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American Hospital Association1d
Senate committee advances appropriations bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee July 31 advanced the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, ...
Republicans accuse Dems of 'obstruction,' delaying passage of govt funding bills
Senate Republicans continue to hit roadblocks in their race to pass the 12 appropriations bills funding federal agencies for ...
BenefitsPRO1d
Senate Appropriations Committee reverses federal benefits agency budget cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee hopes the Employee Benefits Security Administration will do more to enforce mental health ...
AASA, The School Superintendents Association2d
Senate Committee Advances FY26 LHHS Bill
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill with bipartisan support.
Republicans move to clear final hurdles to funding bill before recess
Senate Republicans are moving swiftly to clear key hurdles in their effort to pass a set of spending bills before the August ...
The Fence Post1d
Senate schedule, Ag approps bill unclear as recess approaches
The Senate is scheduled to leave town this weekend for the traditional August recess until Sept. 2, but what the Senate considers before it leaves and when it leaves are still uncertain. The Senate ...
Both parties promise bipartisanship to pass spending bills before shutdown deadline
The Senate took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill but lawmakers have a long way to go to avoid a government shutdown in September.
Duluth News Tribune1d
Bill would reinstate Twin Metals' mineral leases, stifle withdrawal enforcement
The provisions in the U.S. House's version of an environmental appropriations bill come as the Trump administration seeks to ...
House draft bill bars feds from managing half of a 1.9 million-acre monument
That’s because on July 22, the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives settled on a budget for the U.S.