The Senate has passed the massive 2022 defense policy, authorizing nearly $768 billion in defense spending. The bill now heads to the White House for presidential approval. The 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, which the Senate approved 88-11, authorizes $740 billion in spending for the ...
Reports that the United States Senate has passed a bill to increase government spending for student aid and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). How the bill would increase the maximum Pell Grant and raise the budget of the NIH; View of US President Bill Clinton that the bill does not...
The Senate voted 83-11 to pass the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill, sending the measure to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The topline of the 4,400-page bill supports $858 billion in national defense spending, which is $45 billion above the amount Biden initiall...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House canceled its floor session Tuesday, the last day of the special session, leaving the Senate with what amounted to a take-it-or-leave-it decision on the roughly $1,100 the House had previously passed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate passed a temporary spending bill on Wednesday to fund the federal government into December, just a few hours before the annual spending bill would expire and the government was set to shut down. ...
On July 30, 2024, in a 91-3 vote, the U.S. Senate passed the bill for the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (the “Bill”). The Bill, which combines the
Congress is closing on a deal to keep the government funded. The House passed a short-term spending bill on Wednesday, the Senate is expected to vote on the measure later today. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on that, plus
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a three-week spending bill to fund the federal government through March 11, just a few hours before the current funding expires on Friday. The bill, already approved by the House of Representatives last week, passed in ...
The bill needs 51 votes to pass the Senate. If passed, the bill will then be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. In addition to suspending the debt limit through January 1, 2025, the bill caps non-defense spending, expands work requirements for some food stamp...
Senate Passes Defense Spending Bill, Adding $693 Million to House Total.Discusses the budget concerns regarding the fiscal 2003 defense spending bill. Debate on the bill between appropriators and Congressman John McCain (R-Ariz); Effort made by McCain against the plan to lease Boeing aircraft for...