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First Branch Forecast for May 1, 2023: Analyzing CRS

By DanielSchuman May 1, 2023 17 min read

TOP LINE Last week’s House vote garnered a lot of attention but changed nothing. We see little room for Speaker McCarthy to maneuver to stay at the top of his conference while simultaneously negotiating a deal that avoids default on our nation’s debt. Prior Republican speakers have cut loose part of their conference to avert […]

Tags: Congressional Research Service, Government Accountability Office, Staff Clearances, US Capitol Police, January 6, SCOTUS, debt limit, Earmarks

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AI-Enhanced House Earmark Request Data

By DanielSchuman April 30, 2023 2 min read

Cross-posted from Congressional Data Coalition At the end of last week, the House Appropriations Committee published all earmark requests for FY 2024 on the committee’s website, including publishing them as a spreadsheet. This is great and welcome news. For the first time, the appropriations spreadsheet separated member names into different columns and included state, district, […]

Tags: Congressional Data, Earmarks

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First Branch Forecast for April 3, 2023: No Foolin’

By DanielSchuman April 3, 2023 8 min read

TOP LINE Friends, in the last issue we promised that we’re taking a break until April 17th, which we are, we swear. But because there’s been a lot of news this past week, we’re going to point you in the right direction for a few items and leave it at that. As you know, Congress […]

Tags: US Capitol Police, debt limit, Legislative Branch

3.29.23

Testimony Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, FY 2024, Concerning Public Availability of CRS Reports

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First Branch Forecast for March 27, 2023: Jello Pudding

By DanielSchuman March 27, 2023 20 min read

TOP LINE The House majority is approaching a crossroads. In order to fulfill its aspirations of a strong Congress with more member input, it needs to continue reinvestment in the capacity of Congress. Some deficit hawks, however, are pushing toward shrinking Congress in a way that undercuts these aspirations. The irony is that cutting the […]

Tags: Leg Support Agencies, MRA, Staff Pay, Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service

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First Branch Forecast for March 20, 2023: Keep the MRA Funded

By DanielSchuman March 20, 2023 16 min read

TOP LINE The contrast of fast and slow continues to stand out to us in this new Congress. The House is prepping its appropriations work with breakneck speed, while the Senate will stretch its process out at a more leisurely pace. With only themselves to respond to the baking crisis that emerged suddenly, Senators chose […]

Tags: Staff Pay, Congressional Unionization, MRA, Congressional Data Task Force

3.20.23

Bipartisan Letter Urges House Appropriators to Retain Member Representational Allowance for FY 2024

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Tracker: List of Appropriations Committee Members for FY 2024

By DanielSchuman March 15, 2023 1 min read

To make it easier to follow the federal appropriations process, we’ve compiled a spreadsheet to track all the members who serve on various appropriations committees in a spreadsheet here and below. The post Tracker: List of Appropriations Committee Members for FY 2024 appeared first on First Branch Forecast.

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Tracker: FY 2024 Approps Testimony and Hearing Deadlines

By DanielSchuman March 15, 2023 1 min read

To make it easier to follow the federal appropriations process, we’ve compiled a spreadsheet to track testimony deadlines for FY 2024 appropriations hearings; it’s also available online here. We’ll continually update the spreadsheet as the remaining member and public testimony deadlines for both chambers are announced. The post Tracker: FY 2024 Approps Testimony and Hearing […]

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First Branch Forecast for March 13, 2023: House Unions Can Continue

By DanielSchuman March 13, 2023 17 min read

TOP LINE We have to hand it to the Committee on House Administration for roaring out of the gate in the 118th Congress. Last week, it garnered reform ideas from members, held the first Modernization Subcommittee hearing, and allotted committee funds with significant increases nearly across the board. The Legislative Branch Subcommittee on Appropriations, meanwhile, […]

Tags: Appropriations, Staff Pay, Modernization, Staff Clearances, Congressional Unionization, January 6, CRS Reports, PRESS Act

3.13.23

Unions in the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress

3.6.23

First Branch Forecast for May 1, 2023: Analyzing CRS

AI-Enhanced House Earmark Request Data

First Branch Forecast for April 3, 2023: No Foolin’

Testimony Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, FY 2024, Concerning Public Availability of CRS Reports

First Branch Forecast for March 27, 2023: Jello Pudding

First Branch Forecast for March 20, 2023: Keep the MRA Funded

Bipartisan Letter Urges House Appropriators to Retain Member Representational Allowance for FY 2024

Tracker: List of Appropriations Committee Members for FY 2024

Tracker: FY 2024 Approps Testimony and Hearing Deadlines

First Branch Forecast for March 13, 2023: House Unions Can Continue

Unions in the House of Representatives in the 118th Congress

FY 2024 Appropriations Requests

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