House Passes Extensive Election And Campaign Finance Overhaul Bill
5 years, 10 months ago

House Passes Extensive Election And Campaign Finance Overhaul Bill

NPR  

House Passes Extensive Election And Campaign Finance Overhaul Bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images The House passed an extensive bill Friday that would overhaul the way Americans vote and take aim at the money currently flowing through the U.S. political system. The bill was dubbed the "For The People Act" by House Democrats who want election accessibility and weeding out corruption to be core tenets of their majority agenda the next two years. "We know this bill is not going to be signed into law," said Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, the ranking Republican on the House subcommittee on elections, on the House floor before the vote. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also raised the fact that the bill does not address "ballot harvesting," or the collecting and returning of vote-by-mail ballots by a third-party.

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New spending bill to avert government shutdown passes House
2 weeks, 6 days ago

New spending bill to avert government shutdown passes House

Raw Story  

A last-ditch effort to temporarily fund the government and avert a shutdown passed the House on Friday, a sigh of relief for millions of federal workers whose paychecks were thrust into uncertainty during the holidays. The latest attempt at a funding bill comes after lawmakers scrambled to update the spending bill this week following House Republicans' failure to pass a …

House GOP Hardliners Threaten Government Shutdown Over Baseless Illegal Voters Bill
4 months, 4 weeks ago

House GOP Hardliners Threaten Government Shutdown Over Baseless Illegal Voters Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of hardline House Republican conservatives and libertarians named their price Monday for keeping the government open past Sept. 30: passage of a bill against illegal voting that most experts say isn’t needed. “Furthermore, the Continuing Resolution should include the Act — as called for by President Trump — to prevent non-citizens from voting to preserve …

House tees up final vote for $1.7 trillion spending bill
2 years ago

House tees up final vote for $1.7 trillion spending bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September …

House passes $1.7-trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
2 years ago

House passes $1.7-trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leaves the chamber as the final votes are cast Friday for the $1.7-trillion spending bill that will finance federal agencies and provide aid to Ukraine. A $1.7-trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the …

US House passes massive $1.7 trillion spending bill
2 years ago

US House passes massive $1.7 trillion spending bill

Al Jazeera  

The United States House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass a $1.7 trillion spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown, scheduled to take effect at midnight in Washington DC. https://t.co/2RUI08VXbl — Kevin McCarthy December 23, 2022 “The bipartisan funding bill advances key priorities for our country and caps off a year of historic bipartisan progress for the American …

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6
2 years ago

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6

NPR  

Congress passes election reform designed to ward off another Jan. 6 Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Lawmakers have said over and over that they want to prevent another Jan. 6-style attack on the U.S. Capitol from ever happening again. The omnibus spending bill includes a section that would reform the Electoral Count Act, a …

Congress passes a major spending deal to keep the government funded
2 years ago

Congress passes a major spending deal to keep the government funded

NPR  

Congress passes a major spending deal to keep the government funded Enlarge this image toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Congress passed a nearly $1.7 trillion government funding bill Friday, sending the package to President Joe Biden. Nine House Republicans broke ranks to help Democrats pass the federal spending bill to avoid a government shutdown: Liz Cheney of …

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election
2 years, 3 months ago

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election

NPR  

The House just passed a bill that would make it harder to overthrow an election Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images The House on Wednesday passed a set of electoral reforms aimed at shoring up ambiguities and archaic language in the presidential certification process, some of which former President Donald Trump and his allies tried …

House Passes Democrats’ Sweeping Climate And Health Bill
2 years, 4 months ago

House Passes Democrats’ Sweeping Climate And Health Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats gave President Joe Biden a big win for his economic and environmental agenda Friday as the House passed a sweeping bill to fight climate change, make seniors’ drugs cheaper and boost taxes on corporations. The bill was sharply pared back from the “Build Back Better” bill that passed the House last year and was stalled by …

The House is set to pass the Democrats' climate, health and taxes bill
2 years, 4 months ago

The House is set to pass the Democrats' climate, health and taxes bill

NPR  

The House is set to pass the Democrats' climate, health and taxes bill LEILA FADEL, HOST: Today is a day a lot of Democrats thought might never arrive. FADEL: To talk through what Congress has gotten done and what it might mean or not mean to voters this fall, let's bring in two familiar voices - NPR congressional correspondent Kelsey …

US Congress passes spending bill in win for Biden administration
2 years, 4 months ago

US Congress passes spending bill in win for Biden administration

Al Jazeera  

The bill has breathed life into the Democratic Party’s ambitions to retain control of Congress in upcoming elections. The US Congress has passed the Democratic Party’s climate and healthcare bill in what is likely to be considered the most substantial legislative success of his first term. The bill passed 220-207 on Friday and includes $375bn meant to encourage a shift …

House Democrats pass sweeping healthcare, tax and climate bill
2 years, 4 months ago

