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Lawmakers Propose Measure to Avert Government Shutdown This Week
The package would also provide major new aid to Ukraine, but its fate in an initial Senate vote on Tuesday is uncertain.
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Republican Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Support of Custodia Bank’s Legal Battle With the Federal Reserve
In Custodia’s complaint, lawyers for the Wyoming-based bank argued that a master account was “vital to Custodia’s ability to operate effectively and e [...]
Pelosi Says Bill on Investing Rules for Lawmakers Will Face Vote This Month
The House will take up legislation intended to curb stock trades by members of Congress that can create real or perceived conflicts of interest.
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Lawmakers Tell Biden Administration to Withhold All Military Aid to Egypt
Senior Democratic lawmakers said the United States must not give aid to Egypt until it improves its human rights record, in the latest instance of ten [...]
US lawmakers call on Mark Zuckerberg to address ‘breeding ground’ for crypto scams: Report
A group of Democrats from the United States Senate has reportedly asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to provide details on the social media giant’s polici [...]
Republican lawmakers call for answers on digital dollar from Fed vice chair
Members of the House Committee on Financial Services have called for Federal Reserve vice chair Lael Brainard to clarify her position on a central ban [...]
Lawmakers Press Biden to Track U.S. Aid Tied to Civilian Harm in Yemen
Democrats and Republicans want the administration to do more to ensure that American military aid to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates does no [...]
EU Lawmakers Vote Down Green Crypto Mining Study
“There is evidence that crypto-assets can cause significant harm on the climate and environment,” said the amendment put forth by Urtasun, which calle [...]
Lawmakers Demand Social Media Firms Address Threats to Law Enforcement
The Democrats who lead two House panels also expressed concern about “reckless statements” from Republicans after a surge in online threats following [...]
US lawmakers appeal directly to 4 mining firms, requesting info on energy consumption
Four members of the United States House of Representatives from the Energy and Commerce Committee have demanded answers from four major crypto mining [...]
House Lawmakers Send Letters to 4 U.S. Crypto Miners Asking for Details on Environmental Impact
“Blockchain technology holds immense promise that may make our personal information more secure and economy more efficient,” the letters said. “Howeve [...]
EU Lawmakers Seek to Cap Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings
“An institution’s total exposure to class 2 crypto-asset exposures must not be higher than 1% of the institution’s Tier 1 capital at all times,” said [...]
US lawmakers request crypto firms provide info on diversity and inclusion
A group of five lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives has requested data on the diversity and inclusion practices of 20 major firm [...]
Crypto Becomes Next Financial Sector Under US Lawmakers’ Diversity Lens
Waters, who is also leading an effort alongside the panel’s ranking Republican to write legislation to regulate stablecoins, signed the letters alongs [...]
Lawmakers Urge Electoral Count Changes to Fix Flaws Trump Exploited
WASHINGTON — Determined to prevent a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol, backers of an overhaul of the federal law governing the count [...]