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State Department Deputy Secretaries William Burns and Thomas Nides testified on the findings of a report on the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. They deta…

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

Middle East experts testified on the influence of Iran in the South Caucasus, a region that includes neighboring countries Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Topics included Turkey and Russia,…

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. Members debated the naming of federal buildings, including naming one after former Speaker of the House Thomas Phillip “Tip”…

The House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. The extension of normal trade relations with the Russian Federation and Moldova was debated.

The House debated normalizing trade relations with Russia.

The House passed H.R. 6371, the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act.

Security officials testified on their efforts to improve diplomatic safety in Libya before four people were killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

Witnesses testified on drought monitoring and predictions.They urged Congress to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System. Other recommendations included improving earl…

The House considered the 2013 defense spending bill.

The House convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on a report on weather satellite programs Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R Series (GOES-R). They said the pro…

John Holdren testified about programs administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), as well as its roles, responsibilities, operations, management and its function in s…

Begin Consideration of H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)

Witnesses testified about U.S. aid to Afghanistan, and charges of widespread corruption in the countries.

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