House and Senate conference committees began meeting this week to consider appropriations and language in various omnibus finance bills. The process includes negotiating a compromise and then sending ...
Constitutionally, legislation must pass the House and Senate with identical language. Reconciling differences, no matter how minor, in bills from the two bodies must be made. Even though bicameral ...
The Alaska Senate has voted unanimously to join a conference committee intended to create a compromise state budget for the coming fiscal year. The Senate and House have each passed different versions ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Lawmakers want to prohibit doctors from coercing patients into receiving vaccinations, but they can’t agree on the legal language for how to do so. A bill that would prohibit ...
In return for her vote on this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) offered Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) a spot on the House and Senate conference committee ...
BISMARCK - North Dakota lawmakers skipped their daily floor sessions Tuesday, April 11 and instead hunkered down in conference committees to settle differences on policy and budget bills as the ...
HELENA, Mont. — A bill revising drug laws is heading to a conference committee due to disagreement over a major amendment. House Bill 437 revises drug laws, by removing items that are used for testing ...
JUNEAU — The Alaska House and Senate have appointed six members to a conference committee that will work on final negotiations over the state budget ahead of the end of the legislative session next ...