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The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House approved the House-Senate compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policy for fiscal year 2021. President Trump had vowed to vet…

The House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…

In a vote of 224-194, the House passed a war powers resolution seeking to limit the Trump administration’s military action against Iran without first getting congressional approval. All but …

The House passed a measure that sanctions Turkish officials and banks in relation to military operations in Syria, debated and passed a resolution that recognizes and remembers the Armenian …

Members debated the rules for two bills to be debated later in the week. Then, in a 354-60 vote, the House adopted a joint resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. tro…

On Day 32 of a government shutdown, members considered six suspension bills, including banning the use of federal funding for U.S. to withdraw from NATO and imposing new sanctions on Syrian …

Members of Congress from both parties, writers, and journalists participated in an event marking 100 days since the death of Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi.…

House Homeland Security Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX) delivered an address on national security at George Washington University. He spoke about ongoing efforts to strengthen U.S. border and ai…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to consider border security legislation introduced by Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX). The committee approved the proposal by an 18…

The House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members als…

Homeland Security officials with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection agencies testified at a hearing on the various technologies they were using to secure the nation’s border…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on border security and President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. County sheriffs and officials from Texas and Arizona provided a…

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified in the first panel of a hearing on border security and President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. Secretary Kelly defended the presid…

The House debated and passed several bills suspension bills, including one to that aims to make improvements to veterans' health care and benefits. Also, Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) off…

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen testified at a hearing on the threat posed by ISIS* and ot…

National Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis testified at a hearing on an Inspector General’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by NPS workers at Canaveral National Seashore. Mr. J…

Federal officials with Customs and Border Protection, the Homeland Security Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) testified at a hearing on the security risks caused by p…

The House passed by a 282-138 vote the fiscal year 2017 Defense Department spending bill. Members also approved a counterterrorism bill, which combines three previously-passed bills, and is …

Administrator Peter Neffenger testified at a hearing on the Transportation Security Administration’s recent surge in wait times for screening U.S. air passengers. Committee members asked him…