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Rescissions Bill; IRS Confirmation

June 13, 2025 · Legislative Recap · by Amy West

The House passed a few bills this week including a rules resolution that fixed a problem in the drafting of the House's version of the reconciliation bill (rules resolution; resolution fixing the drafting error). The Senate confirmed several nominees including former Rep. Billy Long to be Commissioner of the IRS.

House

Most of these bills are still early in the legislative process and still need to pass in the Senate, but the first bill has now passed both …