The coming weeks represent the first major test of Johnson's ability to govern as speaker. They come after a year during which the GOP-controlled House passed just 27 bills that became laws. This number reflects a historically unproductive rate, halfway ...
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Mar 17, 2023 In GovTrack Insider by GovTrack.us What if each bill Congress debated only dealt with one topic? Often it’s the only way that legislation will get passed anymore — bits and pieces from various forms of legislation will be cobbled… Aug 31, 2016 See all f...
The result is that Congress has relied on short-term, stopgap spending bills passed by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers to keep the government open, putting off a longer-term agreement for weeks at a time. Each time, Speaker Mike Johnson has assured his conference that H...
Significant funding has been poured into federal, state and local public health agencies as part of the various COVID-19 relief bills passed by Congress. This includes substantial funds for public health data modernization Several bills have been introduced in the Senate for consideration by the ...
[Editor’s note: Ady Barkan passed at the age of39on November1,2023from complications of ALS. We are reprinting his Congressional testimonies in honor of the work he did to help build a world where healthcare is a human right and no one is denied care. To find out more about Ady and...
Steven M. Rosenthal:Well, there are three separate bills that passed the Ways and Means Committee. They've now been vetted by the appropriate committee of jurisdiction in the House, and so they're ready to go to the Rules Committee to be combined and sent to the House as a whole. ...
2, a Republican bill passed by the House, and you’ll learn what was in the so-called bipartisan border bill which was killed by Donald Trump’s loyalists in the Senate and which Kamala Harris has promised to revive as President. Which bill would actually solve the problems? Please Support...
asking is similar to that extended to the people of Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii. They are able to present bills on behalf of their people and are able to speak before that body. We feel that at this time such representation is adequate for us. What are we after in making this ...