House set to pass post-Virginia Tech gun bill
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Spurred by the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to approve a bill to keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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After months of delay, the U.S.  Congress on Friday moved toward final approval of legislation  that is a major step toward permitting nuclear-armed India to  purchase U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in  three decades.
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The Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill yesterday to address illegal immigration. Other bills under consideration by the General Assembly would:
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WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defence programmes that backs next yearâs round of military base closures and kills a proposed $23.
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The bill would close the loophole in gun control laws that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to buy firearms.
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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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Fueled in part by election-year politics, a massive bill loaded with tax breaks and topped off by a $10.1 billion buyout for tobacco farmers was advancing toward a final vote in the House as early as today.
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Congress on Wednesday passed a long-stalled bill inspired by the Virginia Tech shootings that would more easily flag prospective gun buyers who have documented mental health problems. The measure also would help states with the cost.
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The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday responded to the deadliest shooting rampage in modern American history by  passing legislation to help keep guns out of hands of the mentally ill.
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Illinois lawmakers moved swiftly after last year's massacre at Virginia Tech to make it harder for anyone with a history of mental illness to buy guns, fortifying what were already some of the nation's toughest weapons laws
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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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The House passed a $646 billion defense bill Thursday that supports the Pentagon's ambitious weapons acquisition program but would place new restrictions on foreign-made technology the military could buy
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House leaders are holding up action on a defense policy bill unless unrelated measures on immigration and court security are attached.
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The House overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion shot in the arm for the nation's ailing economy yesterday, sending a stimulus package to the Senate with a bipartisan appeal not to slow down the bill with significant changes.
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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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The House moved toward passage Thursday of the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe
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C arolyn McCarthy was a content homemaker and a nurse before gun violence blew up her life. Yesterday, she found a moment of peace when a promising piece of gun-control legislation cleared the House.