boost. The Senate this week brought a package of spending bills to thefloor, though none include funding for DOE nuclear programs. The House's 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act passed on what was almost a party-line vote; oneRepublican joined all House Democrats in voting no...
In June, two bills wereintroduced in the House and Senateto expand accessible options for virtual healthcare, particularly for some Medicare beneficiaries and rural residents. Anotherbill introduced in the Houseearlier this year sought to enable employers to offer standalone telehealth ...
The House finally passed the first set of FY2024 appropriations bills today, more than five months after FY2024 began. Six of the 12 regular appropriations bills, including those that fund NASA, NOAA and the FAA, are bundled together into a single “minibus” — a smaller version of an “...
The House easily passed a new Continuing Resolution today to keep the government operating after Friday. The situation unfolded just like the last shutdown crisis, with Democrats deciding to support legislation introduced by the Speaker of the House, providing enough votes for it to pass despite Re...
the vermont house has passed a bill that would raise the marriage age to 18, with no exceptions, a move that supporters say would reduce domestic violence and unwanted pregnancies and improve the lives of teens. if signed into law vermont would join seven other states, mostly in...
In her remarks after House members voted her speaker Thursday, Pelosi went as far as to call the bills "Senate Republican appropriations legislation to re-open the government." One bill passed by the House would fund eight closed U.S. departments through Sept. 30. The other would reopen...
The other bills passed by the state House include ones that would ban firearms from polling locations, drop boxes and absentee counting board locations. Gun laws in Michigan have been a topic of discussion sincenew laws went into effect within the first few months of 2024. Under these laws, ...
Conversely, theSenate defense authorization bill includes nonbinding language that calls for a military spending increasebeyond the$886 billion laid out in the debt ceiling agreementthrough supplemental bills. The Senate is set to begin votes on that bill next week. ...
Further along, Johnson said he would not break for August "unless all 12 appropriations bills have passed the House." This December, he proposes passing a farm bill, as well as work on the defense bill and government spending. His stated goals through December 2024? "EXPAND OUR MAJORITY" ...
03/11/2024, 9:08am ET President Joe Biden plans to send his budget blueprint for annual spending and revenue to Congress on Monday, while lawmakers are struggling to finalize spending bills nearly halfway through the fiscal year. It’s an odd juxtaposition. The president’s wish list is fo...