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Senate GOP appropriators want their leaders to bring a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills to the floor before August recess, Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday.
A new bipartisan Senate bill would require companies that run health plans to hand over data to employers who insure their workers more quickly, or face thousands of dollars in penalties.
Republicans plan to strip $400 million in global AIDS program cuts from President Donald Trump's rescission package, as Sen. John Thune plows forward before funding holds expire.
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Republicans in the House and Senate have until Friday to pass the recissions measure that targets foreign assistance and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
A federal bill passed by the U.S. Senate this week threatens to pull nearly $9 billion in funding from public broadcasting over the next two years.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans will vote on a Russia sanctions bill once Trump approves it, as pressure mounts on Moscow to negotiate peace in Ukraine.
Senators began voting Wednesday on amendments to a large foreign aid and public broadcasting rescissions package.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) - A new Senate Bill would make it illegal to tamper with a vehicle’s emission system. Senate Bill 80 would allow the DMV to levy a misdemeanor citation and fines of up to $1,000 for an intentional modification to the system.
A Senate bill targeting fraud charges tied to the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which BI previously reported on, moved forward this week.