Senate Leaves Capitol Hill for Holiday Recess
The Senate adjourned late on Dec. 16 until the next Congress convenes Jan. 6. That move came after President Barack Obama signed the omnibus appropriations bill into law that will keep the government's doors open for the Department of Homeland…
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Security through late February, and the rest of the government through fiscal year 2015. The Senate passed the appropriations bill on Dec. 13, then passed tax extenders with bipartisan support on Dec. 16. The chamber failed to renew the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which expires on Dec. 31, in the final hours before leaving Capitol Hill. The House last convened for legislative business on Dec. 11.