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The House met overnight in order to complete business prior to adjourning the first session of the 109th Congress.

A hearing, titled “Determining a Champion on the Field: A Comprehensive Review of the BCS and Postseason College Football,” was held to examine college football’s Bowl Championship Series (…

The House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.

The committee marked up portions of budget reconciliation instructions that fell under its jurisdiction, including energy and commerce budget reconciliations. In this portion of the day-long…

Members of the House Republican leadership talked with reporters about rising energy prices and profits in the oil industry. Topics included high gasoline prices, projected increases in natu…

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Representative Barton talked about U.S. energy needs and his Gasoline for America’s Future Act, which goes to the House floor today. The legislat…

The House Subcommittee on Health along with the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled “Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katr…

Witnesses testified about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on U.S. energy supplies, refining capacity, and prices at the wholesale and retail level. They also focused on the practice of price…

Representative Barton talked to reporters about the impact of Hurricane Katrina on energy supply and production facilities and the president’s decision to release assets from the national pe…

The House will consider four bills under suspension of the rules; possible consideration of the conference report to HR 6, energy policy bill; possible consideration of HR 3283, a bill aimed…

The House will consider the Medical Malpractice Bill. The House will also consider several conference reports including Energy bill, Highway Bill, Interior/Environoment Spending, and Legisla…

House and Senate conferees met to propose and vote on various amendments to proposed compromise energy legislation.

House and Senate conferees met to propose and vote on various amendments to proposed compromise energy legislation.

House and Senate conferees met to propose and vote on various amendments to proposed compromise energy legislation.

Rep. Barton chaired a meeting of the House and Senate Conferees on H.R. 6, The Energy Policy Act of 2005. The hydroelectric, geothermal, and research and development titles, and the titles p…

Representatives Barton and Bass spoke to reporters about the status of the Energy Bill legislation that was in conference committee. Following their remarks, they responded to questions and …

House and Senate members met to resolve differences in Energy legislation that was passed by both houses of Congress. The conferees marked up electricity, Indian enegy, coal leasing, and por…