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The House voted 231-188 to approve a continuing resolution providing government funding through January 19, 2018. Members also approved a bill providing $81 billion for disaster relief.

In a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…

The House considered two Iran-related bills. One bill, which was approved, requires the Treasury Secretary to report to Congress on assets held by Iran’s senior leaders. The other, which was…

The House debated the rules for three bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for two weeks.

The House began initial debate on the Republican tax reform bill.

The House approved a bill that would redefine the term “joint employer” to ensure that franchises and temporary agencies are not held liable for the working conditions of employees. Members …

In the weekly Democratic address, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) talked about the just-released Republican the tax reform bill.

The House debated the rules of consideration for two bills. The first bill was H.R. 849, to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for the Independent Paymen…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on funding for Down syndrome research. Representatives Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) testified about their personal experiences rais…

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 …

Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee heard from witnesses about the Republican tax reform proposal. Among them was Bruce Bartlett, an author and former deputy assistant T…

The House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.

The House Rules Committee met for a second day to consider amendments and vote on a rule for fiscal year 2018 remaining spending bills. In this part, committee members heard from the leaders…

Democratic Representatives Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Tim Ryan of Ohio hosted a conference call this week on the upcoming re-negotiation talks for the North American Free Trade Agreemen…

The House considered the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, and the legislat…

The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on ways to improve the Affordable Care Act. The witnesses included a former deputy administrator at the Centers for Medicare…

The House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…

Following a House vote break, members of the Appropriations Committeee resumed their debate on the 2018 Homeland Security Markup with an amendment offered by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) concern…

Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) talked about her book, The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable, about her congressional work on social programs. She was interviewed by Ap…

Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?”