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19 Nov 2011, 9:50 am by James Hamilton
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) has introduced bi-partisan legislation prohibiting Members of Congress from engaging in insider trading. [read post]
10 Apr 2017, 7:20 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate, Valerie Heitshusen, Specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process; Richard S. [read post]
9 Jun 2009, 12:56 pm
  Congress heard you, and this Thursday, June 11th, the Senate is holding a hearing on amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. [read post]
11 Oct 2004, 12:35 pm
The bill will need to be reintroduced in the new Congress that begins in January and reconsidered by the Senate Indian [read post]
24 Jan 2009, 1:46 pm
Membership of the 111th Congress: A Profile is a brief Congressional Research Service (CRS) report that provides a fascinating snapshot of the new House and Senate membership by selected category--age, gender, ethnicity, education, religion, prior occupation (from NFL football player to casino dealer), foreign birth and military service. [read post]
26 Dec 2012, 12:37 pm by Margaret Wood
  The Senate’s Virtual Reference Desk Glossary website defines a lame duck session as: When Congress (or either chamber) reconvenes in an even-numbered year following the November general elections to consider various items of business. [read post]
17 Jan 2019, 10:00 am by Dan Ernst
Senate Historical Office; John Lawrence, University of California Washington Center. [read post]
7 Dec 2011, 5:48 pm by Ernster the Virtual Library Cat
Now Congress has gotten into the act, although it is unclear if Congress has the authority to require the Court to permit televised proceedings. [read post]
16 Jun 2009, 9:03 am
Shulman, requesting assistance while Congress works to address certain penalties assessed on... [read post]
18 Mar 2021, 6:37 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
GovTrack – “We’re tracking the impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, on the operations of Congress. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 5:50 pm by James Hamilton
The Senate is set to pass legislation barring members of Congress from profiting on inside information they obtain as part of the job and that is not readily available to the public. [read post]
24 Feb 2009, 12:01 am
US_Capitol_Dome_2006.jpg Legislation passed the House but could not overcome a cloture vote in the Senate in the last Congress In the last Congress, a Reporter Shield law received strong support in the House but stalled in the Senate. [read post]
12 Dec 2007, 9:30 pm
Senate Finance Chair Max Baucus Ranking Member Chuck Grassley yesterday unveiled a modified package of energy tax legislation for consideration by Congress this year: Senate Finance Committee, Press Release Senate Finance Committee, Summary Legislative Table of Contents Legislative Text Joint... [read post]
17 May 2018, 2:25 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The Constitution ties the ambitions of representatives and senators to Congress as an institution by prohibiting members of Congress from exercising the executive or judicial powers. [read post]
24 Mar 2022, 6:52 pm by Gerard Magliocca
In response to a question about the power of a supermajority of Congress to remove a disqualification, here is what Senator Howard said: "I understand that the clause gives to Congress full discretionary power to grant an amnesty in an individual case, when applied for, or as a part of the whole. [read post]
7 Dec 2016, 10:41 am by Tom Smith
Here is a brief summary of his plan: After the 114th Congress expires, but before the 2016 class of senators is sworn into the 115th Congress, there will only be 66 senators. [read post]
8 Dec 2020, 7:57 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Senate has released 10 additional years of bill status XML bulk data on govinfo. [read post]
25 Nov 2003, 1:35 pm
AP reports that Congress is giving up on energy legislation this year, after failures in the Senate to get a bill approved. [read post]
4 Jun 2008, 10:50 pm
"This online Guide to the House and Senate Members of the 110th Congress is intended to be a single point... [read post]