With a potential government shutdown fast approaching, the House voted 217 to 213 on Tuesday to approve a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through the end of September.

Lawmakers are considering legislation that would establish a dedicated fund for untested rape kits. Bill author Rep. Becky Cash, R-Carmel, told members of the Senate Corrections and Criminal Code ...

The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap bill saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the ...

In the Senate, they’ll need support from at least eight Democrats to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. It’s one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the Republican ...

To address this issue, the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault supports House Bill 1413, which would allocate $2.5 million to tackle the backlog of rape kits. The bill also requires the state ...

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The bill, approved 217-213, would fund the government through the end of September and largely maintain funding levels from last year. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted 217-213 to pass a ...

The goal of House Bill 928 was to ensure sexual victims could receive treatment and a rape kit in any ER across the state. After reporting an assault, victims typically receive a forensic exam ...

A bill introduced last week by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) aims to “withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the ...

The figure, obtained by the Financial Times via Freedom of Information request, will add to concerns over the hefty bill shouldered by the national broadcaster following successive scandals ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time ...

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, slammed the new House Republicans’ six-month stopgap funding bill, claiming it is a “blank check” for ...