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...
That’s hardly guaranteed. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) hasblocked a potential Senate vote on the House version, arguing that the existing language is too broad. “The bill as written would allow altercations resulting in a cut, abrasion, bruise, or any other injury no matter how tempo...
Bill C-81, the Accessible Canada Act: An Act to Ensure a Barrier-free Canada aims to benefit all Canadians, especially those with disabilities, by helping to create a barrier-free Canada.
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 ...
Like the House bill, the Senate proposal will double the estate tax exemption from its current level of $5.49 million per individual. This means that one person can transfer about $11 million to heirs without being subject to the estate tax, which is currently 40 percent. Unlike the House,...
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...
For example, California Senate Bill 1383, enacted in 2020, requires dairies to reduce methane emissions by 40 percent from 2013 levels by 2030. Dairy leaders are also looking at environmental regulation abroad and considering what the impact could be if the United States follows suit. Examples ...
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...
years, 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 passedand became ...