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The lack of affordable housing is a factor in Veteran Homelessness.

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To address these challenges, the Biden administration has taken several steps to advance pay equity and fairness for workers.

For example, President Biden signed an executive order to promote pay transparency and eliminate pay disparities in the federal workforce and among federal contractors. He also signed a law to provide new protections for pregnant and nursing workers.

In particular, a Senator who seeks recognition usually has a right to the floor if no other Senator is speaking, and then that Senator may speak for as long as he or she wishes. Also, there is no motion by which a simple majority of the Senate can stop a debate and allow itself to vote in favor of an amendment, a bill or resolution, or most other debatable questions. Most bills, indeed,  are potentially subject to at least two filibusters before the Senate votes on final passage: first, a  filibuster on a motion to proceed to the bill’s consideration and, second, after the Senate agrees to this motion, a filibuster on the bill itself.

Procedures for Considering Changes in Senate Rules - Richard S. Beth

A specialist on Congress and the Legislative Process

January 22, 2013

2013 John C. Roberts. Individuals and nonprofit institutions may reproduce and distribute copies of this Article in any format at or below cost, for educational purposes, so long as each copy identifies the author, provides a citation to the Notre Dame Law Review, and includes this provision in the copyright notice. * Dean and Professor of Law Emeritus, DePaul University College of Law. A version of this paper was delivered at the Notre Dame Law Symposium entitled “The American Congress: The Legal Implications of Gridlock,” on November 16, 2012. I am indebted to Mark Giangrande of DePaul’s Rinn Law Library for research assistance on congressional materials. I first encountered these issues while serving as General Counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services from 1977 to 1980, where I benefited greatly from the advice and guidance of both the Senate Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of the Parliamentarian.

If you are voting for the first time in your state and are registering by mail, Federal Law may require you to show proof of identification the first time you vote.  This proof of identification includes the following (or if voting by mail, a COPY of the following):

A current and valid photo identification; OR

https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-voter-registration-act

Application to vote by mail for the November 3, 2020 General Election.

This document is one in a series created as part of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council and Sector Coordinating Council’s Joint COVID Working Group. These documents provide guidance for state, local, tribal, and territorial election officials on how to administer and secure election infrastructure in light of the COVID-19 epidemic

Federal, State, Local and Private Sector Partners Conduct Nationwide Exercise to Test Election Day Plans.

“We’re all in this together. If everyone does their part, we can and will ensure the 2020 elections are secure and resilient.”

Election Infrastructure Sector Coordi­nating Council Chair and Unisyn Director of Infrastructure Policy & Product Development Brian Hancock

Election Security