
Senate committee revives, advances controversial immigration enforcement bill
An undocketed bill that had been heard and passed by indefinitely at a previous Senate committee meeting was revived and ultimately reported on a straight party line vote.

An undocketed bill that had been heard and passed by indefinitely at a previous Senate committee meeting was revived and ultimately reported on a straight party line vote.

The Senate passed a bipartisan resolution awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to veterans of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).

The United States Senate voted 96-0 Wednesday to pass the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act, which strengthens our nation’s ability to sanction North Korea.

The Equal Rights Amendment cleared the floor of the Virginia Senate for the fifth time in six years.

Farmers and ranchers are urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives’ lead and repeal country-of-origin labeling, or COOL.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) commented on the Senate Judiciary Committee passage of two U.S. Atttorney nominations.

As part of her plan to create jobs for American workers, Hillary Clinton is outlining a strategy to win the race to lead the world in advanced manufacturing.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined a bipartisan group of 15 senators today in introducing legislation to strengthen the security of the Visa Waiver Program to help prevent terrorists from entering the United States.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced that the Senate unanimously passed the bipartisan Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act, excluding payments from state eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining federal benefits.

Following today’s announcement of the final conference report on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace No Child Left Behind, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine welcomed the bill’s inclusion of key provisions he authored to help prevent sexual assault and strengthen career and technical education (CTE) in schools across the country.
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