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Information technology officials testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov Web site. The witnesses were from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,…

H.R. 982 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

Carol Galante testified that the $1.7 billion dollar cash infusion to her Federal Housing Administration from the Treasury Department was needed in order for the FHA to maintain reserves as …

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 2640 - Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden / Natural Resources Committee) 2) H.R. 62…

Sarah Hill Ingram testified about the role of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in implementing the health care law. She said that the process was going well and that systems were working w…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Richard Cordray testified about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report. He said the agency was working closely with small and community banks to address their c…

Current and former Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) officials and Federal Reserve Bank presidents testified about provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law regarding…

Witnesses testified on the Internal Revenue Service’s power to provide subsidies and tax credits for those buying insurance on health exchanges, as well as the power to apply penalties for t…

Internal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel and officials from the Department of Health and Human Services testified at a House joint subcommittee hearing examining information…

Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) talked about the latest developments in the investigation of targeting of political groups by the IRS, and the role the IRS will play in the implementat…

Witnesses testified on allegations that senior Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington wrongly delayed the processing of tax-exemption applications from conservative groups. Treasur…

Top Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department officials testified about practices and culture within the IRS, as well as revelations that the IRS had inappropriately scrutinized…

Stephen Agostini, chief financial officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2014 budget request, as well as management issues and staff salar…

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members speak on a variety of topics.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on the recently approved Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. In addition to questions about the FSOC report, Secretary Lew dis…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Mark Sanford made remarks after he was sworn in as the representative of the 1st Congressional District of South Carolina, which made the whole number of the House be 434.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 701 - To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the SEC to add a particular class of securities to those exem…

State Department officials testified at a hearing on the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks of on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Among the topics they addressed were the initial r…