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2 Jul 2010, 7:32 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Thursday approved a bill [HR 5503 materials] that would increase compensation for injured workers and victims' families that have filed claims against BP as a result of the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in the Gulf of Mexico. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 7:02 am
The US House of Representatives Agricultural Committee will hold hearings today on Big Data and Agriculture: Innovations and Implications. [read post]
17 Feb 2005, 1:58 pm
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] has approved the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 [bill summary], a bill intended to curb class action lawsuits by transfering most large, multi-state class actions to federal courts. [read post]
16 May 2012, 10:19 am
Despite being on the books for nearly two decades and there being little evidence of any abuse of visa categories designed to help immigrant victims of violence, the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is seeking to strip out provisions in VAWA relating to immigrants despite the fact that the Senate has already voted to keep that section in the law.The White House is threatening to veto the bill if those protections are taken out. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 9:25 am
The special election will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of State Representative Lisa Heddens. [read post]
24 Mar 2017, 5:27 am
For years, members of the House of Representatives and a number of members of the Senate have expressed concern over the EB-5 visa program. [read post]
11 Jan 2007, 12:03 pm
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] passed HR 3 [resolution summary] Thursday, which would amend the Public Health Service Act [text] to allow for additional embryonic stem cell [JURIST news archive] research. [read post]
31 Aug 2009, 6:24 am
Represented by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the residents are taking legal action to preserve their housing. [read post]
8 Dec 2018, 10:30 am
On January 3, Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives and all of its committees. [read post]
9 May 2017, 1:58 pm
The 164-unit Allendale apartments in west Baltimore represent a shift in providing public housing to private ownership in an attempt to revitalize long neglected properties. [read post]
24 Dec 2010, 9:21 am
Freedom House commended U.S. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 12:07 pm
[JURIST] The Arizona House of Representatives [official website] approved a bill [text] on Friday that would allow lawful possession of guns on the public-right-of ways of university campuses. [read post]
3 Jan 2020, 8:02 am
Brad Little appointed Lauren Necochea to fill the vacant House of Representatives District 19 seat. [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 9:50 am
[JURIST] The Ohio House of Representatives [official website] on Wednesday approved a bill that would make illegal any abortion performed once a fetal heartbeat can be detected. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 6:10 am
[JURIST] The Kansas House of Representatives [official website] approved a bill [HB 2384; PDF] Wednesday that prohibits a governing body from passing a law that would infringe on an individual's right to religion, which some suggest is a guise to discriminate against same-sex couples. [read post]
10 Jun 2015, 5:48 am
WASHINGTON — Jamba Juice, Dunkin’ Donuts and fresh sushi are coming to the House of Representatives. [read post]
8 Jun 2006, 3:09 am
The House version approved late Wednesday Tuesday is identical [read post]
28 Apr 2005, 7:03 am
[JURIST] The US House of Representatives passed a bill late Wednesday that would make it illegal to take minors across the state lines for abortions. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 7:07 am
A few months ago there was lots of excitement about the announced plans for the US House of Representatives to vote on H.R. 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (MORE Act). [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 1:43 pm
On September 21, 2016, the House of Representatives approved HR 5659, the Expanding Seniors Receiving Dialysis Choice Act of 2016, which would allow Medicare beneficiaries with end stage renal disease (ESRD) to enroll in Medicare Advantage plans beginning in 2020. [read post]
