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The bills of the 117th United States Congress list includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 117th United States Congress.. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the lower house known as the House of Representatives and the upper house known as the Senate.
The House and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process—legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers. Once a bill is approved by one house, it is sent to the other which may pass, reject, or amend it. For the bill to become law, both houses must agree to identical versions of the bill.
An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018. Popularly known as the "farm bill" or the "Senate farm bill." S. 982: May 16, 2013 Freedom to Fish Act: A bill to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other ...
Despite having 62 cosponsors in the Senate, the bill still needs to be brought up for a vote by the chamber's leadership, and soon. The bill "dies December 31, at the end of the second session of ...
Senate rules require a reconciliation bill’s provisions to have a direct impact on the budget. The Senate parliamentarian issues rulings on what is allowed to be included in the bill. But the ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday was expected to advance a bill to require the federal government to detain migrants living in the U.S. illegally who are suspected of criminal ...
The Senate commenced openly debating the proposal [39] and the proposal was quickly filibustered. [40] On September 17, 1970, a motion for cloture, which would have ended the filibuster, received 54 votes to 36 for cloture, [40] failing to receive the then required a two-thirds majority of senators voting. Other proposals were made in 2005 ...
(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate's homeland security committee voted on Wednesday to approve a bill that could restrict business with Chinese biotech companies like BGI and WuXi AppTec on national ...