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The House passed $600 billion in federal spending for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor Departments. Members also passed the House-Senate compromise on reauthorizing…

The House paid tribute to Representative John Dingell (D-MI) for serving in Congress for 50 years. They also passed two suspension bills.

John Campbell (R-CA) was sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.

The House unexpectedly voted down the $142 billion appropriations conference report for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Departments. The vote was 209 to 223. The House th…

Chairman Greenspan testified about the economic outlook, the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on energy prices, employment, and production in the near term. He said that despite labor …

Regulators and others testified in an oversight hearing of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government-sponsored mortgage enterprises. Problems in such enterprises and the improvement of oversight…

The Joint Economic Committee held a hearing to understand the forces shaping current economic conditions as well as the economic outlook. Chairman Bernanke told the committee that recently e…

Witnesses testified on the topic, “Iraq: Perceptions, Realities, and Cost to Complete.” Among the topics they addressed were U.S. efforts to support reconstruction, governance, and developm…

The House passed a bill that bars obesity lawsuits against restaurants and manufacturers in both federal and state courts.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced its annual report, “State of World Population: The Promise of Equality, Gender Equity, Reproductive Health, and the Millennium Developme…