House Passes Legislation to Revive D.C. School Voucher Program.The article reports that the House has voted to revive a private-school voucher program in Washington, D. C. in spite of opposition from the administration, teachers unions, and district officials.DUMAIN...
The House on Thursday evening passed Republican-led legislation to block Boeing’s planned sale of aircraft to Iran — a move that was not heavily contested by Democrats despite the Obama administration’s support for the sale. The House passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropria...
House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. The House has passed legislation to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns. It’s a response...
U.S. House Passes Legislation That Could Ban TikTok AsianFin—The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the country if the social media platform's China-based owner ByteDance doesn't sell its stake within nine months. The decision by House Republican...
HOUSE PASSES POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTION LIMITS LEGISLATION.The article reports that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to impose contribution limits on political organizations. The legislation will also require these organizations to file reports with the Federal Election ...
Republican Rep. Garret Graves, one of the Republicans who negotiated the deal with the White House, expressed frustration that the nation has accumulated so much debt, but touted the bill's "historic" savings and urged his colleagues to pass the legislation. ...
TikTok has signaled it could sue to block the House’s divestiture legislation, telling its users in March that it plans to continue fighting, “including (by) exercising our legal rights.” A court challenge over the law would set the stage for a high-stakes battle over Americans’ right ...
House passes bill to protect access to birth control in latest answer to Supreme Court Washington —The House on Thursday passed legislation that would protect access to birth control, the latest move in a broader effort by Democrats to enshrine into federal law rights they fear could come under...
The measure now goes to the Senate, where Democrats are reportedly working to introduce a marijuana legalization bill as soon as this spring. However, the House legislation is unlikely to secure 60 votes to clear the evenly-split upper chamber. ...
The House voted to adopt the negotiatedsubstitute versionof the bill to address issues that some members had with the original legislation in a 88 to 13 vote. Rep.Mark Gidleysaid, “I want to express my appreciation for how you have worked hard on this.” ...