Advocates ask lame-duck Congress to extend downwinder compensation before end of year
With less than 20 working days remaining this year, advocates for those exposed to radiation from mid-century nuclear tests are asking the lame-duck Congress to expand and reauthorize compensation to downwinders.
What will Congress get done during lame duck session?
Both chambers are in session up to the week of Thanksgiving and then return for the first three weeks of December. Daines said Republicans are also working with President-Elect Donald Trump in preparation for his return in January.
What Congress has on its agenda for lame-duck session
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what Congress has in store for the remainder of its term.
Lawmakers prepare for final lame-duck sprint before making way for next Congress
Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session.
Congressman Sessions explains what Congress is considering during lame-duck session
U.S. lawmakers returned to Washington this week for the lame-duck session after Republicans flipped the Senate.
Advocates from around the country urge lame-duck House to resume payments to downwinders
Dozens of groups from 17 states and territories, including Utah, are urging Congress to reauthorize payments to downwinders before the end of the year. On Tuesday, Congress entered a lame-duck session,
Congress eyes 'site-neutral' pay bills for lame-duck session
They face a long list of lingering healthcare priorities that have stalled for much of the 118th Congress. One of the top issues during the lame-duck session is whether Congress will pass so-called site-neutral payment rules for outpatient care ...
What Congress must get done during the lame duck
Government funding, disaster relief and energy permitting could all be complicated by year-end partisan angling.
Ohio lawmakers hurry to pass bills during lame duck session
For the next month, Ohio lawmakers are rushing to pass every remaining bill they want before the year ends. It’s a race to the finish line. “There should be a sense of urgency about getting this done,
Democrats enter lame-duck race to confirm Biden judicial picks
Senate Democrats will look to press forward with confirming more of President Joe Biden’s judicial picks during the lame-duck ...
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Can a Lame Duck Congress Get Anything Done?
Congress is back in town — but not the House and Senate members just elected at the polls last week. Welcome to the lame ...
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Trump looms large as Congress faces shutdown threat and ‘dizzying’ to-do list
But the president-elect will have fingerprints over every piece of the lame-duck session of Congress. A week after Election Day, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to the fast-approaching ...
Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both ...