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Policy · 115th Congress

Hawaii’s False Missile Alarm Raises Question of Federal Control

</p> Thune praised the Schatz draft bill, adding it would mainly be under the jurisdiction of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. 

January 25, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Enzi to Write New Fiscal Blueprint, but Prospects Unclear

Congress has yet to reach an agreement on spending levels or to pass a full-year appropriations bill for fiscal 2018, which began Oct. 1.

January 25, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Amid Safety Concerns, Senators Plan Path for Driverless Car Bill

</p> “A big part of this issue is making sure people understand what the bill involves,” Peters told reporters.

January 24, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Flake Signals Deal to Vote on DACA Proposal

</p> “The way to find out what the president wants on [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] is to pass a bill, to bring a bill to the floor.

January 20, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

FISA Fight Marks Win for Intelligence Committee Over Judiciary

</p> Judiciary Republicans split on it 15-8, with Goodlatte supporting the Nunes-Schiff bill while civil libertarians like Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin dissented.

January 19, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

D.C. Stays Open This Time Around — Even If Federal Government Shuts Down

</p> If Congressional leaders fail to pass a long-term appropriations bill or a stopgap spending measure by Friday, the federal government will shut down Saturday, when the current continuing resolution

January 19, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

White House Flips, Flops, Then Flips on Stopgap Spending

House Republican leaders and his own staff to avoid a government shutdown, criticizing a decision to include an extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program in a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

McConnell Appears Short of Votes Needed to Pass CR

</p> Rounds and Graham voted for the last CR in December. Other Republican members who routinely vote against short-term funding bills, such as Sen. Mike Lee could also vote against the House bill.

January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate Republicans Steamroll Judicial Process

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January 18, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senators Threaten Legislation Over Social Media Firms’ Content

</p> The committee bill would narrow a liability shield in the 1996 telecommunications law for third-party, sex-trafficking material published by online businesses.

January 17, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Democrats Won’t Support CR Without DACA Deal, Hoyer Says

Democrats are unlikely to support a stopgap spending bill this week without protections for young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Tuesday.

January 16, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Poll: More Adults Without Health Insurance After Record Low

The repeal, which was in a tax bill that cleared in December, takes effect Jan. 1, 2019.

January 16, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Ryan Tries to Thread the Needle on DACA Solution

</p> “It’s a good bill,” Ryan said. But asked if he would bring it to the floor, the speaker said, “We’re working on that.”

January 11, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

U.S. Needs More ‘Idiot Control,’ Not Gun Control, Kennedy Says

</p> But Kennedy will withhold his support for the bill. And he could be the only “no” vote, he said.

January 10, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

U.S. Chamber Will ‘Double Down’ on 2018 Campaigns, Donohue Says

</p> He also urged lawmakers not to imperil the nation’s credit with brinkmanship over the debt limit.

January 10, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Goodlatte to Roll Out Immigration Bill Soon, Trump Says

</p> Trump said any such bill should be one “of love,” but added the United States also needs to enhance its border security measures and curb the flow of illegal drugs as it codifies the Obama-era Deferred

January 9, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Immigration Framework Coming Next Week, Senators Say

</p> “We’ve made a lot of progress on the DACA component of the bill but what has been missing are the border security and enforcement measures and I think we’ve come up with a great framework that we

January 4, 2018

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate Votes to Avoid Shutdown, Funds Government Through January

</p> “The House must pass this bill now.

December 21, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

House Boots Anti-Harassment Legislation Into January, Too

</p> The plan is to introduce the bill the first week of January, the Mississippi Republican said.

December 21, 2017

Policy · 115th Congress

Senate GOP Leans Away From Obamacare Repeal, Toward Stabilization

</p> Any compromise health care bill between Republicans and Democrats would require 60 votes to pass.

December 21, 2017