The most consequential votes Congress took in 2021:
Anjali Nair / NBC News; Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Congress has voted on a number of noteworthy bills in the last year, including parts of President Joe Biden's economic agenda, the creation of a committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and stripping a member of Congress of their committee assignments., for which senators have not met their self-imposed Christmas deadline.
The House passed the bill 228-206 in November and relied on Republican votes to get across the finish line. Six Democrats voted against the measure, and 13 Republicans voted in favor. The Democratic opposition was progressive members who were unhappy that the bill was being voted on before passage of the social safety net spending bill.
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