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GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress, but faces uncertain future in Senate
The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.
Laken Riley Act: House poised to pass 1st bill of 119th Congress
The House of Representatives is poised to vote on the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday after it easily passed last year.
House passes Laken Riley Act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on Democrats
The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year.
House to vote on Laken Riley Act as first bill of new Congress
The House will vote at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress.
House approves immigration measure honoring Laken Riley in first bill
The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.
US House of Representatives set to vote on Laken Riley Act
The passage of the Laken Riley Act allows immigration officials to detain non-U.S. citizens accused of certain crimes
Laken Riley's family says bill in her name 'has our full support' with House vote happening today
The bill seeks to give ICE and state governments more resources against those who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes.
Immigration Takes Center Stage As 119th Congress Takes Up Laken Riley Act
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on the Laken Riley Act, the first bill of the 119th Congress, on Tuesday (January 7). Named after Laken Riley, a nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant,
4 Biggest Fights Facing Congress Right Now, and Why They Matter
With the 119th session of Congress in full swing, both chambers are preparing for big fights over the debt ceiling, another ...
Watch Live: House Republicans hold first leadership meeting of the 119th Congress
House GOP members are holding a news conference at 10 a.m. ET as they make preparations to pass two of President-elect Donald ...
Acts of Congress and historic settlement: Smitty Check named for late Fort Bragg soldier
An act named after late soldier passed in the National Defense budget and his mother reached a settlement in medical ...
Congress counts electoral votes on Jan. 6. What to know as lawmakers finalize the 2024 presidential election results.
Several changes to the electoral vote count process have been enacted since a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the ...
Why Congress Should Act Now To Prevent Another Pandemic
Medical experts argue that Congress should provide significant funding for medical research to combat bird flu.
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
President-elect Donald Trump says he won’t rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and ...
How the Electoral Count Reform Act changed Congress' process on Jan. 6
Monday's joint session will be governed by a revised set of procedures that clarify the vice president's role, a change aimed at preventing attempts to overturn election results.
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Congress Failed to Pass WIOA Update. What Does That Mean for Higher Ed?
Congress looked set to pass the bipartisan bill to update the workforce development law but then scrapped the legislation at ...
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Congress launches early immigration crackdown ahead of Trump inauguration
Hill leaders are setting up the first votes of the 119th Congress this week — on a bill at the center of a heated political ...