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Laken Riley Act: House poised to pass 1st bill of 119th Congress
The House of Representatives is poised to vote on the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday after it easily passed last year.
House passes Laken Riley Act as first bill of new Congress
The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress.
Alabama Senator Katie Britt introduces Laken Riley Act to 119th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. ( WHNT) — Alabama Senator Katie Britt introduced her first bill of the 119th Congress Tuesday: The Laken Riley Act.
How every House member voted on the Laken Riley Act
The House passed a measure that would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary as its first piece of legislation in the new Congress on Tuesday afternoon. The Laken Riley Act,
GOP-Led House Passes Laken Riley Act With Democrats’ Help
The bill, which would impose harsher penalties on some people who are in the country illegally, is an early test of how far right Democrats could shift in the second Trump presidency.
House passes Laken Riley Act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on Democrats
The Republican-led House passed its first bill, the Laken Riley Act, a strict border measure named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered.
House passes immigration measure named for Laken Riley in first bill
The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.
Watch Live: House Republicans hold first leadership meeting of the 119th Congress
House GOP members are holding a news conference at 10 a.m. ET as they make preparations to pass two of President-elect Donald ...
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The 119th Congress — Day 1 — A Tale of Two Legislative Bodies and the Beginning of a Busy Year
The opening hours of the 119th Congress provided an interesting look at the two bodies of Congress, the United States House of Representatives ...
Watch live: House GOP holds first presser of 119th Congress amid reconciliation debate
House Republican leaders are holding a news conference Tuesday morning as GOP lawmakers grapple with President-elect Trump’s ...
The 119th Congress begins today. Here's what to know for the 2025 session.
The 119th Congress begins Friday with Republicans in full control of the House and Senate for the first time since 2019. Here's what to know.
119th Congress set to begin with a House speaker vote to re-elect Mike Johnson
With the 119th Congress is set to begin, Republicans will take full control of the House and Senate for the first time since ...
History-making LGBTQ legislators to be sworn in to 119th Congress
Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.
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PolitiFact FL: What to know about the 119th Congress
On Jan. 3, the new Congress — the 119th — officially began its duties. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, ...
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Hawaiʻi federal representatives sworn in to 119th Congress Friday
Representatives Ed Case, Jill Tokuda and Senator Maizie Hirono were sworn into their new terms in Washington on Jan. 3. The ...
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Van Drew will chair Judiciary subcommittee in 119th Congress
As he begins his fourth term in Congress, Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) will get to fulfill a role he’s never held before: ...
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What to expect as the contentious Congress gets underway
"We'll have to see what the new administration wants and what Congress does in the spending bills," said Bloomberg Government Deputy News Director Loren Duggan.