
Senate fails to advance voter protection bill
The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance S.1, For the People Act, a bill that would protect and strengthen the right to vote.

The Senate failed to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance S.1, For the People Act, a bill that would protect and strengthen the right to vote.

The Senate voted on Tuesday to pass the United States Innovation and Competition Act, bipartisan legislation that includes provisions to foster U.S. innovation in the race for 5G and shore up American leadership in the microelectronics industry.

The Senate Rules Committee and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued a bipartisan report on the security, planning, and response failures that led to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.

Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who represented Virginia in the Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2009, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner took to the Senate floor this week in support of the United States Innovation and Competition Act.

A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed State Sen. Amanda Chase’s suit challenging the Senate vote to censure her for her participation in the events surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Legislation that would help farmers participate in carbon markets has been reintroduced to the U.S. Senate for consideration after clearing the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on April 22.

The campaign for ratification of the ERA is in the middle of a global pandemic with women losing jobs at a much higher rate than men, especially affecting women of color.

Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are urging congressional leaders to quickly confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees to oversee the U.S. Postal Service.

A bipartisan group led by Mark Warner and Bob Menendez has introduced legislation to develop a partnership and strategy among democratic countries to compete against growing technological strength and influence of the Chinese Communist Party.
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