Congress · 117th Congress
Civil rights lawyer Crump sues US over repealed aid to Black farmers
The law would have applied to outstanding balances as of Jan. 1, 2021.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers, advocates hopeful for more bills to curb maternal deaths
Since it went into effect April 1, four states have already begun implementation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Census undercount risks funding for Native American reservations
And the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe in northwestern Nevada plans to use a $1 million housing grant this year to build housing for elderly tribal members, a community laundromat, and handicap ramps for elders
Congress · 117th Congress
Census Bureau considering changes after minority undercounts
In 2010, the agency missed about 1.5 percent of that population, less than 1 percent in 2000, and almost 5 percent in 1990.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats tout climate spending in reconciliation
The legislation also would raise revenues by increasing royalty rates and fees on oil and gas operations on federal lands and establish a new hard rock mining royalty projected to raise as much as $1
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats leverage legal experience in voting rights push
“No. 1, it was because of the color of his skin, but also because of the change in election procedure,” Butterfield said.
Congress · 117th Congress
House panel leader vows end to ‘racial discrimination’ at USDA
Congress provided an estimated $4 billion for loan debt relief and $1 billion to expand the network of Black land-grant universities, nonprofits and other institutions to provide technical assistance
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
A quarter of women experience severe intimate-partner physical violence, and 1 in 7 have been stalked by an intimate partner to the point of feeling very fearful or believing that she or someone
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP critics unlikely to let up on Haaland after confirmation
[jwp-video n=”1″] Haaland supporters also suggested critics crossed the line by tossing out words like “radical” to describe her attitude toward the environment. Conservative Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Variety of last-minute changes made to Senate aid package
In addition, the final amendment would create a $1 billion annual program, championed by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., for communities and tribal governments that have historically been
Congress · 117th Congress
Pingree aims for urgency at Interior-Environment appropriations
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Congress · 116th Congress
Record number of House GOP women just one of many ‘firsts’ for 117th Congress
[jwp-video n=”1″] She said seeing women be successful in getting elected, but not sharing the same philosophies or policy positions, led GOP women to say, “Maybe I should try.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate aides say there’s work to be done on staffer diversity, after Tim Scott airs criticism
[jwp-video n=”1″] But the final measure, which was wrapped into a larger package of spending bills for floor action, watered down the requirements on Senate compensation comparisons and stripped
Congress · 116th Congress
2020 census begins! Decennial headcount starts in Alaska
[jwp-video n=”1″] At a press conference Friday in Anchorage, Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham acknowledged the state presents “a host of challenges we are working on and prepared to meet
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress to Pentagon: Find and fix racially offensive forms
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pentagon recalcitrance House aides said in July that Defense Department officials had expressed extreme reluctance to begin reviewing all their forms, which number in the thousands
Congress · 116th Congress
Researchers warn census privacy efforts may muddy federal data
[jwp-video n=”1″] The policy change came after Census Bureau research found that an attacker could isolate almost half of the respondents using public data, allowing them to be cross referenced
Congress · 116th Congress
Democratic Tri-Caucus to track diversity of witnesses in House hearings
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Congress · 116th Congress
Study shows growing ocean damage as protection bills languish
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Congress · 116th Congress
Blame game in standoff over Violence Against Women Act
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Basically anybody that’s up in 2020, Schumer doesn’t want to move on legislation sponsored by them,” Ernst said.