House Passes Bill That Helps Unions Organize
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The bill would enable employees to unionize as soon as a majority signed cards saying they favored a union.
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The House on Thursday passed a spending bill that covers the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and related agencies, for the budget year beginning Oct. 1. The measure contains $152 billion for social programs including special education, community health centers, Head Start and health research. The legislation faces a veto from President Bush, who complains that Democratic add-ons have made it too expensive:
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WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Thursday that would prevent the Supreme Court from ruling on whether the words "under God" should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance.    In a politically and emotionally charged debate six weeks before Election Day, Democrats said majority Republicans were debasing the Constitution to force a vote that could hurt Democrats at the ballot box...
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The bill would enable employees at a workplace to unionize as soon as a majority sign cards saying they favor a union.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that could allow criminal charges to be brought against individuals who participate in file-swapping Web sites or networks.
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&#39;The president is very pleased with House passage. He knows that this bill will make America safer.&#39;. WASHINGTON | The House of Representatives easily passed a sweeping restructuring of the
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In the most contentious clash between business and labor groups of the new Congress, the House yesterday passed legislation that would make it easier for workers to organize unions -- a measure that President Bush has promised to veto and that Senate Republican leaders have vowed to filibuster.
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WASHINGTON - A House vote to overturn new Bush administration rules on which workers qualify for overtime pay was hailed by Democrats trying to convince undecided voters they are the party that better protects worker rights.    In a sharp rebuke to President Bush, the House voted 223-193 Thursday to stop the Labor Department from carrying out the new rules...
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The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved new legislation drafted after the mid-April shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University that tightens background checks for potential gun owners.
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The US House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday designed to tighten gun ownership, nearly two months after a disturbed student went on the deadliest ever US school shooting rampage.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a plan to give the U.S. economy a $146 billion election-year boost through tax rebates and other measures to stave off a possible recession by boosting business and consumer spending.
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The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday defied a White House veto threat and voted to protect millions of Americans by outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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The four Democratic senators who are seeking their partyÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 presidential nomination have been spending much of their time on the national campaign trail. But all were on Capitol Hill Tuesday to support a bill that was very important to organized labor Ã¢ÂÂ a key ally of the Democratic Party, and a constituency that will be a major influence in the upcoming primaries and caucuses.
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The House of Representatives on  Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a business-backed bill that  would tighten rules for federal review of foreign takeovers of  U.S. companies without discouraging such investments.
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A resolution that urges the United States Congress to take action to help stop children and employees from accessing Internet pornography passed the House with unanimous approval Tuesday.  Sponsoring Rep.
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The House approved a major ports security bill early Saturday, providing new steps to prevent terrorists from slipping a nuclear, chemical or biological device into one of the 11 million shipping containers entering the nation every year.
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Federal agency heads would be able to offer employees bonuses of up to 100 percent of their annual salaries as an incentive to join or stay in the federal work force under legislation the House passed Wednesday.