This Week in Washington
Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They passed Congressional Review Act H.J.Res.20, to rescind the Department of Energy’s rule “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters.”
House: The House adopted the Senate version of the Budget Resolution H.Con.Res.14 triggering the budget reconciliation process. They passed the No Rogue Rulings Act (H.R.1526), the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (H.R.22), and Congressional Review Acts S.J.Res.18, to rescind the CFPB’s rule “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions" and S.J.Res.28, the CFPB’s rule “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications.”
Trump Administration: On April 9, President Trump announced a 90 day pause on the implementation of reciprocal tariffs on all countries except for China whose tariffs were raised to 145 percent. The pause is only applicable for reciprocal tariffs and the tariffs on automobiles, steel, and aluminum will continue.
Next Week in Washington
Senate: The Senate is in recess and will reconvene Monday, April 28. They are expected to continue processing nominations including Ambassadors to China, United Kingdom, Turkey, and Italy.
House: The House is in recess and will reconvene Monday, April 28.