House Republicans passed a landmark bill this week to cut corporate and individual taxes in an effort not seen since 1986. The bill, The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1), passed the full House of Representatives on Thursday afternoon by a vote of 227 to 205.
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The House Judiciary Committee voted 17-16 Wednesday to advance committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte’s (R-VA) “Agricultural Guestworker Act” to a full chamber floor vote. All committee Democrats and two committee Republicans, Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and Steve King (R-IA), voted against the bill. Five Republicans did not vote.
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NCC filed comments Thursday in response to an EPA notice on the consideration of reducing renewable energy production requirements in 2018. NCC’s comments can be viewed here.
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The House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill for FY2018 by a 211-198 vote Thursday. The 12-measure bill (H.R. 3354) includes eight bills, measuring some $500 billion appropriated for domestic agencies, bundled to the four-bill $700 billion minibus (primarily defense spending) which passed earlier this year.
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