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December 20, 2015

Senate bill to restore unemployment benefits advances slowly

The vote was 61-38, one more than the 60 needed for the bill to advance toward likely approval in the next several days.

December 20, 2015

Jobless benefits bill clears first Senate hurdle

Long-delayed legislation to restore benefits for the long-term unemployed has cleared an initial Senate hurdle.

December 20, 2015

Senate, House approve bills to aid Ukraine

Congress spoke with one voice against Russia's annexation of Crimea, passing legislation in the House and Senate giving help to cash-strapped Ukraine and imposing sanctions against Russia.

December 20, 2015

Ukraine aid bill clears hurdle in Senate, sets up vote for later in the week

The Senate voted 78-17 to advance a Ukraine aid package Monday sought by the Obama administration, setting up a final vote for later this week.聽 The bill ran into heated objections from Senate Republicans ahead of the Monday evening test vote, over concerns that the bill could "unnecessarily" jack up U.S. contributions to a major international lender.聽

December 20, 2015

Schumer: Senate has votes for media shield law

A senior Democrat says there are enough votes in the Senate to pass a bill to protect reporters and the news media from having to reveal confidential sources.

December 20, 2015

No more 'Dog and Cat Fur' review? Bill would end useless government reports

Congress is moving forward with legislation that would eliminate hundreds of useless government reports, including the annual review on "Dog and Cat Fur" by the Department of Homeland Security.

December 20, 2015

Senators push measure to aid Syria's civil war victims

A bipartisan coalition of senators wants to push President Obama to develop a more "robust" strategy for the United States to assist Syrian civilians amid the nation's civil war.

December 20, 2015

Inspired by 10-year-old's battle, Congress passes bill to boost childhood cancer research funds

Ten-year-old Gabriella Miller lost her fight with brain cancer last year. But she may have won another battle.

December 20, 2015

Senate unanimously approves military sexual assault bill

The bipartisan bill was written by three female senators -- Democrat Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Republicans Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Deb Fischer of Nebraska.

December 20, 2015

Military sexual assault bill approved by Congress

The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault.