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Attorney General Eric Holder testified on the government’s gun smuggling sting “Fast and Furious” operation." The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ran the operation betwee…

The House passed a fiscal year 2012 spending bill.

H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/…

Defense and State Department officials testified on President Obama’s decision to send 100 U.S. military advisers to advise local forces fighting the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and its lea…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on potential threats from Iran and Syria, focusing on sanctions already imposed and the future of U.S. policy toward both countries. Witnes…

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on U.S. foreign policy. Topics included Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, israel-Palestin relations, and Russia, India, and Cu…

Witnesses testified about current trends and security challenges facing the Western Hemisphere and priorities for U.S. security assistance and policy, including a focus on the Iranian plot t…

The House considered several free trade bills.

The House considered President Obama’s jobs bill and legislation on the National Labor Relations Board.

The House debated a bill to establish a special envoy for religious freedom in the Near East and South Central Asia.

The House debated amendments to the fiscal year 2012 defense spending bill.

The House considered two measures regarding U.S. military action in Libya. One measure to limit the use of American troops failed 123-295. A second bill that would block all funds for U.S. m…

The House debated resolutions requiring the president to be in conformity with the War Powers Resolution with regard to troops in Libya.

Republican members testified about proposed changes to the 1973 War Powers Act and U.S. involvement in NATO military operations in Libya. They noted that operations in Libya had exceeded the…

Patrick Conroy opened the session with his first prayer as House chaplain.

Officials testified about Peace Corps volunteers who were raped in their host countries, the plight of women serving in sometimes hostile cultures, and mental health consequences of rape. Pe…

Peace Corps volunteers who were raped in their host countries and the mother of a volunteer who was murdered testified about their experiences, the plight of women serving in sometimes hosti…