 9/4/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All–SLR, PDF • Summary
House — Votes — Legislation: New: 103 (R, D), Scheduled, Action: 14, Voted: 8, Passed: 15 — News
T 9/2/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING ANNUNCIATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
W 9/3/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
Th 9/4/2025 — Prayer, Digest, Record All, PDF, Extensions PDF • Activity, Votes
The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Neil C. Stewart, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina.
House Majority Leader Recap: Week of September 1, 2025
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National Security — Committees: Senate, House
Cotton asks FBI to probe Palestinian Youth Movement, calling them a 'threat' to national security: Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib also spoke at the conference, where she made fiery remarks that prompted Georgia GOP Rep. Buddy Carter to file a formal resolution seeking to censure the lawmaker.
Military — Committees: Senate, House
McConnell readies for battle to boost defense spending
Cotton presses Hegseth to block non-citizens from DOD systems
CBO: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: (H.R. 3838, Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026) • As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on July 15, 2025
CBO: Estimated Changes in Direct Spending Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: (Estimated Changes in Direct Spending Under S. 2296, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026) • As reported by the Senate Committee on Armed Services on July 15, 2025
Foreign Policy — Committees: Senate, House
Johnson visits Jerusalem after Israel trip postponed • House Speaker Johnson visits Jerusalem, says 'moved by the hospitality of the people': Texas congressmen Michael McCaul, Michael Cloud, and Nathaniel Moran, and New York congresswoman Claudia Tenney joined House Speaker Mike Johnson on the trip • House Speaker Johnson Prays U.S. Will ‘Always Stand’ With Israel During Visit To Jerusalem • Johnson vows to end use of term 'West Bank' in federal government, use 'Judea and Samaria' instead: “Every corner of this land is important to us," Johnson said. "It is an inseparable part of our faith, and therefore, its meaning to us is tremendous. But to be here, exactly where you are, at the true cradle of our beliefs, is even more significant.” • Biden-appointed Holocaust museum chairman pushes back on allegations of Israel committing genocide: "I strongly agree with the consistent and prevailing view of the United States government that Israel has not perpetrated genocide," Stuart E. Eizenstat said • Generational cracks on Israel grow on the right
Lawler urges Trump to restrict visas of Iranian regime officials ahead of UN General Assembly: Lawler, who serves as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, highlighted Iran’s worsening human rights abuses and its support for terrorism in the wake of its 12-day war with Israel.
GOP momentum for Ukraine aid package grows as Trump sits down with Putin • Trump's GOP allies warn against Ukraine entanglement of U.S. military • Top Zelensky adviser urges US to 'strangle' Russian economy with sanctions • Blumenthal reups call for sanctions on Russia (S. 1241) • Pence calls for secondary sanctions on Russia
House Judiciary Chairman Jordan, panel members visit Europe over free speech concerns: "Nothing we heard in Europe eased our concerns about the Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, or Online Safety Act," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan said
Bipartisan lawmakers meet with Syria's president in Damascus • Rep. Hamadeh meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, presses for normalization with Israel: “This historic step marks the first time an American official has shuttled between Jerusalem and Damascus in decades,” Hamadeh's office says
Republican senators visit Taiwan, Indo-Pacific
Constitution
DC Statehood advocates look to Congress
Immigration
A brief (20-year) history of immigration politics
Shaheen compels answers on deportations to Costa Rica, Panama
Grassley releases data showing Biden admin placed over 10K migrant children with unvetted sponsors: The Trump administration provided Grassley with the information as part of his oversight investigation and requests, which were largely ignored or stonewalled by the previous administration.
Trade
Congressional Budget Office says Trump tariffs will reduce deficits by $4 trillion over next decade: The number is an increase from the budget office's previous prediction in June, which found that it would reduce federal deficits by $2.8 trillion over the next decade. • CBO: An Update About CBO's Projections of the Budgetary Effects of Tariffs: We project that increases in tariffs implemented during the period from January 6, 2025, to August 19 will decrease primary deficits (which exclude net outlays for interest) by $3.3 trillion if the higher tariffs persist for the 2025‒2035 period. By reducing the need for federal borrowing, those tariff collections will also reduce federal outlays for interest by an additional $0.7 trillion. As a result, the changes in tariffs will reduce total deficits by $4.0 trillion altogether.
