Senate easily passes security reform bill
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WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to restructure the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies, sending the landmark legislation to the president&#39;s desk where it is slated to become law.
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Senate passage of an intelligence reform bill is expected Wednesday, with the measure then heading to President Bush for his signature.
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Historic intelligence reform legislation sailed through the House of Representatives Tuesday night, with passage by the Senate expected today.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a   bill setting rules for interrogations and prosecutions of   foreign terrorism suspects, sending it to President George W.   Bush to sign into law.
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to limit debate on election-year immigration legislation, clearing the way for final passage later this week of a bill that calls for tougher border security as well as an eventual chance at citizenship for millions of men and women in the country illegally.
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Lawmakers approved the measure by a bipartisan 344-51 margin on what might be the last day of their postelection session. Though not in doubt, passage was taking longer in the Senate.
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The Senate today approved landmark legislation to restructure the nation's intelligence community, creating a director of national intelligence and a counterterrorism center.
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Senate passes bill that repeals surcharges, refunds fees collected and excuses outstanding payments.
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The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.
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A White House-backed bill that would   enable a secret court to review President George W. Bush's   warrantless domestic spying program won approval on Wednesday   from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
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The Senate yesterday approved a sweeping measure that would expand the government's clandestine surveillance powers, delivering a key victory to the White House by approving immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with intelligence agencies in domestic spying after...
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The U.S. Senate easily gave final congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade rules.
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave   final approval to a bill for tough interrogation and   prosecution of terrorism suspects, as President George W. Bush   prevailed after a series of setbacks on his detainee policies.
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The House of Representatives easily passed a sweeping restructuring of the US intelligence community yesterday, removing the final obstacle to the most substantial overhaul of the nation&#39;s spy apparatus in 50 years.
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The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Tuesday night that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both.
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Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government's domestic surveillance program, which includes a highly controversial grant of legal immunity to telecommunications companies that have...
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The Senate handed the White House a major victory by voting to give legal protection to phone companies that aided government wiretapping.