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Stopgap funding bill clears House; next stop is Biden’s desk
The House cleared a temporary spending bill needed to avoid a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday night's deadline.
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9/11 victims bill passes House in last pre-election vote
The House passed legislation Friday that would give as much as $3 billion in payments to spouses and children of Sept. 11 victims.
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Even websites have birthdays: Congress’ just turned 10
From big dreams to party crashers, the early days were eventful as developers built Congress.gov and advocates pushed for transparency.
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Senate bill would boost alternative assets in 401(k) plans
A Republican proposal would open workplace retirement plans to a bigger range of investments, including hedge funds and cryptocurrency.
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House panel eyes diversity in hiring, especially at small firms
A House committee is holding hearings to examine how to make it easier for small businesses to get a more diverse workforce.
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Stopgap funding bill passes Senate; House vote on deck Friday
The Senate passed a short-term spending measure Thursday, sending to the House a bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown.
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‘We’re in a hurry’: ModCom makes 23 new recommendations and revisits an old one in 3 minutes flat
The House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress approved 23 new recommendations and one old one in a brief markup Thursday.
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Bill would allow ‘Dreamers’ to join the military, become citizens
Rep. Ruben Gallego unveiled a bill that would let DACA participants enlist in the military and ultimately obtain a pathway to citizenship.
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Ginni Thomas appears before House panel probing Jan. 6 attack
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, appeared for a voluntary interview Thursday before the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Monkeypox response relies on trade-offs without federal aid
For now, states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis, Biden administration officials said.
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With Manchin’s bill aside, other permitting proposals await
Sen. Joe Manchin's energy permitting bill has some bipartisan elements that could be used to change how infrastructure projects are greenlit.
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Lawmakers eye lame duck for unfinished business on insulin
A bipartisan insulin affordability measure faces myriad obstacles, but a Senate duo hope the lame duck offers promise for passage.
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At conference short on GOP voices, Biden says US can end hunger
President Biden also appeared to forget that a Republican lawmaker who backed the hunger conference was killed in a car accident last month.
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After funding tech research, lawmakers look at risk of theft
Congress is providing billions for science and tech research and lawmakers are now worried that foreign rivals could steal the results.
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Stopgap funding measure advances after permitting concession
Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., agreed Tuesday to remove his energy infrastructure permitting proposal from the short-term spending bill.
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Six weeks out: Five ratings changes
The race for control of Congress is competitive six weeks from the midterms. Check out our latest race ratings.
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Manchin push on pipeline approval recalls 1970s dam project
Approving a large construction project through Congress, as Sen. Joe Manchin is trying to do, is highly unusual, experts say.
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Permitting overhaul puts usual allies in opposing camps
Environmentalists and clean energy groups have come out on opposite sides of the proposed permitting overhaul by Sen. Joe Manchin III.
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Ways and Means leaders working on lame-duck Social Security fix
A year-end package is being eyed to fix a provision that many say unfairly cuts benefits for public employees who have government pensions.
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GOP commits to retaking the House with election-focused policy platform
Republicans traveled to Pennsylvania to unveil their “Commitment to America” and to refocus their message for November’s midterm elections.