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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes consisted of House and Senate passage of the The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, H.R. 748. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 29th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress |
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| Excerpt: | The legislation now goes to the United States House of Representatives for further consideration. It is backed by Donald Trump. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, National Defense |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Disaster Recovery, Fiscal Responsibility |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate approval of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the rejection of several amendments to the Act. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House approval of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and Senate disapproval of a Betsy DeVos rule on student loan forgiveness. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House and Senate approval of an emergency coronavirus response package and House passage of a bill to add airport security workers to the civil service. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 8th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes including House passage of historic anti-lynching legislation and Senate rejection of Republican schemes to put up barriers to reproductive healthcare. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House approval of a bill expanding wilderness protections and Senate approval of a resolution reasserting Congress' power to declare war. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, February 16th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 and the Senate's refusal to convict Donald Trump. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, February 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the revocation of the 2002 Iraq invasion AUMF in the House and the defeat of efforts to call witnesses in the Senate's Trump removal trial. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | Find out Cascadia’s United States Senators voted on motions pertaining to the rules for Donald Trump's removal trial. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the transmission of impeachment articles/appointment of trial managers and ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a House resolution requiring the Trump regime to obtain advance congressional authorization prior to attacking Iran and Senate approval of a nominee to lead the Small Business Administration. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 12th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate approval of the 2019 NDAA, House approval of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, and a package of eight appropriations bills. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the 2019 NDAA, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a modest package of climate justice action bills, and several nominations. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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