Congress · 117th Congress
House throws financial lifeline to victims fund, appropriators
</p> Nadler’s bill isn’t specific about what types of fines and penalties would be diverted into the Crime Victims Fund.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Biden support for ‘talking’ filibuster adds to debate among Senate Democrats
</p> “If they block a bill designed to strengthen democracy here at home, it seems to me we’d have to get rid of the antidemocratic filibuster that requires a supermajority,” said Sen.
Congress · 117th Congress
House votes to nix deadline for Equal Rights Amendment ratification
</p> But in recent years, the ERA has gained new life.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Republican Conference votes to bring back earmarks
</p> Many GOP appropriators in that chamber have been waiting to see how their House counterparts would react to Democrats’ earmarks proposal.</p> Senate Appropriations ranking member Richard C.
Congress · 117th Congress
House set to pass Violence Against Women Act reauthorization, with renewed hope for Senate action
</p> The authorization for the bill lapsed at the end of 2018, although programs have still been funded by congressional appropriations.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lawmakers in both parties push to add judges to overworked federal courts
Todd Young, who filed a bill last Congress to add 64 new judgeships to district courts, plans to update and reintroduce that proposal after the Judicial Conference releases a new report on what it calls
Congress · 117th Congress
House reshapes approach to mental health and addiction
</p> Bipartisan efforts This new task force springs from two former groups focused on bipartisan substance use legislation.</p> In 2015, Kuster and then-Rep.
Congress · 117th Congress
Top Democratic tax writers differ on clean energy breaks
on in the fall, and this is a real bill that would put it into motion,” Wyden said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats set the bar high for COVID-19 relief law’s success
</p> No one set it higher than Hakeem Jeffries, who on March 9, a day before the House passed the relief bill and sent it to President Joe Biden for his signature, declared victory over the virus and
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP critics unlikely to let up on Haaland after confirmation
</p> [In contentious climate bill, some points of possible agreement]</p> Only a handful of Republicans are likely to vote for her nomination Monday.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Democrats want fast repeal of 2002 Iraq War authorization
</p> “These have been stretched far beyond anything Congress ever intended it to do,” Meeks said.</p> Complications in repealing 2001 resolution House Intelligence Chairman Adam B.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer puts gun control on Senate agenda
</p> The House passed the same bill last Congress, but it died in the Republican-led Senate under then-Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Congress · 117th Congress
One-tenth of Congress had COVID-19, but cases halted soon after vaccinations
</p> Medical expertise didn’t stop lawmakers from contracting COVID-19, as four who had it are doctors: Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Rand Paul, R-Ky.; and Reps.
Congress · 117th Congress
Tightened executive pay limits tucked into coronavirus aid bill
</p> Doggett said his bill, which would take effect right away, would bring in $27 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
House sends massive coronavirus relief bill to Biden
</p> “This isn’t a rescue bill,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said during debate.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Regan as EPA administrator
</p> [In contentious climate bill, some points of possible agreement]</p> The need to restore the agency’s mission was also the theme Wednesday of a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP support for Biden’s deputy budget director pick falters
</p> Democrats say they’ll try to remove the Hyde amendment from the annual Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill later this year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yarmuth sees next budget reconciliation process starting in July
</p> Yarmuth said discussions about the content of the next reconciliation bill remain preliminary. “I don’t think anybody’s quite gotten there yet,” he said.
Congress · 117th Congress
House fast-track process for bipartisan bills threatened
</p> Such measures have broad bipartisan support — a necessity since passing a bill under suspension of the rules requires two-thirds support.
Congress · 117th Congress
House to vote Wednesday on massive coronavirus aid bill
</p> The House is expected to vote along party lines to send the bill to Biden’s desk, following similar votes during the last few weeks.