CRS estimates that about 102,000 California spouses could also be helped by the legislation. A total of 6.3 Californians ...

Senators voted to pass a new version of a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown came and went. The Senate advanced the third ...

The Senate worked into the night to pass the bill 85-11, just after the deadline. The House approved Speaker Johnson’s new bill overwhelmingly, 366-34 on Friday. The bill would extend government ...

Senate supporters of the bill, including Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy, argued that while Social Security's funding shortfall needs to be addressed, that shouldn't be done at the expense of ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly in the early hours ... Susan Collins (R-Maine), the bill’s sponsor, said it would address “horrendous inequity.” She highlighted the plight of teachers ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final passage to a bill early Saturday morning to keep the government open for three more months, sending it to President Joe Biden's desk to end the threat of a ...

With no objections, the bill passed the Senate and now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The bill transfers control of the federally-owned stadium campus to D.C., allowing the ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly in the early hours of Saturday ... Susan Collins (R-Maine), the bill’s sponsor, said it would address “horrendous inequity.” She highlighted the plight of teachers in ...

Republicans who spoke against the bill largely objected to its cost, noting that the measure would accelerate the Social Security trust fund's projected insolvency by about six months, now estimated ...

The Senate quickly followed suit to pass it early Saturday, and President Joe Biden signed the bill into law late Saturday morning. But the days it took to reach that agreement severely damaged ...