Congress News: U.S. Senate & House of Representatives News
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House passes $1.2 trillion spending bill, sending it to ... - NBC News
Mar 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The House voted 286-134 on Friday to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate just hours before the deadline to prevent a shutdown.
Mike Johnson won't commit to bringing House back before the …
Oct 6, 2024 · House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday did not commit to calling Congress back into session before the election after President Joe Biden pressed congressional leaders about potential funding ...
House Republicans reject their own funding bill with a ... - NBC News
Sep 19, 2024 · A handful of Republicans voted to derail Speaker Johnson's plan linking funding to a Trump-backed voter ID bill. The government will shut down on Oct. 1 unless Congress acts.
Congress eyes votes on major government funding bill to ... - NBC …
Mar 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders released a massive government funding bill with plans to pass it and avert a shutdown ahead of a late Friday deadline.
Debt ceiling vote news: Biden-McCarthy plan passes, heads to …
Jun 1, 2023 · The latest on the debt ceiling deal: The House voted to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy's debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden tonight on a 314-117 vote. The bill will now go to the Senate ahead ...
House committee meeting devolves into chaos amid personal …
May 17, 2024 · A House Oversight Committee meeting Thursday night devolved into chaos amid personal attacks and partisan bickering in a rare evening session that was supposed to center on a resolution ...
Congress nears a partial spending deal, but ticking clock ... - NBC …
Congress is running out of time to avoid a government shutdown, with members warning that they'll need to pass another short-term bill to keep funding going through the weekend.
Congress announces a deal to avoid a shutdown, resolving
Mar 19, 2024 · Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the DHS deal in a statement, saying it will allow Congress to finish funding the government for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends in September.
Congress strikes deal to avert a partial government shutdown
Feb 28, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Bipartisan negotiators announced Wednesday they have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown this week, securing agreement on half of the dozen must-pass spending bills ...