House passes critical aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan along with a TikTok ban

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the press after the chamber passed a major aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan on April 20. The state is also taking action to address the interrelated problems of climate change and housing affordability with programs to transform neighborhoods into transit-oriented, affordable communities with a focus on limiting California’s greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s bill package, combined with four housing bills signed earlier this month, create a robust 31-bill housing package that touches on all four key areas – all complemented by budget investments Governor Newsom included as part of his California Comeback Plan. It also contained a measure to help pave the way to selling off frozen Russian sovereign assets to help fund the Ukrainian war effort, and a new round of sanctions on Iran. The Senate is expected to pass the legislation as early as Tuesday and send it to President Biden’s desk, capping its tortured journey through Congress. After months of delay at the hands of a bloc of ultraconservative Republicans, the package drew overwhelming bipartisan support, reflecting broad consensus.

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Voting in favor were 101 Republicans and 210 Democrats, while Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., voted present. For more information on bills and resolutions see Forms of Congressional Action in How Our Laws Are Made. Matters affecting the operations of both the House of Representatives and Senate are usually initiated by means of concurrent resolutions. A concurrent resolution originating in the House of Representatives is designated “H.Con.Res.” followed by its individual number.

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California lawmakers approved legislation on Monday to expand a housing law that has led to the construction of thousands of new homes, despite initial opposition from labor unions and environmental groups. Each portion of the package — which was broken down into separate bills — received bipartisan support. A majority of Republican members — 112 — voted against aid to Ukraine, with one member voting "present." Thirty-seven Democrats voted against aid to Israel. The legislation includes $60 billion for Kyiv; $26 billion for Israel and humanitarian aid for civilians in conflict zones, including Gaza; and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region.

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Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee said that more than a third of that amount would be dedicated to replenishing weapons and ammunition systems for the U.S. military. Here’s a look at what is in the bills that Johnson hopes to pass by this weekend. Many Democrats are expected to support the bill since the CR does not cut spending or attach other conservative policy riders, but they will formalize their position in a caucus meeting that's happening this morning. The tensions on Capitol Hill are hitting their peak after a long period in session.

The House of Representatives has voted to pass a $95 billion foreign aid package that includes funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The bills are expected to be packaged together and sent to the Senate, which will have to vote on the whole legislation to send it to Biden's desk to sign into law. McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are outspoken proponents of the foreign aid provisions in the package. President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., lauded the House for passing the bills Saturday, with Biden saying in a statement that a bipartisan group of lawmakers voted to "send a clear message about the power of American leadership on the world stage."

Areas that could see new multifamily housing projects under SB 423 include wealthier coastal locations such as Carmel-by-the-Sea, Malibu, Santa Monica, Venice, western San Francisco and San Diego. Other roadblocks included opposition from environmental groups, which raised issues with parts of the bill that would allow construction in certain coastal and wildfire zones. Wiener addressed those concerns earlier this year with amendments that strengthened labor regulations on certain projects, easing some opposition. He had help from the California Conference of Carpenters, which made an unusual break from other statewide labor unions to sponsor SB 423. Both chambers return next week so we'll see you again next Friday to cover whatever they will have gotten up to.

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“If the government wants to spy on my private communications or the private communications of any American, they should be required to get approval from a judge, just as our Founding Fathers intended in writing the Constitution,” Durbin said. State Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles) struck a late deal to ease some of the opposition with amendments that would delay implementation until April 1 and relax some of the penalties on landlords, though the bill still includes new oversight of eviction processes. Senate Bill 423 helps build on a “track record of success,” said Ray Pearl, executive director of the California Housing Consortium, one of the measure’s sponsors. “And they’re not obligated to follow a lot of rules at the local level, like any other developers,” said Jason Rhine, a lobbyist for Cal Cities.

Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward

Some Republicans have been critical of including aid for Gaza, but Johnson risked losing critical Democratic support for the package if it was not included. Many in the Palestinian territory, home to 2.3 million people, face starvation, lack of clean water and disease outbreaks. House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. After trashing the idea of a two-step strategy to fund the government, House Democrats signaled Monday that they are open to backing Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan, significantly lowering the threat of a painful shutdown at the end of the week. House Dem leadership endorsed Johnson's two-step CR in a statement before the vote, saying it’s “devoid of harmful cuts and free of extreme right-wing policy riders."

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Senate and House of Representatives take thousands of votes, some to pass bills, resolutions, nominations, and treaties, and others on procedural matters such as on cloture and other motions. This page shows the outcome of all recorded votes on the Senate floor and House floor. Every city and county in California is obligated by law to plan and zone for their fair share of housing – a process currently underway. All told, local governments will need to plan for the creation of more than 2.5 million units statewide – more than doubling their obligation under the previous Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) cycle. The California Comeback Plan included a $10.3 billion budget investment for affordable housing that will enable the creation of more than 40,000 new affordable homes for low-income Californians.

Three Republicans on Wednesday joined Democrats in the Arizona House to vote to repeal the state's controversial 1864 ban on nearly all abortions, which was revived by a court ruling earlier this month and which only includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant woman. The House has pushed a $95-billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage. The lawmakers had demanded that Schumer allow votes on amendments to the legislation that would seek to address what they see as civil liberty loopholes in the bill.

Senate Bill 423 would extend by a decade a state housing law set to expire in 2026 that lets developers skip much of the bureaucratic process often blamed for blocking construction of multifamily projects, though only in cities that have fallen behind on state-mandated housing goals. The legislation now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has until Oct. 14 to sign or veto hundreds of bills. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following a foreign aid bill vote on April 19. The Governor today announced that the Administration has nearly doubled the funding available in the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program for projects promoting dense, transit-oriented development. The California Strategic Growth Council took action to increase available funding for the current award round from $405 million to $785 million by accelerating funds that were planned for future award rounds. The AHSC program has invested over $1.1 billion across the state through 104 sustainable projects, creating over 9,000 affordable units and reducing 2.13 million tonnes of emissions over the projects’ operating lives.

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Johnson said he was “pleased with the outcome” after his two-step continuing resolution passed the House. "At this critical inflection point, they came together to answer history’s call, passing urgently-needed national security legislation that I have fought for months to secure," he said. WASHINGTON — The House on Saturday passed a $95 billion package that includes two long-awaited bills with $60.8 billion of aid for Ukraine and $26 billion in aid for Israel and relief for Gaza.