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The House approved two bills. One would ease mortgage lending standards under the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law, and the other deals with auto lending regulation.

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) gave his reaction to the Federal Reserve Board meeting earlier in the week and the decision to allow interest rates to remain unchanged, as well as the regula…

The heads of several law enforcement and intelligence agencies testified at a hearing on global threats to computer networks. Topics included recent data breaches at the Office of Personnel …

The House debated a bill to revoke federal funding for “sanctuary cities.” "Sanctuary cities" are jurisdictions around the country that have polices to shelter illegal immigrants and do not …

Representatives Dan Kildee (D-MI), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Jim Himes (D-CT) spoke briefly to reporters about the deal over Iran’s nuclear prog…

The House debated and approved H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, and resumed debate on a fiscal year 2016 Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies spending b…

The House voted 242-184 to pass H.R. 36, a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks and in favor 338-88 on a bill to limit National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance. The House started debate o…

The House debated and passed H.R. 1195, a bill requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to employ advisory boards. Members spoke on a variety of subjects.

Secretary Jack Lew gave the Department of the Treasury’s annual report on the status of the international financial system. Topics discussed included Export-Import Bank renewal, proposed cha…

The House continued work on H.R. 5, a reauthorization and modification of the “No Child Left Behind” law. The House continues work on H.R. 5, a reauthorization and modification of the “No C…

The House voted to pass, 239-186, H.R. 596, a bill introduced by Representative Bradley Byrne (R-AL) to repeal the Affordable Care Act and develop an alternative.

Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), a member of the Financial Services Committee, talked about the Democratic agenda and some of the top issues facing the Republican-led 114th Congress, includi…

Members passed H.R. 30, a bill defining a full-time work week as 40 hours under the Affordable Care Act. Later, members delivered special order speeches.