Azerbaijani parliament convenes extraordinary session to consider 22 legislative proposals

HoR meeting today

Kathmandu, June 26: Five bills are being tabled in the House of Representatives (HoR) meeting today. As per the Federal...

LIVE NOW: House Opens Legislative Session With Major Bills on Agenda

The House of Representatives meets for legislative business at 2 p.m. ET on July 13. Lawmakers are expected to consider several bills this week, including the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, the FY2027 State Department appropriations bill, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, and the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act.

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill

The House passed similar bipartisan legislation in May but will still need to give final approval on the Senate version. The Senate bill passed in a massively bipartisan 85-5 split.

The Cuban Parliament’s Seventh Ordinary Session Convened

The National Assembly of People's Power in Cuba convened the VII Parliament Ordinary Session to analyze new bills.

Peru 2026 Elections: Here is how the Senate is composed

Following the official proclamation of results by the National Elections Board (JNE), find out here who the 60 senators of the bicameral Congress to be installed on July 27 are.

Azerbaijan hosts next meeting on legal examination and legislative initiatives

Azerbaijan hosts next meeting on legal examination and legislative initiatives

Constitutional debates intensify in Japan’s parliament as lawmakers discuss emergency clause

Lower House lawmakers have been debating an emergency clause that would allow legislators' terms to be extended in the event of a disaster or crisis.

House committee strikes bipartisan deal to regulate social media for kids

The KIDS Act combines portions of more than a dozen existing bills and still needs Senate approval and a presidential signature

Russia honors $234.8 mln Eurobond coupon payment — Finance Ministry

Payments were made in accordance with the decree of the Russian Federation on the temporary procedure of honoring state debt liabilities of the Russian Federation to residents and foreign creditors

Reps introduce 2,747 bills, pass 363 in three years

By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja ABUJA — The House of Representatives says it introduced 2,747 bills and passed 363 during the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, describing the record as evidence of its commitment to legislative reforms and governance. Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Francis Waive, disclosed the [] The post Reps introduce 2,747 bills, pass 363 in three years appeared first on Vanguard News.

Dems clamoring for show trials over Trump’s personal finances

Top Senate Democrats on Friday called for congressional hearings into President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, arguing the filings warrant closer scrutiny over potential conflicts of interest, foreign influence, and the president’s expanding business interests while in office. In a joint statement, the lawmakers urged Congress to hold public hearings examining Trump’s financial holdings and []...Click to read more

Dozens of amendments hit lawmakers in last days of session – Illinois Policy

From May 24 to the early-morning hours of June 1, 109 amendments were filed, with about half of those amended to a bill. Twenty-one amendments to bills were filed on the last day of session and two after the midnight May 31 deadline. Nine were adopted, the most notable of which was the 3,703 pages for fiscal 2027 appropriations, part of the record-high 55.9 billion budget.

Syria's newly formed parliament holds first session after delays

Syria's newly formed parliament has held its first session after several days of delays. Many hope the legislature will deliver long-awaited reforms as the country works to rebuild its institutions and economy after the fall of the Assad regime. Nour Qormosh reports from Damascus.

Johor polls: Police approve over 4,000 campaign permits, probe 22 election offence cases

JOHOR BAHRU, July 9 — A total of 4,053 of the 4,368 permit applications for political talks and campaign activitie...

Armenia moves to curb diaspora influence in future elections

The Armenian Parliament has approved a bill in its third and final reading that imposes restrictions on diaspora voters' eligibility. To participate in elections, voters from the diaspora must now be present in Armenia for at least one year within a two-year period leading up to the election, AzerNEWS reports.

Parliament Monsoon Session To Begin On July 20; Women's Reservation, Delimitation Bills and More On Agenda

Monsoon Session of Parliament will commence from July 20 and conclude till August 13, informed Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in a statement issued on Saturday. The Monsoon Session is deemed to be politically crucial as several important bills, such as

Senate Democrats Demand Hearing on Trump's UAE Crypto Deal

Four Senate Democrats are demanding formal hearings and a national security review regarding a 500m investment flowing from Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan ...

