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The House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…

The House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.

Witnesses testified on the causes and consequences of preterm births and infant mortality.

Witnesses testified about delivery systems for digital and high definition television signals, as well as provisions of the Federal Communications Commission’s proposed National Broadband Pl…

The House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders t…

Past and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and oversig…

The House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.

Glenn Hackbarth testified on the findings of a report submitted by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to Congress on June 15, 2010. Testimony focused on the impact of new heal…

The House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the treasu…

Representatives John Shimkus and Mike Doyle talked separately from Capitol Hill about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s efforts in reclassifying parts of broadband Internet serv…

The House approved legislation to limit corporate, union, and special interest campaign contribution. The bill is in direct relation to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking limits on independ…

Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband acces…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 2 of 4.