Democrats also said the bill infringes on the autonomy of the District of Columbia, since it would make permanent a provision to restrict abortion funding in the capital city which wasrecently passed as part of a short-term budget bill. That provision bars the District from from using its own...
” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Democratic leaders said in a Thursday statement. “The bill undermines a woman’s freedom to seek abortion care, targets the rights of LGBTQ+ servicemembers and bans books that should...
IDAHO HOUSE PASSES ABORTION BILL; Unchallenged Nebraska law serves as model for measureBetsy Z Russell
Together with a pair of bills that aim to ensure abortion access, whichpassed the Houselast week, and ameasure that protects same-sex and interracial marriages, the proposal involving access to contraceptive services is Democrats' rejoinder to the Supreme Court's decision last month to overturn Ro...
Funding allocated for the Departments of Labor and HHS totaled 180 billion dollars, and was welcomed by Democratic lawmakers for ridding some of the spending plans advocated by Republicans, such as provisions restricting access to abortion and targeting planned parenthood. ...
for several more weeks until the FY2024 bills are finalized. Funding for Ukraine and Israel also remains in limbo. But as long as the Senate passes the new CR and the President signs it into law by midnight Friday, the government will continue working uninterrupted through the holiday season....
The bill banning gender-affirming care was pushed by the Idaho Family Policy Center, a religious lobbying group that has also advocated for anti-abortion legislation. Blaine Conzatti, the group's president, said in a press release that the organization was excited that a super-majority of state...
As speaker of the House, Johnson will have final say over what bills make it to the floor. Funding the government past a deadline of Nov. 17 is the most pressing item on the agenda. Johnsonsent a letter to his colleagueson Monday laying out a tentative schedule for how he would approac...
House passes $3B veterans funding patch as Republicans scoff at massive VA shortfall A messier battle over veterans funding is likely ahead, as the Biden administration seeks almost $12 billion more. Jennifer Scholtes09/17/2024, 7:13pm ET The House passed an emergency spending bill Tuesday ...
House passes Johnson’s bill to avert shutdown It now goes to the Senate, which will need to pass it before Saturday to keep the government funded. Jordain Carney 11/14/2023, 5:52pm ET The House passed a short-term funding bill on Tuesday, moving to avert a government shutdown...