Legislation - Page 46

June 15, 2019

Trump backs bill to ban flag-burning: ‘A no brainer!’

Some Republicans in Congress on Friday reintroduced a proposal calling for a ban on burning the American flag – and they’ve already won an endorsement from President Trump.

June 3, 2019

House approves $19.1B disaster aid bill blocked three times by Republicans

The House of Representatives approved a $19.1 disaster relief bill Monday, sending the measure to President Trump after conservative Republican lawmakers had blocked three separate attempts to pass the bill by a voice vote last week.

May 2, 2019

Texas House passes bill allowing unlicensed handgun owners to carry in public during disaster

The Texas House approved a measure that lets gun owners to carry their weapons in the open or concealed for a week after a government declaration of a disaster. The vote was 102-29. The next step will be a state Senate hearing.

April 9, 2019

House Democrats postpone budget measure vote amid progressive resistance

House Democratic leaders scrapped a scheduled Wednesday vote on a budget measure backed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., amid opposition from left-wing members of the caucus.

March 14, 2019

Ohio ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban passes Senate as governor vows to sign it

The Ohio Senate passed the so-called ‘heartbeat’ bill Wednesday that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.

March 12, 2019

Georgia Democrat pushes 'testicular bill of rights' to parody ‘heartbeat’ abortion bill

A Georgia state lawmaker is drafting legislation banning vasectomies and requiring men to get permission from their sex partners before obtaining a prescription for Viagra

March 7, 2019

NJ teens that tweeted their civil rights bill into law will now lobby for federal funding

For three years teens at Hightstown High had researched, drafted, and even tweeted to the President to turn their class lesson into federal law

March 6, 2019

Cost of 'Medicare-for-all' health care plan is 'a little scary,' Democratic campaign chief says

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos weighed in on the hotly debated "Medicare-for-all" bill — a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system — on Tuesday, shrugging it off as just "an idea."

February 25, 2019

Jon Stewart praises Trump DOJ, pushes bipartisan bill to give 9-11 victims 'the care they earned'

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday introduced a plan to ensure that all 9/11 first responders and survivors, who have become ill due to exposure to toxins and chemicals, receive their full compensation from the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, despite a funding shortfall revealed earlier this month.  

February 13, 2019

Rep. Liz Cheney enters draft summary of Green New Deal into Congressional Record

House Republicans announced Wednesday that they have entered an outline of the controversial "Green New Deal" and a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the sweeping Democratic proposal into the Congressional Record after the document was deleted from the website of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.