He said more time is needed to assess and calculate the “scope and magnitude” of the storms. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana refused to call members of…
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Congress Passes 3 Month Stopgap Measure to Fund Government
Sends legislation to president for signature to avert shutdown. The House and Senate both passed a continuing resolution on Wednesday that will fund the federal government through December…
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Continuing Resolution and SAVE Act Fail in the House
The current fiscal year deadline is September 30. The stopgap spending bill did not pass in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. The measure would have provided…
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House Speaker Schedules Continuing Resolution Vote with SAVE Act
The measure would fund the government for six months and require proof of citizenship to register to vote. After pulling the legislative vote last week due to weak…
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Congress Continues to Broker Federal Appropriations
The House will be out of session next month, limiting the options for keeping the government funded. House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a stopgap bill providing temporary funding…
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House Speaker Cancels Government Funding Bill Vote
The bill was a stopgap measure to avert a shutdown after September 30. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson canceled the scheduled vote on legislation that would keep…
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Congress Awards Gold Medal to 13 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
Speaker Johnson leads ceremony honoring victims of Kabul suicide bombing Speaker of the House Mike Johnson led a ceremony this week that posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal…
Read MoreHouse Speaker Advances Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote
The legislation is being presented with a federal stopgap budget. Annual budget negotiations are ramping up as Congress seeks to keep the federal government funded beyond the September…
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Representative Bill Pascrell Dies at Age 87
The congressman from New Jersey had a recent respiratory illness. Representative Bill Pascrell of New Jersey passed away at the age of 87, his family announced on Wednesday. …
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House Freedom Caucus Pursues CR to Pass Budget After the Election
The group seeks to avoid an omnibus to fund the federal government. The House Freedom Caucus announced before the August recess that they will pursue a continuing resolution…
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