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July 15, 2021

A hotel in northeast Denver is a step closer to becoming housing for people struggling with homelessness. A key House Appropriations subcommittee approved a huge bill on Monday that includes the funding.

July 14, 2021

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July 13, 2021

A congressional subcommittee on Monday approved nearly $6.5 million for a trio of projects intended to create affordable housing in Denver and a shelter for children who are homeless.

July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's request for $2 million in federal funds to help the city of Denver purchase the now-vacant Stay Inn Hotel in Denver and convert it into housing for the homeless cleared a significant legislative hurdle Monday and is now one step closer to being approved.

July 3, 2021

A Cold War-era Pentagon office credited with many scientific breakthroughs would be the model for a new government agency tasked with solving health's greatest mysteries if President Joe Biden and a Colorado congresswoman have their way.

July 3, 2021

Welcome to DC Doings, a weekly look at the Colorado congressional delegation's activity.

The House was in session for four days this week while the Senate was on a state work week. The Senate returns on July 12 following the one-week Fourth of July recess, and both chambers will be in session for the week of July 19.

Biden signs DeGette's methane resolution

July 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to approve a massive infrastructure bill that includes, among other things, nearly $20 million for three critical transportation projects in the downtown Denver area.

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POTUS Signs Methane CRA
June 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden signed into law today a Resolution of Disapproval to invalidate the Trump administration's 2020 Methane Rescission Rule and reinstate two key Obama-era methane-emission rules that set stricter limits on the amount of methane that the nation's oil and gas industry can release from their drilling sites.

June 25, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to approve a Resolution of Disapproval that will invalidate the Trump administration's 2020 Methane Rescission Rule – a move that will reinstate two key Obama-era methane-emission rules and reestablish stricter regulations on the nation's oil and gas industry.

June 25, 2021

Congressional Democrats have approved a measure reinstating rules aimed at limiting climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas drilling, a rare effort by Democrats to use the legislative branch to overturn a regulatory rollback under President Donald Trump.