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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.
On August 7, 2022, following the vote-a-rama, an unlimited marathon voting session on amendments, that lasted nearly 16 hours, the Senate passed the bill (as amended) on a 51–50 vote, with all Democrats voting in favor, all Republicans voting against, and Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. [3]
The bills of the 118th United States Congress list includes proposed federal laws that were introduced in the 118th 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.
House lawmakers passed the bill along party lines in 2021, but it failed to advance in the Senate. That Senate vote was the fourth time in 2021 that Republicans blocked voting rights reform.
Harris wants Congress to pass a national law codifying access to a safe abortion. The support of 60 senators is required to pass most legislation in the upper chamber at present.
The act was introduced in the U.S. Senate in June 2018 by the body's three Black members from both parties: Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, and Tim Scott. [2] The legislation passed the Senate unanimously on December 19, 2018. [3] [4] The bill died because it was not passed by the House before the 115th Congress ended on January 3, 2019. [5]
During Thursday’s interview with CNN, Vice President Kamala Harris reiterated her support for a bipartisan Senate bill that would have overhauled the country’s immigration system in an effort ...
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee plan replaced the original S.Res. 202 and S.Res. 202 was passed. June 5, 1950 Conference bill of H.R. 5332 (Foreign-Trade Zones Amendment Act of 1950) to ease restrictions on assembling and processing of foreign goods in the "foreign-trade zones" which the original Act set up in major U.S. ports. [117]