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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s work to implement the MISSION Act, which was designed to impr…

The Senate by voice vote passed a short-term spending bill to fund the government through February 8, 2019. Members also voted in favor of limiting debate on Joseph Maguire’s nomination to b…

Jay Clayton, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. Lawmakers asked him about a variety of issues, includi…

The Senate voted to limit debate on a criminal justice reform bill, the First Step (Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person) Act. The bill reduces…

The Senate voted 56-41 to approve a resolution ending U.S. military aid in the war in Yemen. Senators also approved by voice vote a resolution condemning the killing of Washington Post contr…

Federal Trade Commission Chair Joseph Simons and other commissioners testified on the agency’s budget and priorities. Senators asked questions on a variety of consumer protection topics, inc…

The Senate confirmed two nominations: Kathleen Kraninger to be the next Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, and Bernard McNamee to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissio…

The Senate continued work on judicial and executive nominations. Members advanced the nominations of Jonathan Kobes to be a circuit court judge for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and Ka…

The Senate voted to limit debate on a two-year $20 billion bill to set policy and programs for the Coast Guard. The bill requires the Coast Guard to enforce new rules from the Environmental …

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on implementing positive train control (PTC) technology, which is designed to automatically stop a train before certa…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on the agency’s priorities. He addressed several ongoing issues including working to improve …

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on the challenges facing companies working to extend broadband access in rural areas of the U.S. Experts testified on…

The Senate debated a number of executive nominations. Members voted to confirm Jeffrey Clark to be assistant attorney general for the environment and natural resources, Eric Dreiband to be a…

A Senate Commerce Subcommittee held a hearing on preventing abuse of amateur athletes with officials from USA Weightlifting, U.S. Figure Skating, USA Swimming, and USA Bobsled and Skeleton. …

The Senate continued the legislative day of September 28, 2018. Members voted in favor of limiting debate on a five-year Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) re-authorization.

Executives from Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Google, Twitter, and Charter Communications testified on data privacy before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. The committee was…

Treasury, Homeland Security, and State Department officials testified before the Senate Banking Committee about sanctions against Russia. Witnesses were challenged by committee members of bo…

The Senate approved the final version of H.R. 6157, a two-bill spending package funding the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education for fiscal year 2019. The …

Senators paid tribute to the late Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who died on August 25 at the age of 81. Members also confirmed several nominations: Richard Clarida, vice chair of the Federal R…

The Senate passed H.R. 6157, a two-bill $857 billion fiscal year 2019 spending package containing the two largest annual spending bills that fund the Defense Department as well as the Labor,…