The measure now goes to President Biden to be signed into law.
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House passes sweeping bill that expands social programs, combats climate change
The House approved the legislation by a near party-line 220-213 vote, with Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine voting against it.
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Jared Golden takes flak from Democratic allies for opposing Build Back Better bill
The Lewiston Democrat was the only member of his party in the U.S. House to oppose measure pushed by President Biden.
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Democrats end deadlock, House sends $1 trillion infrastructure bill to Biden
Under the deal, progressives end their roadblock of the package of road, water and other projects while moderates will back the president’s $1.85 trillion Build Back Better plan later this month if official estimates of its cost are in line with expectations.
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House races to vote on government funding, debt as Republicans dig in to oppose
Once a routine matter, now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is refusing to provide Republican votes, even though he also relied on Democratic votes help raise the debt ceiling when his party had the majority.
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Mask mandate reinstituted in U.S. House over concerns about delta variant
The House’s resident physician reinstituted the mandate in all House office buildings, meeting areas and the chamber.
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U.S. House votes along party lines to launch new probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
Republicans object that majority Democrats would be in charge, but Senate Republicans blocked creation of an independent commission that would have been evenly split between the 2 parties.
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House committee reaches agreement on bipartisan Jan. 6 commission
The House Homeland Security Committee has reached an agreement on a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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House Republicans push Trump critic Liz Cheney from No. 3 position
The Wyoming congresswoman defiantly insists she’ll keep trying to wrench the party away from the former president and his ‘destructive lies.’
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Republican Sunbelt gains congressional seats as census shows population shift
For the first time in 170 years of statehood, California is losing a congressional seat.