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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

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First Branch Forecast for March 6, 2023: Members Request Staff Funding

By DanielSchuman March 6, 2023 13 min read

TOP LINE Money decisions figured prominently in a shortened work week for the House. Committee leaders followed suit with Senate counterparts in requesting more funds for their staff in the coming fiscal year, while appropriators established tighter controls over the earmarks process. CHA, meanwhile, has grabbed the spotlight early in this Congress. This week … The […]

Tags: Appropriations, Staff Pay, Modernization, Diversity and Inclusion, US Capitol Police, January 6, MRA, Earmarks, Legislative Branch

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First Branch Forecast for February 13, 2023: Eagle eye

By DanielSchuman February 13, 2023 21 min read

TOP LINE It’s hard not to have 21st-century risks facing Congress at top of mind some weeks. We uncovered a serious breach of privacy and independence affecting individual members of Congress involving the FBI that requires immediate action to shield members and staff from unlawful warrantless surveillance. With the help of some sharp colleagues, we […]

Tags: Appropriations, Congressional Unionization, debt limit, AI, Appointments, Section 702, Surveillance, Problem Solvers Caucus

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Demand Progress Proposals Included in FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills and Explanatory Statement

By DanielSchuman August 5, 2022 17 min read

On Thursday, July 28, 2022, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy published 12 appropriations bills and accompanying explanatory statements, including the FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations bill and explanatory statement. These measures will not go through the traditional hearing and mark-up process. The bill and explanatory statement are packed with good government reforms and […]

Tags: Appropriations, Staff Pay, Modernization, Senate, Diversity and Inclusion, Congressional Ops, Leg Support Agencies

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Items Included In FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Explanatory Statement

By DanielSchuman August 5, 2022 1 min read

On Thursday, July 28, 2022, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy published 12 appropriations bills and accompanying explanatory statements, including the FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations bill and explanatory statement. To help keep track of all explanatory statement items requested by the Senate Legislative Branch Subcommittee, we built a public spreadsheet that maintains a […]

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7.29.22

Thank You Letter to House Select Committee Modernization Congratulating Them on the Nearly Two-Dozen Modernization-Related Items Included in the FY 2023 House Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill and Report

7.29.22

Thank You Letter to House Appropriators for Including Key Modernization Items in the FY 2023 House Legislative Branch Appropriation Bill and Report

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Statement on passage of the Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act

By DanielSchuman July 18, 2022 2 min read

The House included the Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act as an amendment to the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed last week. “In passing the Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act, Congress just took an important step to increase transparency of political appointees, who are among the most senior leaders […]

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Demand Progress Proposals Included in FY 2023 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills and Report

By DanielSchuman June 24, 2022 34 min read

On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the full House Appropriations Committee favorably (32-26) reported the FY 2023 Legislative Branch Subcommittee Bill (with amendments) and committee report. They are packed with good government reforms and significant investments in Congress’s capacity to legislate, conduct oversight, serve constituents, and more. We and our civil society colleagues made recommendations of […]

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First Branch Forecast for June 21, 2022

By DanielSchuman June 21, 2022 21 min read

TOP LINE This week. The House is in today and so is the Senate. After this week, both chambers will take a break from floor legislative activities until July 11th — according to the House floor calendar and Senate floor calendar — although the House will hold a committee work week next week. Afterward, the House has scheduled only 3 weeks of […]

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Leg Branch Line Items FY 21-23

By DanielSchuman June 18, 2022 1 min read

As Congress considering appropriations levels for the Legislative branch for FY2023, we thought it would be useful to compare line items inside the Legislative Branch bill. Below contains the actual funding levels for FY21 and FY 22, the requests published in the president budget, the appropriations levels supported by the subcommittee and full committee as […]

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FY23 Appropriations Bill Text Tracking

By DanielSchuman June 15, 2022 1 min read

It can be, at times, somewhat difficult to track appropriations bill text, report language, and press releases and the legislation goes through its paces. Congress.gov maintains a thorough appropriations page, but as of the time of this writing it still has not been updated for FY2023. It’s UI could also be improved. So we are […]

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

First Branch Forecast for March 6, 2023: Members Request Staff Funding

First Branch Forecast for February 13, 2023: Eagle eye

Demand Progress Proposals Included in FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills and Explanatory Statement

Items Included In FY 2023 Senate Legislative Branch Appropriations Explanatory Statement

Thank You Letter to House Select Committee Modernization Congratulating Them on the Nearly Two-Dozen Modernization-Related Items Included in the FY 2023 House Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill and Report

Thank You Letter to House Appropriators for Including Key Modernization Items in the FY 2023 House Legislative Branch Appropriation Bill and Report

Statement on passage of the Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act

Demand Progress Proposals Included in FY 2023 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bills and Report

First Branch Forecast for June 21, 2022

Leg Branch Line Items FY 21-23

FY23 Appropriations Bill Text Tracking

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