Senate roll call: Vote on bipartisan budget bill
Republicans had been planning to utilize the Congressional Review Act to roll back what they call costly and unnecessary rules put in place by the Biden Administration. The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to wipe out regulatory actions with a simple majority vote in both chambers — under...
The “yeas and nays” is a recorded roll call vote of members of the House or Senate. The term “yeas” refers to votes in favor … Read Moreabout Yeas and Nays Inside the Beltway “Inside the Beltway” is a term used to describe the political landscape and culture within theCapital Be...
Because the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) didn't score the Cruz and Portman proposals, GOP leaders expect the amended BCRA to be subject to a 60-vote point of order instead of 51 votes. The Senate will first vote on the second degree (BCRA) amendment and then vote on the 2015 repeal...
Most of the Senate's time, however, is spent in legislative session. This time is used to debate and vote on bills. Bills with unanimous consent are enacted by a simple voice vote without debate, whereas more controversial bills may be debated at length and may undergo roll call votes. So...
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks opened lower on Friday, as investors awaited a Senate vote on tax reform. The U.S. Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday approved the Republican tax bill to overhaul the U.S. tax code, sending it to the Senate floor for a vote. ...
days will prove pivotal for PresidentJoe Biden's economic agenda. Before the Senate leaves Washington, Schumer wants to pass both the $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a budget measure that would allow Democrats to approve a separate $3.5 trillion spending package without a Republican vote. ...
Mike Braun of Indiana, said he was still "weighing" whether to vote for the bill next week. "Nothing ever gets paid for, so it's further indebtedness, I don't know," Braun said, according to the Associated Press. Opposition includes the Committee for a Responsible Budget, a nonpartisan...
John Cornyn (R-Texas) talks to reporters at the Capitol building ahead of a Senate roll call vote and the Republican conference meeting in Washington on Nov. 12, 2024. | Angelina Katsanis/POLITICO Dec 2024 Tension boiled over between Rep. Pat Fallon and acting Service Service Director Ronald...
said Monday night that he would object to a request to pass the bill unanimously, requiring Democratic leaders to spend more serious amounts of floor time ahead of a roll-call vote on it. And Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t make any commitments about putting the TikTok bill on...