Congress News: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives News
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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.
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.
Debt ceiling vote news: Biden-McCarthy plan passes, heads to …
Jun 1, 2023 · The latest on the debt ceiling deal: The House voted to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden tonight on a 314-117 vote. The bill will now go to the Senate ahead ...
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 ...
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.
Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown, resolving
Mar 19, 2024 · Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the DHS deal in a statement, saying it will allow Congress to finish funding the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends in September.
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 ...
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 ...
Republicans win control of the Senate; House remains up for grabs
Nov 5, 2024 · Americans are poised to elect a new Congress as every seat in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate is up before voters on Election Day.