POPVOX Daily Digest - June 12, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the House:The House made progress on Wednesday on a defense authorization bill, and passed several smaller bills dealing with the complex issue of financial swaps and...
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From our Hill Sources:The House was in Friday and passed a $638 billion defense authorization bill: H.R. 1960, the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA sets defense policy for the...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 18, 2013
From our Hill Sources:In the House:The House was in session and quickly passed several suspension bills.One bill (H.R. 588) alters a Senate-amended bill aimed at allowing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 19, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the Senate:On Tuesday, the Senate made progress toward passing a bipartisan yet divisive immigration bill, S. 744.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would file a motion...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 20, 2013
From our Hill sources:The House was working late into Wednesday night on amendments to the farm bill, H.R. 1947. Among the several amendments considered, the House turned away a Democratic amendment...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 21, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the House:The House started early and was on track to pass a Farm Bill, but in the final vote, the bill failed 195-234.The bill was H.R. 1947, and included some reforms to...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 24, 2013
From our Hill sources:The Senate pushed the bipartisan Senate immigration bill through an important procedural vote on Monday, setting up a final vote later this week.Senators voted 67-27 in favor of...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 25, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the Senate:The Senate decided on Tuesday to set up a series of Wednesday votes that should allow senators to approve the bipartisan immigration bill by Thursday or...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 26, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the Senate:The Senate on Wednesday cleared more procedural hurdles to passing a bipartisan immigration bill.Senators took three votes Wednesday, one of which was to defeat a...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 27, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the Senate:After a few long weeks, the Senate finally passed a bipartisan immigration plan, sending the bill to the House.The Senate approved the Border Security, Economic...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 8, 2013
From our Hill sources:The House and Senate were in briefly Monday, their first day back from the July 4 recess.In the Senate:The Senate set up a procedural vote on S. 1238, the Keep Student Loans...
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From our Hill sources:In the House:The House spent the day on amendments to a bill funding the Department of Energy and federal water projects for 2014.HR 2609 The Energy and Water Development and...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 10, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the Senate:The Senate held a procedural vote on a student loan bill Wednesday, but as expected, it failed, sending senators back to the drawing board on how to handle the...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 11, 2013
From our Hill sourcesIn the House:The House spent all day passing a farm bill that excludes nutrition programs for the needy, which led Democrats to protest the bill throughout the day.The House...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - June 15, 2013
From our Hill Sources:In the Senate:Senators from both parties held a meeting lasting several hours on Senate procedures — specifically, whether they can agree to a deal that allows consideration of...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 16, 2013
From our Hill Sources:In the Senate:The Senate started the day with the possibility of making radical changes to the filibuster system, but ended with a deal allowing votes this week on several Obama...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 17, 2013
From our Hill sources:In the House:The House voted Wednesday to delay two health insurance mandates under the Affordable Health Act or "ObamaCare." Republicans brought the measures in response to the...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 18, 2013
From our Hill Sources:In the House:The House was in to start work on a bill rewriting federal education policy.HR 5 The Student Success Act.This legislation would give states more authority to set...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 19, 2013
Form our Hill Sources:The House was in session and passed legislation that would revamp the federal government's role in education.HR 5 The Student Success Act.House Members passed this bill in a...
View ArticlePOPVOX Daily Digest - July 22, 2013
From our Hill Sources:The House considered five suspension bills on Monday, and passed them all:HR 697 The Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act conveying park land in Nevada to the city of...
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