Already, bills to make the U.S. Postal Service more financially viable, boost U.S. competitiveness with China and ban mandatory arbitration in cases of sexual assault and harassment have picked up steam in Congress. Senators passed the arbitration bill by voice vote, sending it to the president’s desk without a single member of either party demanding a roll call to record yeas and nays.
Legislators also announced an agreement on a framework for legislation to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2022, and a deal to reauthorize a landmark domestic-violence bill, which lapsed in 2019…
Both sides, though, see more room for deals. House and Senate lawmakers are working across party lines to restrict stock trading by members of Congress. Sixteen senators from both parties are working to overhaul the 135-year-old Electoral Count Act, to clarify the vice president’s role in certifying election results and strengthen protections for election workers, among other potential updates to federal voting laws.
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