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7 Dec 2011, 5:20 am
As the House of Representatives and the Senate head to conference on the NDAA, I thought it might be useful to analyze the similarities and differences between the counterterrorism provisions of the two versions of the bill. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 9:18 am
Illinois nursing home lawyers at Pintas & Mullins have serious concerns about a dangerous medical liability bill that recently passed the U.S House of Representatives. [read post]
2 Jun 2017, 7:02 am
The New Hampshire House of Representatives [official website] voted without debate Thursday to remove criminal penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana. [read post]
7 Jun 2009, 9:40 pm
House of Representatives approved legislation that curbs the growing use of what critics call "virtual strip searches" at airport checkpoints. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 10:58 am
The Alabama House of Representatives [official website] approved a bill [text, PDF] on Tuesday that would block funding for state colleges and universities that have "sanctuary policies" and do not abide by state and federal immigration laws. [read post]
10 Oct 2007, 2:10 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives passed the War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 [HR 400 materials] Tuesday, a bill creating new criminal provisions to govern fraud conducted by private defense contractors against the US government. [read post]
26 Mar 2009, 9:28 am
[JURIST] The New Hampshire House of Representatives [official website] voted Thursday to approve a bill [HB 436 text] that would permit same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] in the state. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 4:12 am
The US House of Representatives Oversight Committee [official website] voted [materials] Monday to block Washington, DC's Death with Dignity legislation [text, PDF]. [read post]
3 Nov 2017, 9:58 am
The US House of Representatives Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee [official website] announced [press release] Thursday they will be holding a hearing on November 7 that will examine "the issue of intellectual property rights owned by entities that claim sovereign immunity on the basis of the 11th Amendment or Native American tribal immunity. [read post]
24 Jan 2018, 9:38 am
The Alabama House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill [HB 17 materials] to eliminate special elections when there is a vacancy in the US Senate. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 9:48 am
[JURIST] The Florida House of Representatives [official website] approved a bill [text, PDF] Thursday that would ban the use of religious or foreign law in legal decisions and contracts. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 12:39 pm
[JURIST] The Missouri House of Representatives [official website] on Thursday voted 119-38 in favor of legislation [HB 213, PDF] restricting late-term abortions [JURIST news archive] and imposing penalties on doctors who fail to comply with the new restrictions. [read post]
3 May 2007, 12:15 pm
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] Thursday approved a bill [PDF text; HR 1592 summary] to expand federal hate crimes legislation to include violent attacks against people based on gender or sexuality. [read post]
28 Feb 2018, 10:29 am
The US House of Representatives [official website] voted 388-25 Tuesday to approve a bill [HB 1865 text] meant to curb online sex trafficking. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 7:49 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] voted 307-114 [roll call vote] Thursday to approve legislation that would allow Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees to be transferred to US soil for prosecution. [read post]
1 Feb 2017, 5:18 am
The Arkansas House of Representatives [official website] approved a proposal [HB 1047 materials] on Tuesday that would reinstate a voter identification law that was struck down over two years ago. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 9:52 am
[JURIST] The Hawaii House of Representatives [official website] on Friday voted 31-19 to pass a bill [SB 232 text,] that would recognize same-sex civil unions [JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Aug 2018, 8:07 am
The House of Representatives has voted 283 – 132 to approve legislation (HR 184) that would permanently repeal the Affordable Care Act’s 2.3% excise tax on the sale of certain medical devices. [read post]
22 May 2008, 9:46 am
[JURIST] An attempt by the US House of Representatives to override a presidential veto [JURIST report] of the new Farm Bill [HR 2419 materials] delayed late Wednesday when it was found that a section of the bill had been inadvertently left out of the version originally sent to President George W. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 7:34 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday passed a $40 billion funding bill [HR 240, PDF] for the Department of Homeland Security on a 236-191 vote, which included amendments [text] to repeal two key facets to President Barack Obama's immigration action. [read post]
