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Medical doctors testified on how the Affordable Care Act was adversely affecting their patients. Their concerns included limited access to care and drug costs for those with chronic conditio…

Witnesses testified on the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate that requires companies with 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage. The focus was on how the h…

Legislative Business-H.R. 2655 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act

Information technology officials testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov Web site. The witnesses were from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,…

Veterans Affairs Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the money spent on two department conferences in 2011. A former department off…

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 2640 - Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act (Sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden / Natural Resources Committee) 2) H.R. 62…

Following One Minutes, House will debate the rule for H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. At approximately 1:40-1:50 p.m. the House will have its first vote…

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

Sarah Hill Ingram continued to testify about the role of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in implementing the health care law. She said that the process was going well and that systems wer…

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

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 3174 - To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to obligate funds for emergency relief projects arising from damage caused …

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

Patricia Smith and Charles Woods, whose sons were killed in attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, testified at a hearing on State Department involvement bef…

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

Witnesses testified on State Department involvement before, during, and after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2013. Questions focused on departmental …

Witnesses testified on the status of state efforts to implement the health care exchange marketplaces as mandated by the Affordable Care Act.

The House continued with legislative business. The House observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims the previous day at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.

Former EPA chief Lisa Jackson testified to the House Oversight & Govt. Reform Cmte. about the Obama administration’s compliance to federal transparency rules. Republicans said Jackson circum…