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A later version of the bill that changed a minor provision of which the president disapproved was quickly passed by Congress (H.R. 4986) and was enacted with the president's approval as Pub.L. 110–181 on January 28, 2008.
In the November 2008 elections, the Democratic Party increased its majorities in both chambers (including – when factoring in the two Democratic caucusing independents – a brief filibuster-proof 60-40 supermajority in the Senate), and with Barack Obama being sworn in as president on January 20, 2009, this gave Democrats an overall federal ...
Died February 11, 2008. A special election was held April 8, 2008. Jackie Speier (D) April 8, 2008 Maryland 4th: Albert Wynn (D) Resigned May 31, 2008, having lost re-nomination. A special election was held June 17, 2008. Donna Edwards (D) June 17, 2008 Ohio 11th: Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) Died August 20, 2008. A special election was held ...
It seems that many of our congresscritters took advantage of the public outcry for a quick passage to pack a bunch of pork into the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
On September 24, 2008, after the onset of the 2007–2008 financial crisis, McCain announced that he was suspending his campaign to return to Washington so he could help craft a $700 billion bailout package for the troubled financial industry, and he stated that he would not debate Obama until Congress passed the bailout bill. [102]
This is a chronological list of United States federal legislation passed by the 107th and subsequent United States Congresses, starting in 2001. It includes links to articles on major legislation. For comprehensive lists, see the lists of acts passed by each Congress. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal ...
2008 California ballot propositions (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "2008 ballot measures in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The bill also includes new guidelines on election audits, requiring that the risk of an incorrect outcome does not exceed 8% during the 2024 election season, and dropping to 5% by 2028.