WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Here's a look at how Alabama members of Congress voted over the previous week. HOUSE VOTES: House Vote 1: FUNDING VARIOUS AGENCIES: The House has passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act (H.R. 6938), sponsored by Tom Cole, R-Okla. The bill would provide $215 billion of fiscal 2026 funding for many federal agencies, including the Energy, Interior, Commerce, and Justice Departments. Cole said it re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Senate Republicans Voting to Block Consideration of War Powers Resolution * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block consideration of a bipartisan War Powers Resolution that earned bipartisan support last week : "Just last week, the Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a war power  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Bennet, Colleagues on Legislation to Block Taxpayer Reimbursements for Corporate Oil Investments in Venezuela * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and their colleagues in introducing the No Taxpayer Funds for Corporate Investment in Venezuelan Oil Act, which would prohibit the Trump admin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10715) on Jan. 16, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: * * * Venezuela: Overview of U.S. Sanctions Policy Since 2005, the United States has imposed targeted sanctions on Venezuelan individuals and entities that have engaged in criminal, antidemocratic, or corrupt actions. U.S. sanctions have been imposed via both executive and congressional action.   more