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The House considered several suspension bills.

The House voted 316-113 to pass the the $778 billion defense programs and policy bill. Members also approved a suspension bill that gives $1 billion to Israel for its air defense system, kno…

The House continued work on the dozen bills that make up federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year. In this session, members approved two bills: legislative branch spending, with…

The House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…

The House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…

The House passed the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) and Disclosure Simplification Act, which requires public companies to disclose executive pay increases, corporate political con…

The House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Mille testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 20…

SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on oversight of the Small Business Administration. Ms. Guz…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services regarding congressional oversight of the agency. Several lawmakers raised inflati…

Air Force and Space Force military leaders testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Other topics discussed incl…

The House passed a bill to provide $1.9 billion in additional funding to improve U.S. Capitol security in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It creates a quick-reaction …

The House passed a number of suspension bills related to veterans and land measures. Members passed another suspension bill that designates Pulse nightclub site in Orlando, Florida, as the N…

Secretary Pete Buttigieg testified on President Bidens’s fiscal year 2022 Department of Transportation budget request. In his opening statement, Secretary Buttigieg discussed the administrat…

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on oversight of the Postal Service. Mr. DeJoy told committee members he would give himself an “A” for …

The superintendents of the nation’s three service academies testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about efforts to modernize West Point, the Naval Academy, and th…

The House debated H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.

The House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic economic relief bill that included a $15 minimum wage increase.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee about challenges facing the agency during the coronavir…

U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Chair Benjamin Hovland testified on election security and administration issues at a virtual House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. Mr. Hovland …