Bill designed to standardize federal-election mail-in ballots heads to the House floor

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A bill meant to standardize mail-in ballots for federal elections is heading to the House floor. The Vote-by-Mail Tracking Act would help the Postal Service manage a rise in mail-in voting by requiring all mail-in ballots to include a scannable barcode. The bill made it out of the House Oversight and Reform Committee with a bipartisan majority vote. An earlier version of the bill has a provision to reimburse state and local…

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Biden heads to Georgia to escalate partisan fight over U.S. election laws

President Biden plans to journey to Georgia on Tuesday to drum up support for a Democratic rewriting of the nation’s election laws and accuse Republicans of curtailing voting rights. A partisan showdown over election laws has become the Democrats’ top priority after the demise last month of Mr. Biden’s $ 1.75 … The Washington Times stories: White House

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US Congress to question heads of tech giants on Wednesday – Yahoo News

US Congress to question heads of tech giants on Wednesday  Yahoo News Big Tech CEOs ready defenses for U.S. Congress hearing into their growing power  Reuters Big Tech CEOs’ antitrust hearing at US Congress postponed  Deccan Chronicle Big Tech CEOs Ready Defences for US Congress Hearing Into Their Growing Power  Gadgets 360 Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google CEO congressional hearing officially delayed  CNBC View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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Impeachment trial plans in disarray as US Congress heads home – The Times of Israel

Impeachment trial plans in disarray as US Congress heads home  The Times of Israel Trump to give annual address to Congress amid impeachment drama  BBC News Capitol Notebook: What Tennessee’s congressional delegation say about Trump’s impeachment  The Tennessean Trump accepts Pelosi’s invitation to give State of the Union address on Feb. 4  CNBC Trump, Democrats avoid government shutdown amid impeachment fight  USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News

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