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Legal scholars testified on the constitutionality of some of President Obama’s uses of executive branch powers. They focused on the administration’s one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act…

The House convened for a legislative session. H.R. 3309 a bill to overhaul the U.S. patent system

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

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

Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.

Witnesses testified about the security of personal information in electronic medical and health insurance records in the government data hub that would help people buy health insurance. The …

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

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.

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

The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the Obama administration’s response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, including President Obama’s request for an authorization fo…

H.Res. 315 - providing for the consideration of H.R. 2218 - Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013, and H.R. 1582 - Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, Rules Comm Print (Sponsored …

Witnesses testified on the House version of immigration reform legislation, focusing on border security and deportation policy. Witnesses included law enforcement officials, lawyers, and par…

Continue Consideration of H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas / Agriculture Committee) The Rule provides f…

One Minute Speeches H.R. 671 - Ruth Moore Act of 2013 (Suspension, 40 minutes of debate) (Sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree / Veterans' Affairs Committee) H.R. 2216 - Military Construction a…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

Begin Consideration of H.R. 3 - Northern Route Approval Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee / Energy and C…

Rajiv Shah and Daniel Yohannes testified on the budget request for their respective foreign assistance programs, the Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Millennium Challenge…

John Morton testified about the release of more than 2,000 illegal immigrants from detention centers.

The U.S. ambassador to Syria and State Department and USAID officials testified on the ongoing civil war in Syria. Ambassador Ford in his remarks said no evidence had been found thus far to …

Former State Department and intelligence officials testified on proposals for U.S. policy toward North Korea in light of the country’s third nuclear test missile. Some of those proposals wer…