Campaigns · 117th Congress
GOP blocks latest Senate attempt to bring up elections overhaul bill
</p> The bill is a slimmed-down version of a more-than-800-page overhaul that passed the House in March.
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Congress · 117th Congress
What’s in an appropriation? A bouquet for the flower industry
</p> Tucked away in a draft fiscal 2022 spending bill is a red rose for the U.S. cut flower industry: report language that calls for “an American-grown policy for cut flowers and greens” in displays at
Congress · 117th Congress
Energy tax plan may start with House’s, transition to Senate’s
</p> Both plans have been estimated separately to cost more than $250 billion, representing a significant chunk of the reconciliation bill and a piece that’s gaining emphasis as Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
Down to the wire on budget bill as Democrats haggle over details
</p> Some ideas that have been floated on the Senate side that could fit the bill are a tax on stock buybacks, a minimum corporate tax based on income reported to shareholders and a levy on billionaires
Policy · 117th Congress
Lawmakers clash over surprise billing law’s implementation
</p> “This rule implements the No Surprises Act just as we intended and will save countless patients from being left with an exorbitant bill for care they thought was covered by their insurance,” Washington
Congress · 117th Congress
House might take up bill to shift debt limit power to Treasury
</p> A two-sentence bill sponsored by Rep. Brendan F. Boyle, D-Pa., vice chairman of the Budget Committee, would give the Treasury Department power to raise the debt limit unilaterally.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA announces ‘landmark’ action to make hearing aids cheaper
</p> Sens. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., whose bill proposing the change was incorporated into a larger FDA law, praised the announcement.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senator’s call to suspend Pentagon vaccine mandate sets up clash
James Lankford, R-Okla., was rebuffed on the Senate floor Wednesday when he tried to bring up another bill that would rescind two September 2021 executive orders related to COVID-19 vaccination requirements
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate bill would boost Capitol Police budget, maybe rationale for new HQ
</p> The Senate bill would give the Capitol Police $606.6 million, a $91 million increase over fiscal 2021 and a few million more than the House version.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats work through Manchin obstacles on budget bill
</p> Climate alternatives The removal of the clean electricity program from the bill would help cut costs but would be a significant blow to Democrats’ climate goals.
Congress · 117th Congress
Economy, Fed paper over debt problem
</p> Manchin and others dislike quantitative easing for the inflation it has helped stoke.
Congress · 117th Congress
Global tax deal could drive changes in Democrats’ budget plan
reconciliation bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
California board diversity requirements face legal challenge
</p> SB 826 was signed into law in 2018 by then-Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
Congress · 117th Congress
Short-term highway bill extension brings anxiety to contractors
</p> All 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus must vote for the larger bill for it to pass under budget reconciliation rules.
Congress · 117th Congress
Green card recapture effort faces uncertain Senate future
</p> The bill also would allow some foreign citizens to pay hefty fees to be exempted from annual visa quotas, helping to stem current backlogs.
Congress · 117th Congress
Military family groups press Biden to help low-income troops
</p> [House passes major defense policy bill]</p> But lawmakers disagree on how generous to make the proposed aid, and the White House has said it is undecided on that question.
Policy · 117th Congress
Concerns grow over home health care as Democrats debate funding
The House bill currently would set the 10-year spending level at $190 billion, lower than what advocates view as sufficient.
Policy · 117th Congress
Social Security beneficiaries to see 5.9 percent pay boost
</p> On Wednesday, Rep. John B.
Congress · 117th Congress
Transit, rail funding seen as vulnerable to reconciliation cuts
</p> Progressive Democrats in the House, meanwhile, have vowed not to back the bipartisan infrastructure bill until Congress has passed the larger reconciliation bill.
Policy · 117th Congress
Emergency funds could kick-start slow Afghan resettlement
</p> But an infusion of $6.3 billion in government funds, allocated in the stopgap spending bill signed into law Sept. 30, could provide a much-needed boost to the resettlement effort.