The bill passed 219-212 along party lines. H.R.4, known as the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, passed the House by a slim margin. The law is named after the…
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Members of the House Introduce Voting Rights Bill
Bill named after late civil rights leader John Lewis Members of the majority in the House of Representatives introduced new legislation this week to advance their initiative of…
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Census Bureau Releases 2020 Population Data
New representational calculus could shape the future of politics. The Census Bureau released the first set of data from the 2020 census on Thursday. The data will shape…
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Border Security of America Act Introduced in House
Border policies are a complete disaster, one legislator says. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New…
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Hearings on January 6 Capitol Protest Commence
DOJ says former Trump officials can testify. Hearings began Tuesday morning before the select committee of House members to determine exactly what happened at the U.S. Capitol, who…
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House Bill Would Fund States to Construct Border Wall
States would receive $22 billion in direct payments. Last month, members of a House study committee visited a section of the border wall in Texas that was nearly…
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House Bill Excludes Hyde Amendment
The legislation would require tax-payer-funded abortions. A bill that would force American tax dollars to pay for abortions is moving forward in Congress. House members voted to eliminate…
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House Creates January 6 Investigation Committee
Senate had rejected bipartisan independent commission. On Wednesday in a vote of 222-190, the House of Representatives passed legislation to create a committee focused solely on investigating the…
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House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues from Capitol
Representatives voted 305-113 in favor of the measure. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved the removal of statues of Confederate leaders from the Capitol Building by a…
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House Bills Would Dilute Chinese Telecom Dominance
New proposals under consideration by House Energy and Commerce Committee. Legislators in the House of Representatives are looking to curtail China’s increasing dominance in the telecommunications sphere. As…
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