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The House Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing to examine ways to combat suicide among military veterans. Witnesses included officials from the National Institutes of Health, Veterans …

The House voted on and passed a rule governing two bills to be voted on later in the week. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((C…

A House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing on school safety and gun violence. Witnesses included security officials and the parent of a student killed in the Parkland, Florida hig…

The California and Alabama secretaries of state were among the witnesses at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on efforts to secure elections. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed effo…

Two House Homeland Security subcommittees held a joint hearing on how FEMA contracts are awarded and managed. The committee heard testimony from a FEMA associate administrator, a Government …

The House passed a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan testified before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He was questioned about U.S.…

The House passed a bill that would require insurance companies to recover patients with pre-existing conditions. Members also worked on a disaster relief bill for areas recovering from hurri…

On day 19 of a government shutdown, the House in a 240-188 vote passed a bill to re-open the Department of the Treasury, the IRS, and more than 20 independent agencies. Eight Republicans vot…

Politico hosted its annual “Women Rule” summit with members of Congress and journalists looking at the political landscape heading into 2020. This portion of the event highlighted women work…

Members of the House Democratic Caucus, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), spoke to reporters following the conclusion of a group retreat in Leesburg, Virginia. They talked about t…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

On day 34 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, members gave general speeches about the shutdown.

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 voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.

Officials from the FBI, Justice and Homeland Security departments testified on the rise of domestic terrorism. Several topics were covered including how the respective agencies were tracking…

The House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets human…

The House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the House Education and Labor Committee. She fielded questions on a range of topics, including the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget propos…

Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google testified on Capitol Hill about efforts to counter online terror content, hate speech, and misinformation on their platforms. The social media of…