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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

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,…

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

H.R. 982 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

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…

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 House met to consider a series of temporary spending measures to re-open certain programs and parts of government following closures that began on October 1.

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

Satellite television executives and attorneys specializing in intellectual property testified about retransmission consent, which requires cable providers to get permission and pay for netwo…

The House continued debate on the authorization of use of force against Syria.

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

The House Judiciary Committee held an unclassified hearing on the Obama administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) revealed by former National Security Agency (NSA)…

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe and others testified on how to make the U.S. Postal Service successful in the 21st Century. Postmaster General Donahoe urged Congress to allow the service …

Complete Consideration of H.R. 1582 - Energy Consumers Relief Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep.*Bill Cassidy / Energy and Commerce Committee) The Rule provides…

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

One Minute Speeches Begin Consideration of H.R. 2397 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep.*C.W. Bill Young / Appropriations Committee) The rule prov…