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27 Jul 2008, 10:05 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] in a special Saturday session passed [vote summary] by 72-13 the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 [HR 3221 materials], designed to address problems from the country's so-called "sub-prime mortgage collapse. [read post]
5 Nov 2014, 8:41 am
Senate majority - Republicans captured majority control of the Senate Tuesday, gaining at least seven seats as Democrats faced strong political headwinds in midterm elections where discontent with President Obama was a decisive theme. [read post]
31 May 2022, 8:19 pm
This US Supreme Court ruling, which did not include the Court’s reasoning, could affect the close Republican US Senate primary election in Pennsylvania between David McCormick and Dr. [read post]
8 Feb 2021, 1:38 am
Chief Justice,” he said, addressing William Rehnquist, who was presiding over the trial, “I object to the use and the continued use of the word ‘jurors’ when referring to the Senate. [read post]
3 Jan 2021, 6:02 pm
A group of US Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday issued a joint statement ahead of the Electoral College certification process on January 6 to contest President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. [read post]
5 May 2020, 11:51 am
Subcommittee staff were keen on using end-to-end encryption technology for any remote voting. [read post]
14 Jul 2005, 1:44 pm
[JURIST] US Senators said Thursday at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing [witness list, statements] that Congress should enact legislation to define the legal status of prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, while the Pentagon called such a plan too restrictive since present laws enable the US to detain the prisoners for an unlimited period of time. [read post]
3 Feb 2005, 9:11 am
[JURIST] The US Senate has voted 60-36 to confirm White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales as US Attorney General, succeeding John Ashcroft. [read post]
9 Jul 2009, 8:38 am
From the Border Action Network: US Senate Disdains Border Communities and Votes to Continue Dysfunctional Border Wall Concerns Expressed by Border Sector Were Ignored by Majority of Senators El Paso, Texas, July 8th, 2009. [read post]
31 Oct 2013, 11:03 am
Senate Foreign Relations Committee has decided to revive the debate... [read post]
5 Sep 2018, 3:40 pm
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing for Supreme Court Nominee, Judge Brett M. [read post]
5 May 2009, 2:48 am
[JURIST] US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) was chosen Monday by Senate Republicans to replace newly-declared Democrat Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) as ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee [official websites]. [read post]
15 Dec 2007, 5:16 pm
House and Senate negotiators had added language to HR 2082 [materials] that would bar the CIA from using [read post]
24 Jan 2006, 10:26 am
Specter confirms recent speculation that this will be the first item on the agenda when the Senate comes back from recess. [read post]
14 Nov 2017, 11:30 am
On November 14, 2017, I will be testifying before the US Senate's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 8:19 am
DONATE NOW The post US Senate Democrats introduce ‘College Athletes Bill of Rights’ appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
30 Apr 2018, 3:30 am
By US Army [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsLate last week, U.S. [read post]
1 Aug 2007, 10:32 am
[JURIST] The US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee [official website] approved a bill Wednesday to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] to regulate tobacco. [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 1:12 pm
The US Senate [official website] approved legislation [materials] Thursday amending the Safe Drinking Water Act [materials] to provide $100 million in emergency funding to repair pipes in cities suffering from lead contamination, such as Flint, Michigan [CNN backgrounder]. [read post]
15 Mar 2005, 11:40 pm
[JURIST] Riggs Bank [official website], Citigroup [official website], Bank of America [official website] and six other banks helped former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile] create a secret network of accounts to hide assets from US examiners and international prosecutors, according to a report released Tuesday by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) [official [read post]
