The final two years of a presidential term are historically less legislatively productive than the first two years

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United States military funding allocations to foreign nations are formally appropriated by the United States Congress through annual defense policy legislation

Representative Ashley Hinson voted in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Lyndon B. Johnson used his control over congressional committee assignments and pending legislation as leverage to compel United States senators to vote according to his wishes

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson established a standard practice of barring bills from the floor until a unanimous consent agreement was approved

Lyndon B. Johnson established a precedent of barring bills from the United States Senate floor until unanimous consent agreements had been negotiated

A unanimous consent agreement in the United States Senate limits debate time and restricts opportunities to introduce amendments to a specific bill

Under default standing rules of the United States Senate, floor debate is unlimited and allows unrelated floor amendments

Default United States Senate procedure allows unlimited floor debate and the introduction of non-germane legislative amendments

A unanimous consent agreement in the United States Senate establishes fixed time limits for floor debate and restricts proposed amendments on a specific bill

Congress amended Section 302 of the Communications Act to grant the Federal Communications Commission explicit authority to establish standards for private test laboratories and certification bodies

Susan Collins voted to advance Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act before ultimately voting against the legislation

Under the Commodity Credit Corporation charter, United States law obligates Congress to replenish account losses after the president borrows up to $30 billion for farm payments

The Save America Act failed to pass due to a lack of Republican support in the United States Senate

The Save America Act proposed restricting mail-in voting and requiring proof of citizenship to maintain voter registration

The United States Senate passed a war powers resolution regarding military action against Iran by a vote of 50 to 48

The Department of Defense requested $22 billion in emergency appropriations to replace munitions expended in operations against Iran

A 2026 Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies survey identified military aid to Israel, war with Iran, and data centers as unpopular congressional platform positions

In eleven of the thirteen national elections prior to 2026, American voters flipped control of the White House, Senate, or House of Representatives

The United States Congress passed bipartisan legislation in 2022 authorizing lawsuits and financial settlements for veterans exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune

John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and as a member of the United States Congress