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The Stolen Valor Act cleared the Senate Wednesday and the House earlier this week.

The Stolen Valor Act cleared the Senate Wednesday and the House earlier this week.

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The Stolen Valor Act that makes it a federal crime to profit from falsely claiming to have received a military medal for valor is on its way to the White House for President Obama's signature, thanks to the efforts of two Nevadans.

Efforts to boost enrollment and raise awareness of President Obama's healthcare law are the next target for House Republicans.

It might take a while for Republicans to get the message that The Village is trying to send : watch out for overreach on the scandal thing.

The Finance Committee isn't the only place in the Senate to watch for news about the ongoing controversy over selective review of conservative groups by the IRS.

The American Legion-backed Stolen Valor Act of 2013 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nevada's full congressional delegation met in the Mike Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol to discuss Nevada policy for the first time in several years, Wednesday, Feb.

People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in jail under legislation that easily passed the House Monday.

Sen. Harry Reid whispers to Sen. Dean Heller during a Memorial Day ceremony at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City on Monday, May 30, 2011.

Filipino World War II veterans have a reason to hope this year. U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Senator Dean Heller crossed party lines to introduce a bill that would establish an appeals process for Filipino veterans, who were previously denied their lump sum benefits.

The tentacles of the Internal Revenue Service controversy have reached the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act .

The Senate Judiciary committee voted down party lines to endorse the nomination of Jennifer Dorsey, President Barack Obama's pick to fill one of the two remaining seats on the federal bench in Nevada.

As the GOP-controlled House of Representatives prepares again to vote this week on a repeal of the 2010 health law, some key Republican senators have seized on recent news developments to show their ire.

A mere four days after news broke that the Internal Revenue Service had improperly targeted conservative political groups for scrutiny, GOP Sen.

Half of the billion dollars allocated to cover implementation of the Affordable Care Act went to the IRS.

Republican Sen. Dean Heller is preparing legislation to prevent the Internal Revenue Service from hiring new agents to implement ObamaCare in light of the agency's targeting of conservative groups.

Sen. Orrin Hatch , the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has requested a bipartisan investigation into the Internal Revenue Service.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is helping launch a new weekly radio talk show on SiriusXM aimed at promoting bipartisan politics.