Congress News: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives News
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Mike Johnson won't commit to bringing House back before the …
Oct 6, 2024 · House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding ...
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a ... - NBC News
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 committee meeting devolves into chaos amid personal …
May 17, 2024 · A House Oversight Committee meeting Thursday night devolved into chaos amid personal attacks and partisan bickering in a rare evening session that was supposed to center on a resolution ...
House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to ... - NBC News
Mar 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The House voted 286-134 on Friday to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate just hours before the deadline to prevent a shutdown.
Congress eyes votes on major government funding bill to ... - NBC …
Mar 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders released a massive government funding bill with plans to pass it and avert a shutdown ahead of a late Friday deadline.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
House reintroduces bill to resolve Puerto Rico’s territorial status
The Puerto Rico Status Act, which seeks to resolve its territory status and its relationship to the U.S. through a federally binding plebiscite, was reintroduced in the House on Thursday.