Congress · 117th Congress
Budget, infrastructure bills slotted for Friday votes in House
House Democrats planned a vote Friday on their sweeping budget reconciliation package after moving to iron out a handful of unresolved issues.
Search Roll Call
Search the Roll Call archive by keyword, date, Congress, section, or tags.
1,725 results for "-/*/******************************00000001111111111111110000"
Congress · 117th Congress
Progressives press for citizenship path as window closes
The battle to include a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrant continued as Democrats neared a reconciliation deal.
Policy · 117th Congress
Corporations resist shareholders, lawmakers on forced arbitration
Corporations relied on forced arbitration more often in 2020 than in 2019, using a practice that runs counter to efforts among lawmakers.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats, Republicans clash over Texas abortion law
Questions about the role of government in abortion policy, including the new Texas law, arose during a House Judiciary hearing Thursday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Leahy says GOP intransigence on spending threatens defense
Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy accused Republicans of refusing to negotiate fiscal 2022 spending levels for defense programs.
Policy · 117th Congress
Senate confirms new Census Bureau director
Robert Santos, who will be the Census Bureau’s first Latino director, has pledged to keep the agency free from political interference.
Policy · 117th Congress
Employers must require COVID-19 shots or tests by January under federal rule
Businesses with 100 workers or more face potential fines for not complying. As many as 84 million people may fall under the new requirements.Â
Congress · 117th Congress
Tax changes keep coming as Democrats seek budget bill votes
The new version of the nearly $2 trillion bill would add slimmed-down paid leave benefits and other items dropped from the previous version.
Congress · 117th Congress
Republicans stall SBA nominee, citing Planned Parenthood loans, Muslim group
Senate GOPers are blocking a nominee for an SBA post over Planned Parenthood loans, but also his ties to a Muslim get-out-the-vote group.
Congress · 117th Congress
Work with, or isolate, the Taliban is a tough choice for US
U.S. outrage at the Taliban risks clouding policymakers’ judgment when cold-blooded calculations are needed about U.S. national interests.
Policy · 117th Congress
Challenges could hinder pediatric COVID-19 vaccination effort
Hesitancy, a lack of access and relaxed mitigation efforts in schools could mean it’d take months for most younger children to be vaccinated.
Congress · 117th Congress
Dueling ‘SALT’ fixes in play as Democrats try to close budget deal
House Democrats unveiled a compromise on state and local tax deductions for the reconciliation package but once again faced Senate opposition.
Congress · 117th Congress
Supreme Court sounds sour on New York concealed carry law
The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to strike down New York’s regime for licensing gun owners to carry a concealed weapons in public.
Congress · 117th Congress
Divisions among Democrats threaten immigration plan
Progressives and moderates continue to debate immigration policies that could be added to the Biden budget package.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden administration rescinds Trump-era ‘metering’ at border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will seek to increase immigrant processing capacity at border ports of entry.
Policy · 117th Congress
Pentagon investigator finds no crime in Kabul drone strike
A Pentagon investigator found that the military had made a "mistake" but had not committed a crime in strike that killed Afghan civilians.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden’s telecom picks jump-start Democratic broadband push
Democratic lawmakers have had to be patient as Biden selected nominees for the top posts at the Federal Communications Commission.
Congress · 117th Congress
Shadow speaker: Progressive leader Jayapal rises during budget brawl
As President Biden and other Democratic leaders struggled to pass his agenda, Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal wielded her new power.
Policy · 117th Congress
As defense disruptions loom, Biden eases up on vaccine refusers
The president is loosening his mandate that the Pentagon fire unvaccinated troops and that defense contractors fire unvaccinated employees.
Policy · 117th Congress
Census may have missed more than 1 million, report suggests
A new report estimates the Census Bureau double counted white residents in 2022 while missing people of color, renters and young children.