Senate Tributes to Vice President Biden
Senators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…
3,415 viewsSenators paid tribute to Vice President Biden following a vote to approve the 21st Century Cures Act, a $6.3 billion medical research bill which also included funding for the vice president’…
3,415 viewsChief executive officers Randall Stephenson of AT&T and Jeffrey Bewkes of Time Warne, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and other telecommunications experts testified at a hearing on possib…
2,594 viewsFollowing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) farewell address, the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,871 viewsThe Senate approved the House-passed continuing resolution, which extends government funding until April 28. It also included funding for miners' health care for four months and the water sy…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,915 viewsThe Senate resumed debate on a $6.3 billion medical research bill, which would expedite the development and delivery of medical cures and treatments.
View in Congressional Chronicle12,673 viewsThe Senate convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,488 viewsThe Senate approved H.R. 6792, a bill reauthorizing the 1996 Iran Sanctions Act through December 31, 2026. The vote was 99-0.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,672 viewsThe Senate convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,339 viewsThe Senate debated a bill to expand rural health care, the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act (S. 2873)
View in Congressional Chronicle686 viewsThe Senate resumed initial debate on S.3110, the American Energy and Conservation Act, which would establish revenue sharing for states involved in energy production using land leased from t…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,869 viewsVermont U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Scott Milne (R), and independent candidates Peter Diamondstone, Cris Ericson, and Jerry Trudell, met for a debate in Burl…
1,240 viewsThe Senate resumed debate on H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 9. It also provides funding for Zika vi…
View in Congressional Chronicle697 viewsThe Senate proceeded with H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through December 9, 2016. The bill includes money for Zika virus re…
View in Congressional Chronicle814 viewsThe Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 5325, the legislative vehicle for a short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government past September 30 and avoid a shutdown.
View in Congressional Chronicle339 viewsThe Senate passed 95-3 a water resources development bill that authorizes Army Corps of Engineers projects on flood control and hurricane damage while also providing state loan funds to Flin…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,123 viewsThe Senate continued debate on S. 2848, a water projects bill, which authorizes Army Corps of Engineers flood and hurricane relief projects and provides state loan funds to cities with high …
View in Congressional Chronicle886 viewsThe Senate continued work on H.R. 2577, the Military Construction-VA Appropriation bill, which includes $1.1 billion in Zika virus prevention funding.
View in Congressional Chronicle685 viewsThe Senate passed an opioid abuse treatment bill. Members also voted 89-4 in favor of extending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding to September 30, 2017, and confirmed Carla Hayde…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,276 viewsA House-Senate conference committee met to consider a bill addressing opioid abuse treatment and prevention. S.524, the “Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016,” would authorize th…
771 viewsThe Senate approved a bill to establish voluntary federal labeling standards for genetically modified foods, followed by a procedural vote blocking a defense spending bill.
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