The Senate makes progress on its first fiscal 2026 spending measure to hit the floor — even as Democrats remain dubious about bipartisanship. The House finishes up floor action ahead of the August recess. The House and Senate NDAAs look to address flight safety. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

The House floor schedule has become lighter than planned, while House appropriators mark up another bill. Potential Senate appropriations floor work nears a procedural hurdle as Democratic support remains unclear. The House and Senate draft NDAAs would cover fertility treatments for active-duty military families. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Appropriators take efforts to advance more spending bills before lawmakers leave town for the summer break. The House prepares for a vote on a Coast Guard reauthorization bill. Both the House and Senate NDAAs propose a key nuclear policy change. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Monday, July 21, 2025.

House Republicans look to get back on track for floor work on cryptocurrency and Defense spending bills. A rescissions package heads to Senate floor debate and a vote-a-rama after narrowly advancing past procedural hurdles. Key negotiators in reconciliation are already looking to make tweaks to the new law. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

The House Armed Services Committee tackles its fiscal 2026 NDAA, with hundreds of amendments proposed. As the House readies to take up a Defense spending bill, three House Appropriations subcommittees mark up other fiscal 2026 bills. The Senate could vote today on a procedural motion related to the rescissions package.

Appropriators continue their work in both chambers as the House's Defense spending bill gets prepped for the floor. The House marks up its fiscal 2026 NDAA while one senator says his chamber's bill could get a vote before August. The House hones in on cryptocurrency policy as a trio of bills head to the floor.

The House could vote next week on its Defense appropriations bill, while the Senate runs into trouble with one of its bills. A Senate-passed stablecoin bill is on the House's agenda for next week. And the military's use of foreign supply chains is under scrutiny in the House's draft fiscal 2026 NDAA. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Friday, July 11, 2025.

Senate appropriators mark up a trio of fiscal 2026 appropriations bills. The Senate Armed Services Committee continues to mark up its fiscal 2026 NDAA. A Senate Republican holdout says he expects his concerns about a rescissions package to be addressed. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Thursday, July 10, 2025.

The full Senate Armed Services Committee begins its NDAA markup. Trump's FAA nominee gets a Senate floor vote. The Senate could vote on a rescissions package next week. Jacob Fulton has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 8, 2025.

House Republican leaders seek to conclude the fiscal 2025 reconciliation saga today. The FBI no longer plans to move its HQ to Maryland. And there are now at least seven Senate races next fall with no incumbent on the ballot. David Higgins has your CQ Morning Briefing for Wednesday, July 2, 2025.