On Motion to Recommit: H.R. 4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Vote: Failed 212/218 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Failed 212/218 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
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H.Res. 601: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes; providing for
Vote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: NayVote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 601: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to amend the Voting Rights …
Vote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: NayVote: Passed 220/212 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Nay
Emily Smith
August 24, 2021
S. 272: Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021
Vote: Passed 423/1 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Passed 423/1 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 23, 2021
S. 325: A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
Vote: Passed 418/7 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: YeaVote: Passed 418/7 Rep. Fitzpatrick [R-PA1]: Yea
Emily Smith
August 23, 2021
PA GOP Pledges Transparency On Redistricting | Across Pennsylvania, PA Patch
The Keystone State will lose one congressional seat as state and U.S. legislative maps are redrawn. Source: PA GOP Pledges Transparency On Redistricting
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
Senator Santarsiero Urges Bucks County Schools to Require Masks – MyChesCo
BUCKS COUNTY, PA — State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) is urging six Bucks County school boards to adopt the Center for Disease Control
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
I Took My 12-Year-Old To A Press Conference About COVID Safety, And All Hell Broke Loose
Since my daughter was very small, she’s been asking to come along with me to protests and local political events. Now that’s she’s
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
Bucks County Updates COVID-19 School Guidance Amid Public Complaints over Mixed Messaging | WDIY
Bucks County has updated its COVID-19 guidance for public schools after the public complained of getting mixed messages at a time when new
Staff Contributor
August 23, 2021
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Being Defunded by Congress, Targeted by Trump
August 1, 2025
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.
Meet Bucks County Beacon Summer Reporting Intern Naomi Weiss
July 30, 2025
Naomi is a Pennsbury High School graduate and rising junior at the University of Pittsburgh. She has written 21 articles for us so far, with more on the way.
OPINION: What It Feels Like to Be an Immigrant Living in Trump’s America
July 30, 2025
Doylestown’s Olcay Ayata, a Turkish-American Muslim, feels unwelcome and unsafe — even as a citizen.
Photo Essay: Bearing Witness to America’s Cruel and Unusual Treatment of Immigrants
July 29, 2025
After covering weeks of abductions and disappearances of immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City starting on May 29, I remain stupefied that I am witnessing the harvesting of human beings in real time, writes photojournalist Michael Nigro.
The Battle Over Hearts and Minds in Pennsylvania’s Bible Belt
July 27, 2025
Thankfully, there are brave faith leaders standing firmly in the breach, refusing to let the Bible and the church be hijacked by Christian Nationalists.
