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The House considered two Iran-related bills. One bill, which was approved, requires the Treasury Secretary to report to Congress on assets held by Iran’s senior leaders. The other, which was…

The House considered six bills under suspension of the rules, including one to raise the Secret Service limit on overtime pay, another on sanctions against Venezuela, and withholding U.S. to…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on the development of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft, which wee integral to NASA’s future space exploration plans. The projects would hel…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

Thae Yong-ho, a former official at the North Korean embassy in London, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his experience inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…

The House voted to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which is responsible for making Medicare cuts if the pr…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including sanctions bills against Iran and Hezbollah..

Days before President Trump was expected to announce his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on Iranian threats. Wi…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Rohingya refugees who have fled from Myanmar (Burma) to Bangladesh. According to reports, a half-million Rohingya Muslims in Burma’s…

The House passed a $36.5 billion bill for hurricane relief efforts and wildfire recovery as well as legislation to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal employees. Members also mo…

The House debated a motion to instruct conferees on the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the proposed 30 percent cut to the State Department’s budget. Members questioned Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on the departme…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on sanctions and other diplomatic efforts aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development programs. The hearing …

The House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members als…

The House continued work on an omnibus fiscal year 2018 spending bill for eight of the 12 agencies that fund the federal government and related agencies.

The House Rules Committee met for a second day to consider amendments and vote on a rule for next year’s remaining spending bills. In this part, committee members considered amendments offer…

The House voted on bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules.

Qatar experts testified at a hearing on that country’s relations with the U.S. following the recent blockade imposed by six Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, over alleged rep…

Counterterrorism and violent extremism experts testified at a hearing on combating terrorism threats in Europe. The witnesses outlined recent terrorism trends in Europe and provided recommen…

The House voted 344-81 to approve the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.