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December 19, 2018

Senate unanimously votes to make lynching a federal crime

The effort was led by two Democratic senators who are potential presidential contenders in 2020.

December 19, 2018

Senate passes criminal justice reform bill, sends to House

The White House claimed a major legislative victory after the Senate on Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill backed by President Trump.聽

December 17, 2018

Criminal justice reform bill clears first test vote in Senate

Legislation that would ease federal sentencing laws for some offenders cleared its first major test vote Monday, garnering overwhelming support in both parties even as some conservatives portrayed the bill as soft on crime.

December 11, 2018

Senate overwhelmingly votes to renew farm programs

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for a sweeping agriculture bill that will fund key farm safety net programs for the next five years without making significant changes to the food stamp program.

September 24, 2018

China's fentanyl exports targeted in bipartisan opioid bill

A bipartisan bill aimed at curbing the nation鈥檚 crippling opioid epidemic would make U.S. aid for fentanyl-producing countries like China contingent on drug investigation cooperation.

September 12, 2018

Senate approves $146B 'minibus' spending bill, sends to House

The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the first of three so-called "minibus" spending packages aimed at funding most of the federal government when its new budget year begins Oct. 1.

September 10, 2018

'Minibus' funding bill moves forward as lawmakers cheer bipartisan deal

House and Senate negotiators announced Monday that they had reached agreement on a package of three spending bills worth $146.5 billion in all.

August 23, 2018

Senate approves spending bill without provision to ban arming teachers

The Senate overwhelmingly approved an $854 billion measure Thursday that combines military spending with disbursements for the departments of聽Health and Human Services, Education, Labor and other agencies.

August 23, 2018

Democrats seek to use spending bill to block Trump administration proposal to arm teachers

Democrats on Capitol Hill are eyeing the spending bill currently on the Senate floor as a way to block the Trump administration鈥檚 controversial plan to arm school teachers.

July 11, 2018

Trump's tariffs on aluminum and steel draw protests from Senate

Lawmakers have finally acted on their frustration with the Trump administration's growing use of tariffs.