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The House met overnight in order to complete business prior to adjourning the first session of the 109th Congress.

The House passed $600 billion in federal spending for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor Departments. Members also passed the House-Senate compromise on reauthorizing…

The House paid tribute to Representative John Dingell (D-MI) for serving in Congress for 50 years. They also passed two suspension bills.

A hearing, titled “Determining a Champion on the Field: A Comprehensive Review of the BCS and Postseason College Football,” was held to examine college football’s Bowl Championship Series (…

The House passed a bill that bars obesity lawsuits against restaurants and manufacturers in both federal and state courts.

Democratic members of Congress spoke to reporters about relief from home heating prices and funding of the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). They discussed projected…

Government officials testified about the initial activities of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to guard against waste, fraud, …

The House Subcommittee on Health along with the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled “Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katr…

A Bipartisan informal hearing on exit strategies for Iraq was held. Representative Woolsey called for the discussions with a focus on how to withdraw American troops while fulfilling the obl…

Witnesses testified about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on U.S. energy supplies, refining capacity, and prices at the wholesale and retail level. They also focused on the practice of price…

Members held a bipartisan rally outside the U.S. Capitol and spoke to reporters about their opposition to the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement under discussion in both…

The House plans to finish work on HR 2601, Foreign Relations authorization bill; possibly work on HR 3070, NASA authorization bill; take the postponed vote on a suspension bill debated Monda…

The House takes up the Foreign Relations Authorization bill.

Votes are not scheduled to allow members to attend the return to flight of the space shuttle launch in Florida.

The House passed a $20.3 billion bill for foreign aid in fiscal year 2006.