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The House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 11, 2020. The vote was 359-57-1, with 56 Republicans and Representative Amash (L-MI) voting against the measu…

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 approved a resolution supporting a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The vote was 226-188. Members also passed a bill to restore Department of Justice oversi…

House Democrats spoke with reporters on Capitol Hill outside a caucus meeting about the direction of the party and who should be the next speaker of the House.

The House continued work on a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overhaul the …

Day one of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included first lady Michelle Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and immigration advocate Astrid S…

The House passed the Red River Private Property Act, which would require the Bureau of Land Management to sell land to individuals who own property on the Texas river.

The House passed two bills. The first is a rewrite and reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. The second is an energy infrastructure bill.

The House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…

The House reconvened following a closed-door briefing on Iran, with members expected to debate several amendments to H.R. 1734, a bill dealing with coal ash disposal regulations.

Returning and newly-elected members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) were ceremonially sworn-in at the Capitol. Incoming CBC Chair G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) said criminal justice reform…

The House convened for a legislative session.

The House considered a number of bills, including H.R. 3826, which would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of carbon emissions by coal-fired power plants. H.R. 2641, …

The House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…

The House convened for a legislative session. H.R. 3309 a bill to overhaul the U.S. patent system

The House considered a rule and amendments to the farm bill allowing the House to go to conference with the Senate.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…

Congressional leaders celebrated the life of Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the South African leader’s 95th birthday. Speakers read quotes from his public life. House Speaker John Boehner…

The House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.