Tag: U.S. House of Representatives
Alabama delegation votes on $1.1 trillion Omnibus bill
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill by an overwhelming 316-113 vote Friday morning, wrapping up a frenzied month of legislating...
White House, congressional negotiators near agreement on spending, tax cut deal
White House and congressional negotiators moved toward clinching a tax and spending compromise that would cap Congress' year by extending numerous tax credits and...
U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell, Ed Royce push to remove barriers to...
Alabama U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) reached across the aisle Thursday to California U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (CA-40) in efforts to remove barriers to...
Alabama education advocates applaud passage of Every Student Succeeds Act
Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 85 to 12. Designed to update America's public school system, the bill has now been...
Martha Roby, Richard Shelby take opposing views on education reform bill
Last week, with Rep. Martha Roby's (AL-02) support, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to scale back the federal government's role in American education by passing...
Gary Palmer stands up for coal miners in committee hearing
Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Interior, attended a hearing Tuesday on the Department of the...
Pass or fail: The surprising rankings of our congressional delegation
According to a November Gallup poll, public approval of Congress has fallen to its lowest approval rating this year, just two percentage points higher than...
Yeas and Nays – How the Alabama delegation voted this week:...
Here’s a look at how the Alabama delegation voted on major issues this week in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate:
House...
Alabama delegation unified in vote restricting Syrian refugees
Alabama lawmakers, both Republicans and sole democrat Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), are a united front when it comes restricting Syrian refugees. At least when...
This week in the U.S. House of Representatives: Nov. 16 –...
The U.S. House of Representatives is back in session this week after last week's Veterans Day recess.
On Monday, the House is in session and...
