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26 Aug 2009, 9:10 pm
Here’s the report from TaxNews.com: The two senior members of the tax-writing Finance Committee of the US Senate have warned that the recent settlement between the Internal Revenue Service and [...] [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 4:04 am
A US Senate Committee concluded an investigation of government military contractors and has called for greater scrutiny of them. [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 7:06 pm
A US Senate Committee concluded an investigation of government military contractors and has called for greater scrutiny of them. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 12:35 pm
The US Senate voted on Friday morning to end discussion and advance Brett M. [read post]
6 Oct 2018, 2:28 pm
The confirmation vote comes after the US Senate voted to end discussion early Friday morning. [read post]
18 Dec 2020, 4:27 am
As reported by The Times of Israel, Senator Ron Wyden, a son of Jewish parents who fled Nazi Germany,... [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 9:37 am
Today they are being used by Senate Republicans. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 9:53 am
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected Sunday a lawsuit by the Republican Party that attempted to modify absentee ballot rules ahead of Georgia’s US Senate runoffs. [read post]
5 Aug 2009, 10:51 am
Senate [...] [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 4:11 am
From the Senate Report:Senators "asked the Food and Drug Administration to describe what steps the agency has taken to protect patients in an ongoing Avandia clinical trial, and why the study is allowed to continue, given that the FDA itself estimated that the drug caused approximately 83,000 excess heart attacks between 1999 and 2007. [read post]
11 Dec 2006, 7:23 am
The Senate has passed a relatively uncontroversial bill which would criminalize obtaining another person's phone records without authorization.This kind of so-called "pretexting" has been in the news lately, due to the scandal at Hewlett Packard.A House version provides for fines of $250,000 and 10 years in prison, while the Senate bill provides for 10 years and $500,000.Not in the bill are requirements to protect customer information or protections for other kinds… [read post]
11 Apr 2007, 3:08 am
The Senate resolution, sponsored by Sen. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 12:29 pm
A bill introduced in the Senate is aimed at accelerating the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process for new drugs and treatments needed by patients with serious or life-threatening diseases. [read post]
22 Jun 2007, 6:54 am
There's plenty of coverage around the net:CNN: Senate OKs Energy Bill. [read post]
15 Feb 2013, 12:41 am
She said that border security was often used as an excuse to prevent meaningful changes. [read post]
28 Nov 2018, 3:14 am
(I discussed this judicial/political entrenchment phenomenon at greater length back in early October.)On the broader question of whether the representational imbalance in the Senate is justifiable and/or lamentable, I highly recommend (i) this very interesting recent post by Mike Dorf in which he concludes that although "the Senate is a problem, . . . it is not a problem that systematically disfavors Democrats, except in the short run"; (ii) Richard… [read post]
6 Jun 2006, 3:34 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] continues debate Tuesday on the Marriage Protection Amendment [PDF text; SJ Res 1 summary], a proposal for a constitutional amendment defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman. [read post]
11 Jun 2007, 12:06 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate voted 53-38 [roll call] Monday on a cloture motion [Senate backgrounder] limiting debate on a joint resolution expressing its lack of confidence [JURIST report] in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [JURIST news archive], effectively stopping the resolution from coming to a floor vote. [read post]
6 Aug 2009, 9:11 am
[JURIST] The US Senate [official website] confirmed Sonia Sotomayor [WH profile; JURIST news archive] for the Supreme Court by a vote of 68-31 Thursday. [read post]
22 May 2007, 8:25 am
[JURIST] Leaders in the US Senate said Monday that a final vote on an immigration reform agreement [JURIST report] reached last week will be delayed until June due to opposition [JURIST report] from both sides in Congress. [read post]
