The legislation would keep the government funded through Jan. 30, without extending ACA funds. It now goes to the House, which could vote as early as Wednesday.

The House could act as soon as Wednesday to move forward with an effort to strip controversial language in the government funding bill that allows senators to sue the government if their phones are investigated without their knowledge.

During its last floor session of the year, the Wisconsin Senate passed bills Tuesday that would eliminate the annual $325 revenue increase for school districts, define abortion to not include treatment for ectopic pregnancies and other emergency medical conditions and block state and local dollars from being used on health care for people not legally

The Ohio State Senate passed Senate Bill 34, introduced by State Senator Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), which would require public schools to display founding historical documents in social studies and history classrooms.

Ohio lawmakers passed a bill early Thursday morning that would ban intoxicating hemp products and make changes to the state’s marijuana laws. The Ohio House voted 52-34 to pass Ohio Senate Bill 56, sending it to the Senate.

The Wisconsin State Senate passed a bill that amends the definition of abortion to exclude procedures performed to save a mother's life. The bill, driven by Republicans, is now moving

Sen. Lindsey Graham blocked a Democrat-led effort to approve a House-passed measure to repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000 if federal investigators search their phone records without their knowledge.

WASHINGTON—The House voted unanimously Wednesday evening to repeal a controversial Senate-crafted provision that could grant some GOP senators at least $500,000 each in taxpayer-funded damages, after the provision prompted bipartisan outrage.