Suicide prevention, mental health legislation gets overwhelming U.S. House approval
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The Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act passed the U.S. House on Wednesday with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 402-20.
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Senate votes to pass most significant gun control legislation in 30 years
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The United States Senate voted 65-33 to pass the bipartisan Safer Communities Act – landmark legislation to curb gun violence in the wake of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo, and cities across the nation.
Senate Agriculture Committee advances bipartisan bill to lower meat prices
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The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee today voted to advance U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s legislation to help lower food prices and tackle anticompetitive practices in the American meat and poultry industries.
Senate bill would help retired firefighters, cops pay for healthcare coverage
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A Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation that will make it easier for retired public safety officers to get a tax benefit to pay for healthcare coverage.
Warner, Kaine join Senate Democrats’ call for extension of child nutrition waivers
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 30 of their Senate colleagues in a push to extend the child nutrition waivers that have kept many children from going hungry throughout the pandemic, both during the school year and in the summer.
Warner on Senate passage of the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) today applauded the Senate passage of the Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act of 2021, legislation to provide much-needed relief for individuals who previously consolidated their student loan debt with a spouse.
Senate Intel Committee members urge sanctions on Putin enablers
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The Senate Intelligence Committee is urging the Biden administration to increase sanctions on enablers of Vladimir Putin’s regime amidst its unprovoked and illegal war in Ukraine.
Senate fails to advance legislation protecting women’s right to choose
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The question that we’ve needed to ask for months, if not years, smacked us in the face today again: what do Senate Democrats get out of having Joe Manchin in their caucus?
Senate bill would extend free, healthy meals for children in summer months
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The Support Kids Not Red Tape Act would grant the USDA additional flexibility so that schools and summer meal sites can stay open and improve access to free, healthy meals for children.
Senate bill backed by Kaine seeks to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin
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According to the Health Care Costs Institute, insulin prices nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, with the average price for a 40-day supply of insulin increasing from $344 to $666 during that span.
