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The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testified on their report findings, which focused on issues of sexual assault, violent crimes, and command culture at Fort Hood, Texas. …

Representative Kwanza Hall (D-GA) was sworn in the fill the remainder of the term of the late Representative John Lewis. The House then debated the rule governing the MORE Act (a marijuana d…

The House considered five veterans-related bills under suspension of the rules, and voted on another suspension bill debated earlier in the week. Members also debated H.R. 4447, the Clean Ec…

The House passed a bill that would restore an individual’s right to challenge discriminatory public school policies, rather than waiting for the Department of Education to take action.

The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on how the coronavirus pandemic has provided insight into improving the Department of Veterans Affairs…

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on suicide prevention legislation for veterans. The hearing was an opportunity for members of Congress to discuss bills they’ve introduce…

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing on sexual assault and harassment in the military following the death of Private First Class Vanessa Guillen at Fort…

The House debated amendments to the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction.

A House subcommittee held a hearing to examine sexual harassment issues in the Veterans Affairs Department. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed the Government Accountability Report on the depa…

The House began work on the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense programs and policy bill.

The House Rules Committee met to consider a $3 trillion coronavirus response bill as well as a resolution authorizing remote voting by proxy and remote committee proceedings.

The House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…

The House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass t…

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley appeared before the House Armed Services Committee to talk about President Trump’s fiscal year 2021 budget re…

The House debated several suspension bills dealing with veterans issues, including providing legal services for homeless veterans and requiring Department of Veterans Affairs reports to Cong…

A House Armed Services subcommittee held a hearing on incidents of white supremacy in the military and how to prevent future incidents. The first panel featured representatives from the Sout…

Federal officials and non-profit organization leaders testified about food insecurity among the veteran population before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.