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Revised Senate SNAP changes receive parliamentarian’s approval
The U.S. Senate parliamentarian has ruled in favor of revised legislative language mandating states cover some food ...
US Senate parliamentarian says oil, gas projects can't skirt environmental review
The massive U.S. tax and budget bill being finalized by Congress cannot pass a provision that automatically enables offshore ...
Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is shrinking in the Senate: What to know
Gone are GOP-led efforts to curb environmental rules, attempts to restrict federal judges' powers and plans to bulk up immigration enforcement.
Senate rulekeeper blocks public lands sales — including in Colorado — from Republican budget bill
A GOP budget bill provision that would mandate the sale of federal public lands across the West — including in Colorado — ...
Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to authorize states to conduct immigration enforcement
The Senate parliamentarian has rejected several more provisions in the Republican megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda, ...
Why the Senate’s Byrd Rule Could Mean Trouble For Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The Byrd Rule, adopted in 1985, is a procedural constraint named after the late Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia to ...
GOP plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
A plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans' big tax and spending cut bill ...
Senate parliamentarian rejects offshore oil, gas drilling provisions in GOP megabill
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled against provisions in the GOP megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda that would dramatically accelerate the approval of offshore oil and ...
G.O.P. Can’t Include Limits on Trump Lawsuits in Megabill, Senate Official Rules
The Senate parliamentarian rejected a measure in Republicans’ domestic policy bill that could limit lawsuits seeking to block ...
Senate parliamentarian faults Republicans' plan to limit judges' power
A U.S. Senate official has concluded that a Republican-drafted provision in President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending ...