Senate unanimously adopts House-passed Water Resources Development Act, authorizing $9.8 billion for water quality, flood-control, drought resilience projects. The Senate has reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in a unanimous Aug. 1 vote, green-lighting more than $9.8 billion in funding for water infrastructure projects across all 50 states and for more than 80 feasibility studies.
Chamber unanimously adopts Water Resources Development Act, authorizing $9.8 billion for water quality, flood-control, and drought resilience projects. The Senate has reauthorized the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) in a unanimous Aug. 1 vote, green-lighting more than $9.8 billion in funding for water infrastructure projects across all 50 states and for more than 80 feasibility studies.
It’s the first time Congress has added judgeships in decades. The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation to create dozens of additional judgeships on federal district courts across the United States after a multi-decade dry spell when Congress added no new judges. The measure, called the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act of 2024,
The state argued on appeal that the ruling disrupts the status quo too close to the election. A Wisconsin judge has refused to put on hold his ruling that will allow voters with “print disabilities” to receive electronic ballots in emails this November. The Wisconsin Legislature asked the judge to not enforce his ruling while
Bipartisan measure affirms federal role in electrical transmission planning, axes permit and litigation timelines, assures oil/gas public lands leasing. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has adopted a permitting reform bill that seeks to accelerate electric grid expansion, restrict litigation and trim timelines for energy and mineral mining proposals. The panel passed the Energy Permitting
The party is sticking with its previous plan to formally nominate its candidate before the convention. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) began its early vote on Aug. 1 to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president, keeping to an earlier promise to hold a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s convention. The DNC
The long-awaited vote was held on the last day before the Senate’s summer recess and was expected to fail. The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bipartisan deal to expand the Child Tax Credit after most Republicans voted against it. The Tax Relief for Working Families and Americans Act was unveiled in