Congress · 117th Congress
Planning for a post-pandemic Congress underway
In April 2020, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House was moving to use an electronic system to submit documents related to floor action.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate votes to open Trump trial to allow witness depositions
Trump Saturday] The account came at a crucial time in the Senate trial: the stage where the prosecution and defense had to decide whether to request the Senate allow them to subpoena witnesses and documents
Congress · 117th Congress
First day of second Trump impeachment trial will decide constitutionality of trying a former president
Tuesday’s vote will reveal exactly how many Republicans are even open to convicting Trump, since anyone voting to dismiss the charge on constitutional grounds would likely use the same argument to
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate Democrats launch probe into alleged Trump plot to undo election results
Durbin of Illinois, and the other committee Democrats sent a letter Saturday to the Justice Department to give the committee documents and communications related to “astonishing details of an alleged plot
Congress · 116th Congress
House rules package offers compromise on members’ requests
The rules leave the door open to adoption of additional remote voting procedures in the future by requiring the House Administration chairperson to submit to the speaker and the Rules Committee “
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate circulates 2021 calendar
[documentcloud url=”https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20434049-senate-2021″] The Supreme Court has ruled that intra-session recess appointments when the Senate is meeting in pro forma
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court punts ruling on Trump’s census memo
Additionally, the Census Bureau has identified problems with more than 900,000 records, according to documents leaked earlier this month to the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Policy · 116th Congress
Falling through census cracks could hurt tribes
The Census Bureau has identified problems with more than 900,000 records, according to leaked documents, which could include tribal members on reservations.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
House marks 150 years of Black members
Clyburn and House Clerk Cheryl Johnson, who both shared details and context beyond what is included in the nine panels of photos, images and documents on display.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Judiciary lines up Oct. 22 vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination
Blumenthal said there has been inadequate time to consider the nomination, and pointed to undisclosed documents in Barrett’s past.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Democrats say Pompeo’s speech to RNC is unethical, hypocritical, and possibly illegal
His address with the Old City as a backdrop is notable as support for Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is highly prized by white evangelical voters, a crucial voting bloc for President Donald Trump and
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump slams mail-in voting, while DeJoy calls rhetoric ‘not helpful’
Maloney, D-N.Y., pressed DeJoy on documents generated by USPS showing a significant drop in on-time nationwide mail delivery in recent months.
Congress · 116th Congress
House passes Postal Service funding, service standards
Maloney, D-N.Y., the bill’s lead sponsor, released new documents showing the nationwide Postal Service performance from mail possession to delivery, measured against the service expectation, declined as
Opinion · 116th Congress
To honor John Lewis, and our democracy, restore the Voting Rights Act now
Capitol and used dozens of pens to sign one of the most important documents in U. S. history — the Voting Rights Act.
Opinion · 116th Congress
Congress should seize the moment to modernize during COVID-19
Congress has publicly considered technology issues such as remote voting and virtual hearings since the virus took over the U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
GAO: Higher nuke budgets won’t add much capability
“According to our analysis of NNSA documents and interviews with NNSA officials, a reevaluation of the funding needed to meet existing requirements, rather than costs associated with new requirements
Opinion · 116th Congress
To remember John Lewis, remember the real John Lewis — and his righteous fight
They could forget that when he died, Lewis was still fighting some of the same fights, especially for voting rights.
Congress · 116th Congress
Foreign Relations chairman denounced for dispensing with Senate courtesies
Pack through the committee means that members will be voting on Mr. Pack without any answers on whether he has violated the law; whether other jurisdictions, in addition to the [D.C.]
Campaigns · 116th Congress
3 things to watch in Oregon’s primaries on Tuesday
The Beaver State is one of five that already conducted elections entirely by mail before the coronavirus pandemic upended voting nationwide.
Congress · 116th Congress
Here’s how some committees are working during the coronavirus shutdown
House committees are staying busy making information requests, reviewing documents and eyeing less-formal proceedings to get around rules requiring in-person hearings during the long recess caused by the