Legislation creates pathway to citizenship. The Dream and Promise Act passed in the House of Representatives in a 228-197 vote on Thursday. The bill takes a piecemeal approach…
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House Members Push for NY Governor to Resign
Governor Cuomo currently under investigation. Prominent members of the House of Representatives are calling for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after six women have come forward…
Read MoreHouse Proposes Expanded GI Bill Benefits
Increase in qualifying duties for federal education for Guard and Reserve members. Members of the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to expand the accrual of G.I. Bill…
Read MoreHouse Passes Gun-Control Measures
Expanded background checks among the bills’ provisions. On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a pair of gun-control bills that were blocked in the previous Congress. One measure…
Read MoreHouse Passes COVID-19 Aid Bill
President likely to sign the bill on Friday. In a vote entirely along party lines, the House of Representatives voted to approve a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that…
Read MoreHouse Passes Major Labor Bill
The PRO Act is very pro-labor unions, opponents say. The House of Representatives voted 225-206 to pass a sweeping labor rights bill aimed at making it easier for…
Read MoreLegislators Seek Hearings on Crisis at Southern Border
Welfare of children needs oversight. Several members of Congress have called on the House Oversight and Reform Committee to conduct a hearing on the crisis at the southern…
Read MoreHouse Passes Voting Rights Act
Seeks to institute permanent changes to voting regulations. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a significant piece of legislation that, if passed by the Senate and signed…
Read MoreHouse Passes Justice in Policing Act
Speaker says it addresses systemic racism. The House of Representatives voted 220 to 212 to pass a policing bill named for George Floyd, the man whose death in…
Read MoreClimate Legislation Introduced in House
Requirements on energy sector tightened. Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a bill that would establish requirements for the power sector to achieve 100 percent clean…
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