The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious. But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that allows the party in power to avoid opposition and enact ...

As a former senior staffer and creature of the U.S. House, I take no pleasure in pointing out that it holds an inflated view of its role in the reconciliation process. This isn’t a knee-jerk reaction ...

Using the reconciliation process to dig the hole deeper has become an engineering feat with bipartisan concurrence.

The GOP tax and spending bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives included an additional $4,000 tax deduction for people 65 and older. A pending Senate version includes a $6,000 tax ...

Republicans plan "reconciliation 2.0" bill targeting housing and healthcare costs after Democrats' wins, but face brutal math ...

Republicans are hoping to pass the second major policy bill before the midterm elections.

After an intense 21-hour House Rules Committee markup, early in the morning of May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119 th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”), which makes ...

Democrats are accusing Republicans of promoting “pay-to-play” schemes in their party-line bill. The Republicans’ massive party-line tax and spending bill could upend protracted talks to overhaul the ...

The recently enacted budget reconciliation act is a major, and somewhat unique, Congressional accomplishment that is good for the nation’s security. The defense portion of the reconciliation bill is ...

Fort Lewis College was recently awarded a $1 million grant to fund the college’s reconciliation center, a campus resource that seeks to build on the school’s years of efforts to reconcile its past as ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that ...