Tag: Legislation

"[I]f the big companies, or even some small companies, don't like what you write in a review, they can sue you for tens of thousands of dollars, even if they're going to lose," Blake Farenthold said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Lawmakers push for online speech protection bill before end of the year

Rudy Takala · September 26, 2016 4:01 am

Bill would require the agency to demonstrate probable cause before seizing businesses' bank accounts. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

House passes bill limiting IRS seizure of bank accounts

Joseph Lawler · September 22, 2016 10:28 pm

Paul Ryan said the House may be in session because of a rule requiring a three-day waiting period for lawmakers to review legislation before its leaders bring it to the floor for a vote. (AP Photo)

Congress might need the weekend to finish spending deal

Susan Ferrechio · September 21, 2016 2:52 pm

Most of these bills are non-controversial and pass easily, but the few dozen that have become law this year show just how difficult it is to find these non-controversial ideas.

Meet the 34 lawmakers who actually managed to pass bills this year

Pete Kasperowicz · August 8, 2016 4:01 am

"As a prosecutor for over 30 years, I have had the privilege of working alongside some of America's best, the men and women behind the badge," Ted Poe said. (AP Photo)

‘Back the Blue’ act introduced to protect federal officers

Pete Kasperowicz · July 18, 2016 8:42 pm

Sixty-four percent of voters say members of Congress are beholden to the wishes of major donors. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Two-thirds of Americans say major donors tell lawmakers how to vote

Anna Giaritelli · July 6, 2016 10:56 pm

Assemblyman Kansen Chu, D-San Jose, cited research that shoots down the idea that daylight saving time saves energy. (AP Photo)

Bill advances to end daylight saving time in California

Kelly Cohen · June 15, 2016 4:16 pm

According to a study by the American Society of Civil Engineers, "the total hours of highway congestion delay in the top 50 metro areas has grown 36 percent" in the past three years.

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · May 23, 2016 4:01 am

The vote sets up a showdown between the Senate and the House, which has passed a bill providing no new money for research on the Zika virus. (AP Photo)

Senate passes $1.1 billion in new Zika funding

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2016 4:06 pm

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said he voted against the National Defense Authorization Act's final passage because it puts the country on a "fiscal path to nowhere." (AP Photo)

National Security

House passes defense policy bill despite Democrats’ objections

Jacqueline Klimas · May 18, 2016 9:07 pm

Disagreements between Congress and the White House have stalled a federal response to the Zika crisis, which includes 785 confirmed cases in Puerto Rico and nearly 100 in Florida. (AP Photo)

White House threatens to veto House Zika bill

Joel Gehrke · May 17, 2016 5:49 pm

Republican Sens. John Barrasso of Wyoming, David Vitter of Louisiana and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma introduced a bill that blocks U.S. dollars from going to the climate fund. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Republicans propose bill to block U.N. climate fund

John Siciliano · May 13, 2016 8:53 pm