Congress News: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives News
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Highlights: Congress passes bill to keep the government open, …
Oct 1, 2023 · A last-minute agreement passed the House and Senate with overwhelming bipartisan majorities, sending a bill to keep government funded through Nov. 17 to the president's desk. The bill, pushed by ...
Fistfight nearly breaks out in Senate until Bernie Sanders steps in
Nov 14, 2023 · WASHINGTON — Tensions erupted on Capitol Hill on Tuesday after a fistfight nearly broke out in a Senate hearing and a Republican congressman accused former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of ...
Government shutdown bill live updates: House passes stopgap bill …
Nov 15, 2023 · The federal government will shut down and be unable to continue paying its workers starting Saturday unless Congress passes a new funding bill.
Congress passes bill to avert a shutdown before the election, …
Sep 25, 2024 · The House is poised to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown after removing a Donald Trump-backed proposal requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.
Five big fights facing Congress in 2024 - NBC News
Jan 1, 2024 · Congress has a lot to do in 2024: prevent two government shutdowns, pass aid for Ukraine and Israel and make a decision about impeaching President Joe Biden.
Highlights from Biden's first address to joint session of Congress
Apr 29, 2021 · President Joe Biden delivers his speech to Congress on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. Watch Biden’s address live, get live updates and fact check.
Senators unveil bipartisan bill to impose tougher asylum and …
Feb 5, 2024 · The bill includes a new emergency authority that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to, as Biden has put it, “shut down” the border if there are too many migrants trying to cross ...
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a shutdown …
Sep 19, 2024 · A handful of Republicans voted to derail Speaker Johnson's plan linking funding to a Trump-backed voter ID bill. The government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless Congress acts.
House passes bills to protect abortion rights, measures doomed in …
WASHINGTON — The House passed two bills Friday on largely party-line votes aimed at protecting abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v ...