Sen. Bernie Moreno Has a Message for Congress Following Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Sen. Bernie Moreno Has a Message for Congress Following Birthright Citizenship Ruling

‘We’ve paid with our blood’: Veterans confront haredi lawmakers demanding support, draft exemptions

The House Committee had convened to hear revisions on the contentious bill that seeks to enshrine Torah study as a fundamental value in the country’s Basic Law, ahead of final readings.

(LEAD) U.S. lawmakers reintroduce Senate bill to reauthorize N. Korean human rights act

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Yonhap) -- Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a Senate bi...

Senators Tried to Unravel Historic Student Loan Reform

Last summer, Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA), which was a massive budget reconciliation package that combined permanent tax relief with much-needed changes to the federal student loan program. The higher education reforms passed in the WFTCA represent one of the most significant overhauls of federal student lending. These reforms helped to...

NC to consider repealing sales taxes on baby wipes, diapers, tampons, other products

A House legislative committee on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss a bill that would lift sales taxes on diapers, baby wipes and feminine products.

Parliament Monsoon session from July 20 amid new NDA edge and Opposition churn

Parliament Monsoon session from July 20 amid new NDA edge and Opposition churn

Netanyahu coalition makes last-ditch push for pro-Haredi, anti-judiciary bills as election looms

With only a few weeks before the Knesset term ends, coalition lawmakers are narrowing their focus on a set of bills designed to benefit the ultra-Orthodox community, as well as as key parts of the judicial overhaul legislation they have been pushing since 2023

Russian legislation would require the children of migrant workers to leave the country within 30 days of turning 18, unless they qualify to stay on their own

Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill in its second and third readings that tightens the rules governing migrant workers’ stay in the country.

Explosions Reported Across Southern Iran Amid Escalating Hormuz Tensions

TEHRAN, July 11: Multiple explosions were reported across southern Iran on Saturday as tensions intensified following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and reports of attacks on...

Syrian transitional parliament holds first session

Syria's transitional parliament began its first session on Sunday, state television reported, tasked with drafting the country's new constitution and laying the groundwork for democracy after decades of authoritarian rule. Syria's new authorities dissolved the country's rubber-stamp legislature after toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, and adopted a temporary constitutional declaration to cover a five-year transition period.

District attorneys, lawmakers celebrate California's changes to mental health diversion law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lawmakers, district attorneys and community members celebrated the signing of Assembly Bill 46 in a Tuesday press conference. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 46 into law on June 29. The newly signed law, authored by ...

बागमती प्रदेश सभा: दुई विधेयक बहुमतले पारित

मकवानपुर । बागमती प्रदेशसभाको आजको बैठकले प्रदेश विनियोजन विधेयक २०८३ र प्रदेश आर्थिक विधेयक २०८३ लाई बहुमतले पारित गरेको छ । बैठकमा प्रदेशका आर्थिक मामिला तथा योजना मन्त्री प्रभात तामाङले प्रदेश विनियोजन विधेयक २०८३ लाई पारित गरियोस् भनी प्रस्ताव पेस गरेका थिए। प्रदेश सभाका सदस्यहरू क्रमशः ईश्वर सापकोटा, सृजना सैजु र रत्नप्रसाद ढकालले सरकारको आर्थिक []

House ed panel to consider bills targeting Jew-hatred in schools, universities

The Education and Workforce Committee will mark up 11 bills, including measures that would require institutions receiving federal funds to strengthen responses to antisemitism complaints.

McConnell “continues his recovery” a month after cardiac arrest emergency

New statements affirm senator's ongoing health issues and hospitalization after emergency cardiac arrest in June

The House voted to fight federal fraud. Will the Senate follow through?

The House of Representatives recently passed 11 fraud-fighting bills that strengthen financial oversight, improve transparency, and make it easier to identify improper payments and fraud before taxpayer money is lost, in an effort to address the estimated 233-521 billion lost to fraud each year.

Four lawmakers take oath as senate fills vacant seats

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has sworn in four newly elected senators from Ondo, Nasarawa, Enugu and Rivers states following recent by-elections.