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The House debated and passed a number of suspension bills.

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about how his company uses artificial intelligence and humans to manage content on its platform. Members of C…

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and NIH Director Francis Collins testified on the Cancer Moonshot initiative and other medical innovation as implemented under the 21st Century Cures Act. Bot…

Assistant Health and Human Services Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz said her department stands ready to help immigrant families and children…

The House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…

The House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…

The House debated and passed the fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill. Members also approved a resolution insisting that the Justice Department provide House investigators acces…

The House approved legislation that would classify synthetic opioids such as fentanyl as controlled substances and create new federal criminal penalties for misusing such drugs. Throughout t…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on preparedness for biological attacks, pandemics, and infectious disease outbreaks. Among the witne…

The House considered a series of bills related to opioid addiction and treatment.

The acting U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Susanne Lyons apologized to athletes who were sexually abused and their families during a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on O…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing to review the activities of the electric transmission sector. Witnesses talked about ways to improve the transmission grid…

Current and former executives from drug distribution companies testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on their role in the opioid crisis and how to stem the flow of pr…

The House voted on bills debated previously under suspension of the rules, including one that would provide grave markers for veterans' families. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) was sworn to fill the un…

Administrator Scott Pruitt testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee amid allegations of ethics violations and fiscal mismanag…

The House considered legislation to modernize Internal Revenue Service and protect taxpayer identity.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the company’s use and protection of user data following the Cambridge Analytica breach. During…

Recovering addicts as well as several health care providers who treat patients addicted to opioids testified at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on the opioid epide…

The House debated H.R. 5247, which would allow terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs that have not been approved by the FDA.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened a hearing to examine the nation’s opioid epidemic and ways to combat it. The two-day hearing began with witnesses from the feder…