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The House of Representatives convened for the business of the day, one minute speeches, and special order speeches. The House disapproved of Senate amendments to bill H.R. 3630 to provide in…

During Morning Hour, any member may speak for up to five minutes on any topic. When no additional members seek recognition, Morning Hour concludes.

H.R. 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011 (Closed Rule, 90 Minutes of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3421 - Fallen Heroes of 9/…

The House voted on H.J.Res. 2, the Balanced Budget Amendment.

The House Ways and Means Committee marked up three trade agreements between the U.S. and Colombia, Panama, and South Korea.

The House took up House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to lift the debt ceiling.

The House approved the Republican debt and deficit reduction plan, which they call the Cut, Cap, and Balance Bill. The legislation requires $111 billion in spending reductions and establishe…

Witnesses testified about overhauling the tax code and the economic impacts of taxation on business and individual debt. This was the first tax-related joint hearing of the Senate Finance an…

Members debated changes to patent and trademark Law. Vote number 484 was vitiated and replaced by vote 485.

The House debated and voted on legislation to raise the debt ceiling. The measure failed 97-318, with seven Democrats voting present.

In a 235-193 vote the House passed a Republican fiscal year 2012 budget plan.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget. He called President Obama’s proposed 2012 budget the first …

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the new health care law and Medicare. The witnesses were Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Donald Berwick and Richard Foster, the offic…

The House continued consideration of fiscal year 2011 spending.

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that President Obama planed to submit the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement to Congress. The hearing also focused on such issues as the pendi…

Witnesses testified on the economic and regulatory burdens imposed by the enactment and implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Rec…