New bills promise litigation relief. (bills introduced in Congress to limit liability of accounting firms in securities suits and to allow for fee shifting of court costs to the loser in a case)Pickering, John
New No-First-Use Bills Introduced in CongressLawmakers this week introduced new legislation in the House and Senate that would prevent the president fromrnconducting a first-use nuclear strike without first obtaining a declaration of war by Congress.rnRep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Edward ...
Two bills introduced in the House this week -- one new and one newly reupped -- are aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals and boosting domestic clean energy supply chains. The “Critical Minerals and Manufacturing Support Act” would extend a clean energy ...
"I was very frustrated with the 118th Congress, and that's why we needed to shore up the processes to make it more member-oriented for the Trump agenda, because we needed more input from members like myself, not a chairman, not [those] in a leadership position, and I think that's ...
A new bill introduced in Washington would deny authority to U.S. federal regulators the ability to enforce federal rules on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands where state regulations are already in place, and the bill’s sponsor explained in an interview withPlatts Energy Week,...
Instructions in the proposed United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025 -- outlined in identical bills introduced in the House and Senate -- would direct the Defense Department to establish a DIU office in Israel “no later than 180 days”......
Trump got a warm welcome in Qatar and RFK Jr. faces tough questioning in Congress. Aneeta Mathur-Ashton May 14, 2025 Lunch Break: Qatar vs. ‘Qatar-a-Lago’ Trump’s first extended overseas trip of his second term will see him talking to leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United ...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries shakes hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson during the first day of the 119th Congress in the House chamber on Jan. 3, 2025.MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Jeffries, the House minority leader, introduced Johnson, as is customary after a speaker...
Also, companies should pay workers for additional personal expenses incurred at home, such as electricity or internet bills. Lawmakers voted down a measure that would have granted workers the right to turn off professional communication systems when off work. Companies not complying with the r...
and the judiciary. Thousands of bills are referred to the committees during each session of Congress, though the committees take up only a fraction of these bills. At “mark-up” sessions, which may be open or closed, the final language for a law is considered. The committees hold hearings...