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Attempts to Invalidate the Clean Power Plan rule with the Congressional Review Act (CRA)

The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a legislative Loch Ness monster, much discussed and rarely seen. Members of Congress will use the CRA to...
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Transportation Funding — The #HighwayBill

The Highway Trust Fund authorization is set to expire on October 29th. Without an agreement on a highway funding bill, the Department of Transportation...
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Gavel Down: Closing Out the Week in Congress — 10.23.15

POPVOX This Week Top Search on POPVOX: “gun” Most Active Bill on POPVOX: Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R.3762) from Rep. Tom Price (R, GA) Reconciliation...
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The Real “Monuments Men” Recognized by Congress

: The Monuments Men Foundation used your widget last year to help with our outreach and ask our friends and followers to contact...
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Gavel Down: Closing Out the Week in Congress — 10.16.15

Congress was out this week for Recess. We still don’t know who the Speaker will be. Dems debated. Debt Ceiling looms.
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Five Bills on Topics Mentioned in the #DemDebate

You don't have to wait until the Presidential election to weigh in on the issues that are getting discussed on the campaign trail! ...
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Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples

The United States celebrates Columbus Day on the second Monday in October. In recent years, some cities have moved to rename the holiday "Indigenous...
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Mental Health Bills in Congress

Here are the bills in Congress related to Mental Health treatment, care, and caregiving. Several mental health bills are being discussed in the wake...
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Discharge Petition

There actually IS one way that a bill can be brought for a vote even if it does not get reported out of committee...
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Closing Out the Week in Congress — 10.09.15

House GOP Leadership scramble, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, Supreme Court new term, Defense Auth veto threat, and the first successful discharge petition since 2002.
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