Domestic floods have been increasing both in number and intensity, due largely to the effects of the climate crisis: Coastal flooding days… Oct 26, 2016 6:49 a.m.
In April, GovTrack Insider wrote about the New Columbia Admission Act, a bill that would make the District of Columbia the 51st state. But… Oct 25, 2016 8 a.m.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last week called for term limits for members of Congress, alongside a five-point package of… Oct 23, 2016 5:31 p.m.
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Bill Summary — Oct 26, 2016 6:51 a.m.
Domestic floods have been increasing both in number and intensity, due largely to the effects of the climate crisis: Coastal flooding days have more than doubled in the United States since the 1980s, according to a report from Climate Central. And scientists have documented a sharp increase in so-called “sunny day flooding.” September’s flood in Louisiana caused $8.7 billion in damage, damaged at least 60,000 homes and killed 13 people.
A bill in Congress that passed the ...
Bill Summary — Oct 26, 2016 6:50 a.m.
Domestic floods have been increasing both in number and intensity, due largely to the effects of the climate crisis: Coastal flooding days have more than doubled in the United States since the 1980s, according to a report from Climate Central. And scientists have documented a sharp increase in so-called “sunny day flooding.” September’s flood in Louisiana caused $8.7 billion in damage, damaged at least 60,000 homes and killed 13 people.
A bill in Congress that passed the ...
Bill Summary — Oct 25, 2016 8 a.m.
The Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Process Act, H.R. 727, would begin a process for making Puerto Rico the 51st U.S. state. The bill was introduced by Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR), the island’s delegate to Congress who can introduce, cosponsor, and weigh in on bills, but cannot cast a vote.
H.R. 727 would set the first-ever federally-sponsored vote in Puerto Rico in 2017 on whether the territory should become a state. A locally-sponsored nonbinding ...
Bill Summary — Oct 23, 2016 5:34 p.m.
Several resolutions introduced in this Congress would propose a constitutional amendment creating term limits for members of Congress. There are three different proposals across nine separate resolutions. All would create a 12-year limit for the Senate, but members of the House would be limited to — depending on the proposal — six years as Presidential Candidate Donald Trump recently proposed, eight years, or an identical 12 years. Each proposal is listed at the bottom of this article.
Supporters argue ...
Bill Summary — Oct 23, 2016 5:34 p.m.
Several resolutions introduced in this Congress would propose a constitutional amendment creating term limits for members of Congress. There are three different proposals across nine separate resolutions. All would create a 12-year limit for the Senate, but members of the House would be limited to — depending on the proposal — six years as Presidential Candidate Donald Trump recently proposed, eight years, or an identical 12 years. Each proposal is listed at the bottom of this article.
Supporters argue ...
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