Govbase — What the Government Is Doing

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died at 71, and Trump is now citing the vacancy as pressure to pass the House Republicans urge Senate to pass SAVE Act requiring proof of citizenship14 policies · 90 articlesSAVE Act, which would require physical proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The House Passes the SAVE Act, Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to VoteSAVE Act passed the House in April 2025 but remains stalled in the Senate, where it has not reached 60 votes. The U.S. struck 170 targets in Iran after attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Treasury has revoked Iran's oil sanctions waivers under a Trump Declares Global Oil Supply Sufficient to Justify Cutting Iran Purchasesfinding that global supply is sufficient to absorb the cut, raising the risk of gas price spikes. The Trump administration extended work permits for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and six other countries after their House passes bill to grant Temporary Protected Status to Haitians through 20291 policy · 9 articlesTemporary Protected Status expired July 10, with healthcare employers warning that losing these workers would cause hospital staffing shortages. The Treasury has funded over 500,000 "Trump Accounts" with $1,000 in stock investments for children born since 2025, part of the broader Treasury Department launches Trump Accounts with $1,000 stock investments for children2 policies · 23 articlesWorking Families Tax Cuts law that also made the $2,200 Child Tax Credit permanent and removed taxes on tips and overtime.