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The House debated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members also debated the rule for consideration of H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, whic…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to consider the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members delivered opening statements on the legislation before taking a break for votes on …

The House passed two bills. One would provide a path for undocumented farm workers to get green cards. The other was the final version of a fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs bill.…

The House passed H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act of 2019, which seeks to protect coastal and Great Lakes communities affected by climate change. Members als…

The House debated the rule for H.R. 729, the Coastal and Great Lakes Communities Enhancement Act of 2019, which seeks to protect U.S. coastal and Great Lakes communities impacted by climate …

The House considered nine suspension bills, including banning the sale of shark fins and renaming the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Long Island, New York, after former member of Con…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the difficulties in caring for aging Americans, including the lack of reasonably-priced long term care for senior citizens and their care…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the U.S. economy and monetary policy before the House Budget Committee. Other topics discussed included trade policy, income inequality, the …

The House passed a resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Members also voted to table a resolution offered by Minority Leader Kevin McCart…

Bill Northey, Department of Agriculture undersecretary for farm and conservation programs, testified at a joint House subcommittee hearing on federal farm and disaster programs. Several of t…

The House continued work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.

The House passed a bill that would boost funding for election security efforts throughout the country and promote the use of paper ballots for federal elections. Members also approved a …

State and local officials testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee on limits put on state and local tax (SALT) deduction caps under the 2017 Republican tax bill. Witnesses includ…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the House Ways and Means Committee regarding the Trump administration’s trade policy positions. He stressed the urgent need for C…

The House debated amendments to a spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This specific package includes money for…

In a vote of 237-187, the House passed a bill to provide permanent status with a path to citizenship to undocumented individuals who immigrated to U.S. as minors. All Democrats and seven Rep…

The House Budget Committee convened a hearing to examine the impact of a single-payer health care system if one were to be implemented in the U.S. Officials with the Congressional Budget Off…

The House debated a rule governing two bills. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((CFPB). The other measure would provide more fl…

Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Don Bacon (R-NE) talked about the work of the For Country Caucus. The caucus was founded in March 2019 by Representatives Michael Waltz (R-FL), Jimmy…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing to examine paid family and medical leave. While members from both parties expressed support for paid family and medical leave, there was dis…