Montana Republicans call for 50 percent tariff on Russian palladium imports
Schumer: Democrats 'will force votes' on Trump tariffs
Budget — Committees: House, Senate
Undoing wealth redistribution, as the One Big Beautiful Bill does, has a way of looking like reverse wealth redistribution: CBO estimates that, on average, household resources will increase over the 2026–2034 period, mainly because of reductions in how much households owe in federal taxes. • Most of the supposed reductions for the bottom 10 percent are for "in-kind transfers," meaning money poor people never see directly, but rather through the government paying for their food (SNAP) and health care (Medicaid). • CBO summary
July 4th law now referred to as the Working Families Tax Cut Act (P.L. 119-21)
Wyoming rep. confirms potential 'Big Beautiful Bill' part 2 that will prioritize energy, immigration
CBO: Monthly Budget Review: July 2025: The federal budget deficit totaled $1.6 trillion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $109 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues increased by $263 billion (or 6 percent), and outlays rose by $372 billion (or 7 percent).
Tax Policy — Committees: House, Senate, Joint
Hardworking Americans Across the Country Celebrate No Tax on Tips and Overtime
CBO: Making temporary tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act permanent would save taxpayers $789 billion There are 10 tax provisions that are temporary in P.L. 119-21 related to seniors, SALT, tips, overtime, car loans, Trump accounts, production property, sound recording productions, clean fuel and CO2.
Trump, Republicans face choices for second tax bill
Federal Spending — Committees: House, Senate — FY 2026 bills, table
Senate pledges economic support for Russia-Ukraine deal
McConnell calls for greater funding for peace through strength
House lawmakers request over $1 billion in federal funding for local projects in 2026 • Congress debates Member-directed spending
Trump Slashes $5 Billion In Foreign Spending Using Rare Executive Maneuver, pocket rescission • Collins, Murkowski, Schumer blast
Dems want Bipartisanship in Fall Budget, Repeat False Medicaid Claims • Trump willing to meet with Democrats, says Congress could temporarily extend government funding • Schumer, Jeffries call for “four corners” meeting on spending, a negotiation of the top party leadership in each chamber to put together a deal on a stopgap funding measure that would give lawmakers more time to finish work on the annual appropriations bills. • Democrats face critical choice • Jeffries: Democrats will oppose spending bill • Johnson stresses government shutdown 'ball' will be in Democrats 'corner': Congress can pass another continuing resolution to fund the government for another six months or pass regular appropriations bills for the new fiscal year in October. • House Appropriations chairman supports pushing government funding debate into November: Cole said that he would prefer to see a stopgap measure, which would keep federal funding at current levels, that pushes the funding debate into November because he wants to get a "negotiated agreement" on all 12 appropriation bills.
Congressional Republicans continue to try to end funding for all-electric US Postal Service fleet: In June, the Senate parliamentarian blocked a proposal put forward by Republicans to sell electric vehicles and infrastructure belonging to the postal service.
Senators pitch $1.5 trillion investment fund for Social Security
National Debt
February 7: US Debt projected to be $37 trillion by end of September The US debt was projected to reach $37.2 trillion by September 30, 2025. It hit that point on 8/11/2025 and has stayed at that amount or higher since 8/21/2025. US debt could double to $74 trillion by 2035 if current spending trends continue. This debt is primarily driven by interest payments and demographic shifts, particularly Medicare. If interest rates rise, interest payments could become the largest expense in the US government, potentially leading to a financial crisis.
Considering the numbers from Social Security, CBO, and on growth: The U.S. government’s debt is primarily driven by interest payments and healthcare costs, particularly Medicare. The current spending trajectory, with mandatory spending on autopilot and a growing deficit, poses a significant challenge. Addressing this requires difficult policy decisions, such as talent-based immigration, automation incentives, and healthcare reform, to foster economic growth and reduce the burden on taxpayers.
