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H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/…

Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 2055 - Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 1540 - H.R. 10 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 (Structured Rule) The …

The House passed a bill that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns across state lines.

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

Witnesses testified on the re-authorization of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, focusing on the ways states engage recipients in work activities that move them towa…

A vote on a Continuing Resolution to keep the federal government funded failed by a vote of 195 to 230.

Witnesses testified about a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on child welfare. The report found that thedU.S. uses flawed methods in tracking child deaths from maltreatment. A 2…

The House debated and voted on legislation to raise the debt ceiling. The measure failed 97-318, with seven Democrats voting present.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget. He called President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget the first …

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the new health care law and Medicare. The witnesses were Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Donald Berwick and Richard Foster, the offic…

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that President Obama planed to submit the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement to Congress. The hearing also focused on such issues as the pendi…

Witnesses testified on the economic and regulatory burdens imposed by the enactment and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Rec…

Witnesses testified about potential revisions to the federal tax code. They focused on the economic and administrative impact of current federal income tax structure, tax complexity, corpora…

The House voted on legislation titled “Repealing The Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” that would repeal the 2010 health care reform law.