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In a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a U.S.-Mexi…

The House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression against Ukraine.

The House considered bills under suspension of the rules including a bill designating former President George W. Bush’s childhood home in Midland, Texas as part of the National Park System. …

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob Corker, Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), and others spoke to reporters after a roundtable discussion on the BUILD Act. The Better Utilization of Inves…

The House debated and passed two tax policy bills. One encourages retirement and family savings through the creation of universal savings accounts. The other aims to promote new business inn…

Treasury and State Department officials testified on the Trump administration’s sanctions policy. The witnesses discussed the implementation and effectiveness of sanctions on such countries …

State Department officials testified at a hearing on the state of U.S.-Cuba relations and the government response to the attacks on U.S. embassy personnel in Havana.

The House worked on a bill that would require students to complete financial counseling when they accept federal student loans and Pell Grants.

The House approved the final House-Senate version of H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.

Officials from the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Trump administration’s foreign policy to…

The House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…

Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about U.S. policy in Afghanistan. She addressed questions ab…

Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL) discussed the U.S.-North Korea summit. He spoke via video link from the U.S. Captiol’s Statuary Hall.

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere convened a hearing on U.S. investments and trade with Latin America. The witnesses also briefly talked about the impacts of t…

The House approved a $15 billion rescissions bill. Members also began debate on a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military constr…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his agency’s budget request for the 2019 fiscal year. Topics included U.S. diplomatic strategy, the pro…

The House voted down a five-year extension of the farm bill that would have required all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients work at least 20 hours per week.

The House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.

The House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. …

Following a recess for votes, the House Agriculture Committee continued its meeting to draft the 2018 farm bill. The discussion continued on requirements for beneficiaries of the Supplementa…