Category: House of Representatives

Senate Moves January 6 Reforms as House Democrats Obsess on Trump Role

News Analysis When the Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act (CPEAA) was approved by the House of Representatives without objection late Tuesday, it provided a marked contrast with the raucous and angry debate earlier in the day in the lower chamber. The CPEAA was a bipartisan measure initiated in the Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and…


Senate Moves Jan. 6 Reforms as House Democrats Obsess on Trump Role

News Analysis When the Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act (CPEAA) was approved by the House of Representatives without objection late on Dec. 14, it provided a marked contrast with the raucous and angry debate earlier in the day in the lower chamber. The CPEAA was a bipartisan measure initiated in the Senate by Sen. Amy Klobuchar…


Democrats Politicized House Discipline in 2021, GOPers May Look to 2023 to Even the Score

America has never before seen a year like 2021 in the House of Representatives, and not only because of the Jan. 6 incident. Early in February, Republicans warned Democrats that dire consequences would follow their unprecedented decision to remove newly elected Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from two committee assignments as punishment for statements she…


House Votes to Ban All Goods From China’s Xinjiang Over Forced Labor Concerns

The House of Representatives late Wednesday passed legislation to ban all goods from China’s remote northwestern region of Xinjiang over concerns about forced labor. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which passed the Democrat-led chamber by an overwhelming vote of 428-1, now heads to the Senate. It would need to pass the Senate and be signed by…


House Passes Bill That Would Enable Congress to Raise Debt Ceiling With Simple Majority Vote

The U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday passed a procedural bill that would allow Congress to expedite legislation raising the federal debt limit by a simple majority vote. If the House-approved procedural bill is signed into law, Democrats would then be expected to pass a second, separate bill on their own to raise the debt limit by…


House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

The House of Representatives voted late Thursday to pass a stopgap spending bill in efforts to avert a government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline. The vote was 221–212 in the Democratic-controlled chamber. Republican leadership urged members to vote no. The lone Republican vote in support came from Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.). The continuing resolution…


Rep. Fred Upton Not Sure If He’ll Run Again

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), one of a minority of Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted last year to impeach then-President Donald Trump, said Sunday he’s not sure if he’ll run for another term. “We don’t know what our districts look like yet,” Upton said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “We’re in the…


Infrastructure Bill to Be Signed by President Biden Includes Tax Provision Concerning to Cryptocurrency Community

On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a 228–206 vote, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bipartisan infrastructure bill contains a cryptocurrency tax reporting requirement. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would put $550 billion of new funding into transportation projects, the utility grid,…


House Votes to End Support for Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen

News Analysis The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would end American support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict—what’s been described as a proxy war between the Saudis and Iranians, resulting in more than 230,000 deaths and a resurgence of al-Qaeda in the region. The House voted on this Sept. 23 as…


House Votes to End Support for Long Entanglement in Yemen

News Analysis The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would end American support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict—what’s been described as a proxy war between the Saudis and Iranians, resulting in more than 230,000 deaths and a resurgence of al-Qaeda in the region. The House voted on this Sept. 23 as…