‘Blinking Bright, Bright Red’: Maya MacGuineas On America’s Debt, Deficits, And Disaster
Monetary Policy — Committees: House, Senate
Rep. Davidson on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC), digital currencies issued by central banks, like the Federal Reserve. While CBDCs could streamline transactions, they raise privacy concerns, as they could enable governments to track and control citizens’ financial activities, similar to China’s social credit system. Over 100 countries are developing CBDCs, often with the guidance of the Bank for International Settlements, which is designing them to be interoperable globally.
Senate seeks to rein in stock tokenization in latest crypto bill draft: Senators hope to vote on the bill in committee by the end of the month and have a floor vote in November.
Executive — Committees: House, Senate
Republicans unveil legislation to restore 'Department of War' name: (S. 2685, H.R. 5080) • "Restoring the name to Department of War reflects our true purpose: to dominate wars, not merely respond after being provoked," Sen. Rick Scott said.
Sanders criticizes firing CDC director whose confirmation he and Ossoff voted against • Ossoff accuses Trump of 'campaign to destroy the CDC' as agency leaders leave • Collins 'alarmed'
Senate Democrat questions FAA on recent airplane evacuations
Grassley, Curtis place holds on three Treasury nominees over forthcoming administration rules expected to hamper tax credits for wind and solar energy.
Michigan Rep. Bergman lauds downsizing of federal government: The Trump administration plans to achieve a 300,000 reduction in the federal workforce by the end of 2025, which is roughly 15%.
Justice — Punishing Evil, Praising Good (Romans 13:3-4; 1 Peter 2:14)
House Democrat: DC 'not the safest place in the world' • House will not extend Trump's 30-day DC police takeover: President Trump's order expires Wednesday
Trump says Johnson, Thune working with him on 'comprehensive crime bill'
Blackburn confirms Senate discussions about federally funding cities based on enforcement of the law
Lawmakers award Congressional Gold Medal to NY's black WWI National Guard unit 'Harlem Hellfighters': The medals, which were presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, were accepted by descendants of the World War I soldiers. • Speaker Johnson Remarks
Corruption — Praising Evil, Punishing Good (Isaiah 5:20)
Senate Democrat rips Costco for 'refusing to sell' abortion pills (refusing to sell is good; condemning this is bad)
Commerce Policy — Committees: Senate, House
Trump’s federal stake in Intel prompts concern • Republican author of CHIPS Act did not intend government stake in Intel
Health Care Policy — Committee: Senate
Key House committee lays groundwork for health extenders: Committee could extend telehealth flexibilities in Medicare coverage, expiring provisions in pandemic preparedness law
Democrats press UnitedHealth Group over nursing home policies: Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) are launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group (UHG) over its actions reportedly steering seniors away from hospital visits for the sake of cutting costs.
Congress — Committees: House, Senate
Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries to Host Seventh Annual Congressional Hackathon
Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over 'blue slip' controversy • Trump ratchets up battle • Grassley defends blue slips • Trump to sue: "We're also going to be filing a lawsuit on blue slipping," Trump said. "You know, blue slips make it impossible for me as president to appoint a judge or a U.S. attorney because they have a gentlemen's agreement that's about 100 years old."
Returning Republicans look for fix to Trump nominee logjam • Trump claims Schumer tried to 'extort' $2B to approve key appointments: Democrats have declined to allow the Senate to confirm any nominees by voice vote or unanimous consent • Traditions of Senate bipartisanship threatened by impasse: While the Senate hasn’t had a sea change moment along the lines of eliminating the filibuster, the chamber could be on the precipice of a major overhaul. • Rounds believes the government funding exercise coupled with the upcoming work on the annual National Defense Authorization Act is a prime chance to steer in a bipartisan direction. • Republican whip: Time to change Senate confirmation rules: They’re talking about allowing the majority to confirm lower-level nominees in batches, eliminating the time-consuming vote to limit debate before a final vote, and collapsing the time between cloture votes and final votes for these nominees from two hours to 15 minutes. • Senate GOP zeroes in on plan to end Trump nominee blockade • Senate Republicans consider rules change to speed up approval of Trump nominees: Senate Republicans are hoping to move quickly on changing the rules to approve scores of Trump's nominees. The most popular idea appears to be based on a Democratic proposal from two years ago that would allow a single vote on up to 10 nominees.
