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United States Senator Bob Menendez is charged with acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as a member of the United States Senate.
2023-10-12

The United States House of Representatives votes 268–161 to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, a resolution that granted U.S. presidents the authority to engage in war with Iraq. The bill will now head to the United States Senate.
2021-06-17

Democrats in the United States Senate introduce a bill that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state.
2021-01-27

The United States Senate approves the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) by 84 votes to 13, which would be sufficient to override a possible presidential veto. President Donald Trump objects to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act that currently provides legal immunity to social media companies, and also to a provision in the NDAA that will prohibit military bases to be named for Confederate generals.
2020-12-11

The United States Senate votes to end President Donald Trump's emergency declaration along the U.S.-Mexico border.
2019-09-26

The United States Senate and House of Representatives pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which sends it to United States President Donald Trump for signing. This comes after a previous and different version of this legislation was passed by the House yesterday. The law removes the individual insurance mandate from Obamacare.
2017-12-20

The United States Senate blocks an amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act that would have repealed the war authorizations for the use of force in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2017-09-13

The United States Senate passes a motion supporting democracy in Egypt and calling on President Hosni Mubarak to begin transferring power.
2011-02-3

The United States Senate votes to ratify the New START Treaty with the Russia, which halves the number of deployed strategic nuclear missile launchers maintained by each nation.
2010-12-22

The United States Senate passes the financial reform package, aimed at curbing misconduct on Wall Street, with a 60-39 vote.
2010-07-15