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A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday to recognize and reaffirm the significant contributions of the African diaspora to the growth and prosperity of the United States.
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has dropped his request to include a proposal to expedite the permitting and environmental review process for new energy projects in a government funding extension, opening the door for the funding extension to pass in the U.S. Senate.
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Two pieces of legislation in the U.S. Senate are aimed at making it easier for Americans to register to vote and to know their registration status.
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The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released a report on foreign threats against the country just before a hearing was held with expert witness testimony.
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This week the U.S. Senate will vote on legislation to ensure transparency in elections.
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Customer service concerns and ongoing processing backlogs are why 93 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate continue to encourage the Internal Revenue Service to resolve issues.
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American farmers and agribusinesses are positioned to be more competitive in the global economy with the U.S. Senate’s Aug. 10 passage of President Joe Biden’s bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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The Chesapeake Bay restoration effort stands to get a hefty infusion of funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal reached in the U.S. Senate.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring has joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that protects individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The U.S. Senate voted 54-35 Friday in favor of creating a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, falling six votes short of blocking a threatened Republican filibuster.
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