House Democrats pass sweeping healthcare, tax and climate bill

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., surrounded by House Democrats, after the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 bill enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday. “We need to do things like that: have people out in their communities, not just their districts but in communities across this country, talking about why this is going to matter.” Rep. Jimmy Gomez …

The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate
3 years, 1 month ago

The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate

NPR  

The House passes a $2 trillion spending bill, but braces for changes in the Senate Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The House voted on near-party lines Friday morning to approve a roughly $2 trillion social and climate spending package, ending months of squabbles among Democrats over the details of the …

House Democrats overcome last-minute right-wing campaign, pass Build Back Better bill
3 years, 1 month ago

House Democrats overcome last-minute right-wing campaign, pass Build Back Better bill

Salon  

After a late-night marathon stunt from the Republican leader in the House of Representatives, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, and a flood of last-minute money from multiple conservative groups targeted at moderates, House Democrats passed President Joe Biden's signature legislation. Vulnerable Democrats like Golden faced ad campaigns in their districts in recent weeks funded by right-wing opponents to President Biden's …

House approves Biden’s social spending plan
3 years, 1 month ago

House approves Biden’s social spending plan

LA Times  

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with, from left, House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal and Rep. Katherine Clark the assistant speaker, speaks to reporters after the House approved the Democrats’ social and environment bill on Friday. Still, the social spending bill — which Democrats call “Build Back Better” — would advance numerous priorities …

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda
3 years, 2 months ago

WATCH: House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in major victory for Biden's agenda

Raw Story  

The House late Friday approved a roughly $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill in a major victory for President Joe Biden's agenda. "The vote hands Biden a victory on a major bipartisan bill, but one that took months to get through Congress and revealed deep divisions in the Democratic Party." "However, moderates and progressives spent months going back and forth over …

House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote
3 years, 2 months ago

House Dems delay huge social bill, plan infrastructure vote

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats abruptly postponed an expected House vote Friday on a 10-year, $1.85 trillion social and environment measure, as leaders’ long struggle to balance demands from progressives and moderates once again dogged the pillar of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. WASHINGTON — With nearly no votes to spare, Democratic leaders tried resolving lingering concerns of moderate lawmakers Friday …

GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead
3 years, 3 months ago

GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again — at the same time pressing ahead on President Joe Biden’s big plans to reshape government. The efforts are not necessarily linked, but the fiscal yearend deadline to fund the government …

Manchin’s opposition clouds future of Dems’ elections bill
3 years, 7 months ago

Manchin’s opposition clouds future of Dems’ elections bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation, leaving no plausible path forward for legislation that his party and the White House have portrayed as crucial for protecting access to the ballot. “Voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will …

Democratic agenda stalls in Congress despite majority control
3 years, 9 months ago

Democratic agenda stalls in Congress despite majority control

Al Jazeera  

Democrats hold levers of power in the White House and Congress but see most of their agenda blocked in the Senate. “Pelosi and the Democratic caucus are going for broke.” House Democratic bills passed On March 3, the House passed a police reform bill named for George Floyd, the Black man whose death last year while being arrested in Minneapolis …

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition
3 years, 10 months ago

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation. The bill is a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country in the wake of Donald Trump’s repeated false …

House Approves Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

House Approves Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill

NPR  

House Approves Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 12:50 p.m. In addition to revamping voting laws, the bill also takes aim at "dark money" in politics by requiring organizations to disclose large donors, and it creates a matching system for small donations. …

Senate Democrats Announce First Order Of Business For New Majority: Fixing Democracy
3 years, 11 months ago

Senate Democrats Announce First Order Of Business For New Majority: Fixing Democracy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING These nearly identical bills contain a suite of policies to protect, enhance and expand democracy, according to supporters. These policies would institute national standards for expanded voting rights, create a system for publicly financed congressional elections, ban undisclosed “dark money” and forbid partisan gerrymandering. Everyone who believes in our Constitutional vision should support reforms that make sure …

US House Democrats okay sweeping plan to ensure fair election for all, Republican-run Senate pledges to slam door on bill
5 years, 10 months ago

US House Democrats okay sweeping plan to ensure fair election for all, Republican-run Senate pledges to slam door on bill

Firstpost  

The bill moves to make Election Day a holiday for federal workers and puts in place a public financing system for congressional campaigns. The White House said in a statement that the Democrats’ plan would “micromanage” elections that now are run largely by states and would establish “costly and unnecessary programs to finance political campaigns” and force taxpayers to fund …

House Democrats Pass Landmark Campaign Finance And Voting Rights Reform Bill
5 years, 10 months ago

House Democrats Pass Landmark Campaign Finance And Voting Rights Reform Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats’ landmark campaign finance, voting rights and ethics reform bill passed the House of Representatives on Friday. It would dramatically expand voting access, create publicly funded House elections, enhance the transparency of money in politics, restore voting rights to millions of ex-felons, strengthen executive branch ethics law and end partisan gerrymandering. If not now, then when?” House …

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