Enforcement, Superfund nominees for EPA in confirmation limbo - Roll Call Two nominees for high-ranking EPA positions are in procedural purgatory as Republicans aim to block their confirmations. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2022
Biden OKs health care-focused budget pact struck in Senate - Roll Call President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed a plan to pass a bill intended to lower the cost of prescription drugs and pay for health insurance. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2022
Photos of the week ending July 15, 2022 - Roll Call This week, CQ Roll Call’s photojournalists focused on post-Fourth of July fireworks at the Jan. 6 panel’s hearing, and more Hill activity. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2022
Defense bill could be best shot for immigration changes - Roll Call Provisions added to a sweeping defense bill could be the best chance Congress has of passing any immigration legislation this year. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2022
Manchin upends effort for a downsized `Build Back Better' - Roll Call West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin upends his party's plans for a reconciliation package. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
House easily passes NDAA - Roll Call The House passed its fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which would authorize $840.2 billion in military spending, Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Senate to push ahead on semiconductor manufacturing bill - Roll Call A procedural vote to begin the floor process on a limited competition measure could happen as early as Tuesday. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Pentagon: Hill added $58 billion to current defense budget - Roll Call Additions made by Congress to the Defense Department's budget included money for disaster response, the war in Ukraine, ships and more. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Bipartisan bill would clarify that VP role with electors is only ceremonial - Roll Call A bipartisan Senate group is expected to release a bill soon that clarifies a vice president's role in certifying ballots will be ceremonial. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Sequoias safe for now, as lawmakers debate forest policies - Roll Call A narrow escape for a national treasure fuels debate in Congress about how to reduce wildfires in Yosemite and other federal lands. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Capitol Lens | Veterans’ day - Roll Call Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth pays respects to Marine Corps veteran Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams as he lies in honor in in the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Doctors warn US monkeypox response is lagging - Roll Call The number of U.S. monkeypox cases is above 1,000, and doctors say that figure is higher because many people cannot easily access testing. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
SEC seeks to ease barriers for investors' ESG proposals - Roll Call The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed expanding investors’ ability to resubmit proposals on environmental, social and governance issues. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Reconciliation talks so far quiet on Medicaid expansion - Roll Call With reconciliation talks restarted, advocates want Medicaid expansion and home health funding, but climate and taxes are also in the mix. Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022
Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022 National 988 crisis hotline readied for rollout - Roll Call The crisis hotline is considered a win for mental health advocates who see the shorter number as a step toward building out crisis care.
Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022 Big money dominates in Maryland’s 4th District - Roll Call Former Rep. Donna Edwards faces attorney Glenn Ivey in the Democratic primary as she tries to make a comeback in Maryland's 4th District.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Contractor tells Senate dining workers that job cuts loom The contractor for Senate and Capitol Visitor Center restaurants said workers who don't take jobs at a university campus will be laid off.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Reconciliation talks complicated by 'SALT' tax hurdle - Roll Call Democrats’ demands for changes to the tax code threaten to complicate efforts to pass a budget reconciliation package by the August recess.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Biden administration says pharmacists cannot deny contraceptives - Roll Call HHS reminds some 60,000 pharmacies of their legal obligation to dispense medication as prescribed, including contraceptives.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Compromise veterans bill passes House, heads back to Senate - Roll Call Servicemembers who contracted any of 23 conditions after serving in combat zones would be eligible for health care and disability benefits.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Blockchains as ‘Last Mile’ Infrastructure in the Global South - Roll Call Robby Greenfield shares how Umoja Labs is leveraging blockchain-based tools to deliver financial inclusion in Africa and beyond.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ has impeccable timing - Roll Call "Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down," a new documentary, comes during a time of interest the gun debate — and her husband's reelection bid.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 Capitol Lens | Unveiling history - Roll Call Florida Rep. Val B. Demings speaks during a statue unveiling ceremony for civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall on Wednesday.
Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022 'Thor' isn’t the superhero movie of the summer. It’s Gabby Giffords - Roll Call “In terms of somebody who can face down anything … Gabby’s got Thor beat,” say the directors of “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.”