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The bipartisan ePermit Act would create an authorization portal, new data standards, shared software systems and more, with new responsibilities for the CIO Council.

A Senate committee has approved a spending bill that would maintain protections for states with medical marijuana programs, while omitting a separate proposal included in the House version of the annual appropriations legislation that would prevent the Justice Department from rescheduling cannabis.

The House early approved legislation early Friday allocating roughly $832 billion in funding for defense programs for fiscal 2026, just weeks after Republicans approved a separate $150 billion

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which he signed into law earlier this month, includes major wins for business interests that carried out aggressive lobbying campaigns on Capitol Hill to secure favorable treatment for their industries.

The House is considering bills to provide regulatory clarity for cryptocurrency and the digital assets industry, including the GENIUS Act for stablecoins and the CLARITY Act.

House Republicans were struggling to secure the votes for a rescissions bill in the Trump administration’s latest attempts to cut previously approved federal spending.

House Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle Wednesday night to unlock consideration of a trio of cryptocurrency bills, unfreezing the floor after a two-day saga. The chamber adopted a rule