Chip Roy headlines Freedom Caucus departures that could transform House GOP Republicans who have been at the center of major negotiations with Roy see him as an important bridge between the Freedom Caucus and the rest of the House GOP and someone who negotiates in good faith. And they wonder who will fill that role in the next Congress.
New Capitol Police chief faces DC takeover, member security
Tim Burchett and a protester get into a physical altercation on Capitol Hill
U.S. Attorney Pirro confirms two arrests linked to killing of congressional intern: President Donald Trump cited intern's death among the reasons for imposing a federal crackdown on the city.
Hawaii's Schatz locks down votes to replace Durbin • as Senate Democratic whip in 2027: If elected to the post next year, it would mark the biggest shake-up for Senate Democrats since Schumer became leader after the 2016 election.
Van Hollen speaks with Abrego Garcia, vows to ‘stay in this fight for justice and due process’
Kat Cammack announces birth of baby girl
Cory Booker announces his engagement
Democratic whistleblower told FBI that Schiff okayed leaking classified intel to hurt Trump: FBI Director Kash Patel releases documents to Congress showing how agents traced classified leaks to sources but DOJ didn't act. • Schiff Could Be Prosecuted • House Judiciary Chair Jordan blasts ex-FBI Director Wray for keeping Schiff intel leak from Congress: An intelligence officer who worked for Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee for more than a decade repeatedly warned the FBI beginning in 2017 that Schiff approved leaking classified information to smear Trump over the now-debunked Russiagate scandal.
Bessent calls for single-stock trading ban in Congress • amid similar effort in Congress: "People shouldn’t come to Washington to get rich, they should come to serve the American people," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said • Rep. Luna to launch discharge petition to stop insider trading in Congress: Luna said that President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent support ending insider trading in Congress. • Rep. Luna seeks to trigger vote on stock ban bill: Luna is using a discharge petition, which would force a vote on the bill if it garners 218 signatures, regardless of whether congressional leadership supports the measure.
DC police close probe into Rep. Cory Mills over alleged domestic disturbance, email shows
Burchett on getting kicked by horse: 'I got really lucky'
Retiring: Nadler, Ernst
Michael Castle, former Delaware governor and congressman, dies at age 86
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Committee Activity — Meetings: 24 • Reports: 2 • Legislative action this week:
All committee legislative action • Senate (Subcommittees) • House (Subcommittees)
Senator Kaine Claims Rights Come from Government, Not God (Meeting, Congress.gov) • Ted Cruz responds
NRC commissioners emphasize safety as priority in Senate hearing (Meeting, Hearing, Congress.gov)
Kennedy defends CDC shakeup (Meeting, Congress.gov) • RFK Jr. claims Monarez said she wasn't 'trustworthy' in fateful meeting • Cassidy, RFK Jr. tangle in heated exchange • Five takeaways
Fed nominee Miran tells senators he’ll be independent of Trump (Meeting, Congress.gov)
Congress Probes DC Police Over 'Inaccurate and Intentionally Manipulated' Crime Stats • House Oversight panel launches investigation into DC police crime data: The committee is requesting documents, information, and transcribed interviews by Sept. 2 • Comer: House Oversight to hold hearing on federalizing Washington, D.C.: Comer appeared supportive of Trump's plans to federalize the city in response to the crimes, stating that he will hold a hearing in September about what Congress can do since Trump will take action through executive orders. • Oversight Committee to hold hearing with Bowser, DC leadership in September • Byron Donalds reintroduces DC crime bill to override local council amid Trump calls (H.R. 4922) • Republicans unveil slew of bills to overhaul DC criminal justice policies (Press Release) • House panel says will begin efforts next week to draft DC crime bill legislation (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov)
Raskin spars with UK's Farage during free speech hearing (Meeting, Docs, Congress.gov)
House Ed Committee Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Nation's Largest Teachers' Union, National Education Association: The panel wants from the union by Sept. 4 all communication and documents from officials that included the words "antisemitism," "Israel," "Israeli," "Palestine," or "Palestinian," dating back to Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel.
