House to vote on offshore drilling bill
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Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives, who will yield to a Democratic majority in  January, on Friday agreed to allow a vote on a limited offshore  oil and natural gas drilling bill, which would open 8.3 million  acres in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
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Democratic presidential contenders on Capitol Hill will cast critical votes on the Iraq war this week, when lawmakers decide on a $120 billion bill to keep military operations afloat through September.
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Congress has taken a major step toward allowing oil and gas drilling in coastal waters that have been off limits for a quarter-century.
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By Frank Urquhart  THE new Scottish National Party administration is planning to introduce a dedicated Marine Bill for Scotland, placing sustainability at the centre of the future management of its coastline and seas, it was revealed yesterday.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday voted to allow workers and retirees to find out from  a federal agency just how severe the shortfalls are in their  companies' pension plans.
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Union construction workers would gain a hiring advantage for more projects under legislation the House passed Friday, the latest in a series of pro-labor measures by Democrats that President Bush has promised to veto.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Tuesday moved closer to a vote on a wide-ranging package of  trade legislation, as lawmakers scrambled to finish their work  for the year.
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The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would require a paper record for electronic voting machines.
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House Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Republican-controlled Congress to punish oil companies that won't renegotiate faulty drilling leases issued by the government almost a decade ago that have allowed companies to avoid paying billions in oil and gas royalties.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  should vote on a trade agreement with Vietnam before President  George W. Bush visits the country in mid-November, a top  Republican said on Tuesday.
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A bill to allow workers to form  unions by signing up, instead of voting, advanced in the U.S.  House of Representatives on Wednesday as the Bush  administration threatened to veto it.
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Union construction workers would gain a hiring advantage for more projects under legislation the House passed Thursday, the latest in a series of pro-labor measures by Democrats that President Bush has promised to veto.
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The House will cast a landmark vote Thursday when it decides whether to reverse U.S. policy and provide contraceptive grants to groups overseas that also provide abortions.
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Two congressional committees are scheduled this week to consider a bill giving the District its first full vote in the House, and senior Democrats hope to pass it in the House and send it to the Senate this month.
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Florida U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson says he would start a filibuster in the Senate to block a measure on offshore drilling if it passes the House, which is expected to vote on the bill this week.
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The House voted 336 to 75 for the measure, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
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Oil giant BP is expected to get grilled by a House committee today for its failure to prevent a major Alaskan pipeline from getting crippled by corrosion.