The Senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a historic relief package for those suffering the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The massive bill includes $2 trillion for workers and businesses, as well as people who have already lost their jobs. Nancy Cordes breaks down the conte...
Senate Bill 6, or “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring” (CTDPA), went into effect July 1, 2023. The law also draws from Virginia and Colorado’s statutes, with a few departures. It applies to businesses that, during the preceding calendar year: Controlled or ...
Military Sexual Assault Bill Clears Senate: What It Could Mean for TroopsWith a commanding 97-to-0 vote, the Senate passed major militarysexual assault legislation...Mulrine, Anna
(Of course, Senate and House lawmakers are now working to come up with a final version of the tax bill, and they still have some differences to resolve.) Here are the six provisions that will determine whether the Senate's version of the tax bill is a winner or a loser for you: Lar...
The U.S. Senate passed a House-approved bill late Thursday to suspend the national debt limit and put a lid on government spending for two years, and President Joe Biden is expected to sign the legislative compromise into law today. After several long days of negotiation between the White Ho...
The asteroid is roughly 130 to 300 feet across. It has an ‘extremely low’ possibility of hitting Earth. Cecelia Smith-SchoenwalderFeb. 13, 2025 A letter signed by more than 200 former humanitarian and national security officials urges Senate and House leadership to get Presi...
Georgia Senate Unanimously Backs Pricey Push for $250 Child Tax Credit Georgia’s state senators are backing an expensive push by Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to create a child tax credit Associated PressFeb. 19, 2025 Trump Administration Orders Halt to NYC Toll Meant to Fight Traffic and ...
Montana senatorSteve Daines, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has revived the power of the party boss as he takes charge of the Republican Senate primaries. (Washington Post) Go inside No Labels, theconfusing third-party groupthat wants to make some kind of a splash in the...
A Senate bill is a piece of proposed legislation that either originates or is modified in the United States Senate. Bills come from ideas before they are written and presented to the appropriate committee and to theSenatefor debate. Senators then work together and negotiate the terms of the bi...
namely the Family Savings Act and multiple iterations of the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act (RESA). A version of RESA was under consideration in the Senate after its introduction on April 1, 2019. The bill died after not receiving a vote, but theSECURE Act passed...