House Oversight panel probes federal funding of California High-Speed Rail Project: "The massive cost overruns and lack of progress warrant a reassessment of whether CHSRA acted with transparency and complied with the law," House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said
House panel eyes unreviewed AI use in rental car damage assessments
Anita Dunn tells House panel Biden 'aged physically' but led decision making • Comer hints at seeking Kamala Harris testimony in House Biden autopen probe
House panel seeks Epstein documents from Justice Department: Chairman James R. Comer, R-Ky., gave Attorney General Pamela Bondi a two-week deadline to produce the documents • DOJ turns over first batch of Epstein files to Oversight panel, releases Maxwell interview to Congress: It was not immediately clear what documents are in the tranche • House Oversight Chair Comer subpoenas Epstein estate: Comer requested that the committee have the documents before or by Sep. 8. • subpoena estate for ‘client list,’ birthday book, other documents • House Oversight follows up on bipartisan subpoena vote, subpoenas DOJ, Clintons, former officials on Jeffrey Epstein: The deposition for Hillary Clinton, also the Obama administration's secretary of state, is set for Oct. 9 and Bill Clinton’s is for Oct. 14. Attorneys General Barr and Sessions are set for late August. Obama-era attorneys general Holder and Lynch are set to appear in September. • Comer: Bill Clinton 'prime suspect' in Epstein investigation • Comer: Clintons should think ‘long and hard’ about defying subpoena • Comer says Oversight making Epstein 'list'; Waiting to hear from Clintons • Former Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to sit for interview in House Epstein probe next month: Comer, who is leading a Congressional probe into the government's handling of the Epstein investigation, said Acosta will voluntarily sit for the interview on Sept. 19. • House panel investigating Epstein withdraws Mueller subpoena over health issues • House Oversight panel withdraws Epstein probe subpoena for Robert Mueller, citing health issues: After Robert Mueller's family disclosed that he is suffering from Parkinson’s disease and unable to testify to Congress, the committee withdrew its subpoena • Mueller's family tells NYT he has Parkinson's after dropped House appearance
Republicans investigate Wikipedia over allegations of organized bias • House Oversight launches investigation into alleged Wikipedia article manipulation: The lawmakers said their investigation seeks to examine how the nonprofit responds to bad actors in order to restore its credibility as a neutral arbiter of information, and what actions are taken to hold the bad actors accountable.
Committee news this week: Senate • House (Google News)
Floor Outlook
Trump used lawmakers’ break to fill out a loaded congressional to-do list
Back from recess, Senate turns to defense while House looks to get back to business
Fiscal 2026 funding discussions to dominate House, Senate agenda
Senate
Senate readies for high-stakes battles as work resumes in Washington
House of Representatives — Rules Committee: Legislation
Leaders face rocky September with even slimmer House majority
Republicans get to work on crime legislation
CBO: Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of September 8, 2025: The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. CBO estimates the effects of those bills on direct spending and revenues.
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3 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2025
Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Edward L. Artau, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, 9/5/2025, Senate began or resumed consideration of:
- National Defense Authorization Act, S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year
- 4 nominations:
- Maria A. Lanahan, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Edward L. Artau, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
- Robert Law, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security
- Kyle Christopher Dudek, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
On Monday, the House will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules
H.R. 4550 — United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Thompson (PA) / Agriculture Committee)
H.R. 2591 — Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Casten / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3055 — TRANSPORT Jobs Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Barrett / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3423 — FROST Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Wied / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3424 — SPACE Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Onder / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3425 — POST Act of 2025, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Kennedy (UT) / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3426 — CASE Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Shreve / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
H.R. 3428 — Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act (Sponsored by Rep. Bresnahan / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. On Thursday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. Last votes expected no later than 3:00 p.m.
Legislation Considered Pursuant to a Rule:
H.R. 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Sponsored by Rep. Rogers (AL) / Armed Services Committee)
H.R. 3486 — Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 (Sponsored by Rep. Bice / Judiciary Committee)
Complete list of Bills for the Week of September 8, 2025
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Senate Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 16
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Thursday, September 11, 2025
House Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 23
Monday — September 8, 2025
Tuesday — September 9, 2025
Wednesday — September 10, 2025
Joint Committee Meeting Schedules — Congress.gov: 1
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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