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The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act authorizing $901 billion in Pentagon spending, sending the legislation to the Senate for final approval.
The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),
Legislation passed by the US Senate would increase fees that Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees earn per case, increase Chapter 11 fees, and extend the terms of temporary bankruptcy judges.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Tuesday an immigration bill that the Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita criticized as a “watered-down, bizzaro world” version of an immigration bill
The Senate could approve the measure in coming days, and lawmakers expressed confidence that President Donald Trump will sign it into law.
The Protect America’s Workforce Act cleared the House in a vote of 231-195. Federal unions are now urging the Senate to take up the companion legislation.
In a 231 to 195 vote on Thursday afternoon, the House passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act, which would nullify Trump’s orders in March and August to exempt workers at dozens of agencies from collective bargaining rights.
The Senate rejected two health care bills, as the U.S. barrels toward a cliff with steep premium hikes for millions of Americans on Obamacare.
The Michigan Senate unanimously passed bills 611 and 612, which would require law enforcement to serve protection orders within 72 hours at no cost to survivors.