Virginia passes Equal Rights Amendment: Setting up constitutional fight
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The Virginia General Assembly voted Wednesday to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, becoming the 38th state to do so.
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Trump administration: Effort to ratify ERA has timed out
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The Trump administration is saying today that the effort initiated in the 1970s to pass the Equal Rights Amendment has timed out.
Update: House passes Spanberger bill to build national 5G strategy
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The House of Representatives voted 413-3 today to pass a bipartisan bill led by U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. that would build a national strategy to protect 5G telecommunications systems in the United States and among U.S. allies.
Spanberger bill to build 5G strategy gets House vote Wednesday
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Legislation introduced by Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., to protect next-generation U.S. telecommunications systems and mobile infrastructure will come up for consideration on the House floor tomorrow.
Bill to combat trafficking, smuggling networks signed into law
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Abigail Spanberger’s legislation to combat Central American trafficking and smuggling networks and strengthen U.S. border security is now law.
Spanberger: Budget deal protects investments in rural broadband
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. joined a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House in passing bipartisan funding bills that would protect funding for rural broadband projects.
Luria, Spanberger back bill to address agricultural labor shortages
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The House voted Wednesday to pass H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019. This bipartisan bill will help Coastal Virginia’s agricultural industry by implementing reforms that aim to address scarcities in labor.
House passes bill to lower prescription drug prices
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The House voted today to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which would lower the costs of key medicines and medical treatments by thousands of dollars, making lifesaving care more affordable for American families.
Spanberger amendment to combat trafficking, smuggling in Central America passes House
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s bipartisan legislation — introduced alongside Rep. Will Hurd (R-TX-23) — to combat Central American trafficking and smuggling networks as part of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
Legislation would encourage local schools districts to develop enhanced STEM learning programs
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger is cosponsoring legislation to empower local school districts to engage girls, young women, and minority students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
