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

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. Debate was held on amending the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified about U.S. tax policy and the capital gains tax rate in the context of comprehensive tax reform. The maximum capital gains tax rate was 15 percent, as compared to the max…

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 1) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 2) H.Con.Res. 127 - Expressing the sen…

Social Security trustees testified on their board’s 2012 annual report. They said Congress needed to pass legislation shoring up trust fund finances sometime in the next five years. The repo…

Glenn Hackbarth spoke about a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) report on the operation of Medicare programs. The report had several recommendations, including caps on out-of-poc…

Begin Consideration of H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)

1) H.R. 2060 - Central OR Jobs and Water Security Act 2) H.R. 2336 - York River Wild and Scenic River Study Act 3) H.R. 1740 - To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment…

One Minute Speeches (5 per side) H.R. 5652 - Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012, Rules Committee Print (Closed Rule, Two Hours of Debate) Complete Consideration of H.R. 5326 - …

Witnesses testified on proposals to control Medicare costs. One proposal would give seniors a voucher to shop for their own private health insurance. Under their so-called “premium support” …

1) H.R. 2146 - DATA Act, as amended 2) H.R. 3336 - Small Business Credit Availability Act, as amended Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012…

The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.R. 2117 - Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (Structured Rule) The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the f…

Conference Report on H.R. 3630 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (Conference Report Rule, One Hour of Debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Dave Camp / Ways and Means Committee / Ene…

Business executives testified on the effects of tax laws on corporate accounting practices, and how those practices influence decisions on hiring and other investments.