Great American Outdoors Act Signed Into Law
President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law today, to provide funds for a “maintenance backlog” of the National Park Service, the...
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Bill Passed by Congress Ensures Benefits to Police Officers for Disability or Death Caused by COVID-19
A bill passed yesterday by Congress extends death and disability benefits to public safety officers (e.g., law enforcement officers) “who die or become injured...
Read moreGeorge Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 Passed by House
The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 has passed the House of Representatives. The bill sets out to “hold law enforcement accountable...
Read moreCongress Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
Congress has passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020. The bill passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 417-1 and passed the...
Read moreSenate Passes Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020
The U.S. Senate has passed the “Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020”. The bill’s purpose is to “condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic...
Read moreSenate Passes Bill to Establish 988 as Suicide Hotline Number
A new bill passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate will “designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number for a national suicide prevention and mental-health...
Read moreSenate Approves Additional $310 Billion for the CARES Act-Paycheck Protection Program
The U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to approve an additional $310 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) created under the CARES Act. Through...
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