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Capitol Lens | Permitting protest - Roll Call

Climate activists protest Sen. Joe Manchin III’s energy permitting legislation in front of the Hart Senate Office Building on Thursday

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2022

Manchin permitting bill faces difficult path forward - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin III's legislation to overhaul the federal permitting process got a GOP endorsement, but Democrats lined up in opposition.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2022

Pentagon helping troops pay bills, but less than Congress wants - Roll Call

The changes were laid out in a memo in which Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III outlined enhanced compensation to offset rising costs.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2022

Record pace for green cards won't last without congressional action - Roll Call

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is on track to process the most employment-based green cards in the history of the program.

Roll Call · Sep 22, 2022

Appeals court allows review of Mar-a-Lago classified documents - Roll Call

A federal appellate court Wednesday allowed the Justice Department to use classified documents seized in a search of Donald Trump’s Florida club last month.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

Senate approves treaty that would limit potent greenhouse gases - Roll Call

The Senate voted 69-27 Wednesday to approve the Kigali Amendment, a treaty that would limit highly potent greenhouse gases.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

Manchin unveils permitting proposal as battle lines harden - Roll Call

Sen. Joe Manchin III proposed setting a two-year target for environmental reviews of major projects and shortening the statute of limitations for legal challenges.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

We love it when you’re vulnerable: Swing districts, members vs. members and more - Roll Call

Political Theater breaks down the most vulnerable members of Congress as they face a hard-fought midterm election.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

Schumer mulls filing cloture on shell for stopgap funding bill - Roll Call

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer may take procedural steps to set up a vote next week on stopgap spending legislation running through Dec. 16.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022

With overdoses rising, a push for syringe service programs - Roll Call

Public health officials say that syringe service programs are a key part of the toolbox used for harm reduction for people who use drugs.

Roll Call · Sep 21, 2022