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House passes Laken Riley Act as 1st bill of new GOP-controlled Congress
The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, passing the bill as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress on a vote of 264 to 159. Forty-eight Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress, but faces uncertain future in Senate
The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.
House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that allows states to sue DHS for harms from illegal immigration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first major piece of legislation of the new Congress, the Laken Riley Act, to mandate immigration officials detain illegal immigrants who
House passes ICC sanctions bill; GOP Senate leader promises to bring it to floor
The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli
D.C. Download: Why all Nevada Democrats voted to advance House GOP immigration bill
Policy changes pertaining to undocumented immigrants — be they congressional or executive — have the potential to upend Nevada, which has the highest percentage of undocumented workers in its workforce of any state.
Nevada Democrats join House Republicans in backing controversial immigration bill
Members of Nevada’s congressional delegation continued their support of GOP-led immigration legislation now on track to become the first bill to pass in the new session
Senate Democrats wrestle with Republicans’ Laken Riley Act to combat illegal immigration
The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.
Republicans move on immigration bill with some bipartisan support
Republican lawmakers pressed forward this week on an immigration bill with bipartisan support as a first push on a tough-on-immigration approach promised by President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in the 2024 election.
House passes International Criminal Court sanctions bill in response to Netanyahu warrant
The House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – a move that comes in response to the ...
Sarah McBride’s introduces her first bill in Congress, which targets predatory credit repair companies
Sarah McBride, the first out transgender person elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, is wasting no time making an ...
House Republican bill would pave way for Trump to acquire Panama Canal for US
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it ...
Pfluger introduces first bill of the 119th Congress
August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced his first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress. The Protecting American Energy Production Act would prohibit any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic ...
Tidal wave of border security bills hit House as Republicans move fast on DC takeover
House Republicans have introduced a slew of border security bills and other conservative policy proposals that were dismissed ...
Senate poised to advance Laken Riley Act after bipartisan House vote
The Senate appears poised to advance a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration Thursday as the issue comes front and ...
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FULL Press Conference: Laken Riley Act
Republican Senators hold a press conference after the Senate voted to advance to begin the debate on the Laken Riley Act.