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Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) and other Democratic House members spoke to reporters about legislation that would ban high-capacity gun magazines with a cap…

1) H.R. 2139 - Lions Club International Century of Service Commemorative Act, as amended 2) H.R. 5986 - To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric pro…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Some of the issues covered in the hearing included new safety recommendations in response…

Representatives for broadcast, satellite, cable, and online companies testified on the adequacy of existing communication laws for meeting the demands of new technology. Among the issues cov…

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

Legislative business: Amendments to Defense Authorization

Commerce Secretary John Bryson testified about the state of American manufacturing and the Obama administration’s plan to revive the industry.

During Morning Hour, any member may speak for up to five minutes on any topic. When no additional members seek recognition, Morning Hour concludes. After a speech on the Trayvon Martin shoot…

Secretary Chu testified on the Energy Department’s fiscal year 2013 budget request. Questions focused on the high price of gasoline, the potential of tapping into the Strategic Petroleum Res…

Representatives voted on H.R. 4105, the tariffs for non-market economies bill. They paid tribute to Congressman Donald Payne (D-NJ), who died earlier in the day of cancer.

Administrator Lisa Jackson testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) fiscal year 2013 budget request. She defended her agency’s study of the effects on hydraulic fracking, a n…

House members debated expanding offshore drilling for oil and gas.

HR 3408, a bill aimed at expanding oil and gas drilling. Revenues generated from this measure would be used to pay for the projects and programs outlined in HR 7, the surface transportation …

The House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up a bill designed to force approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The measure would take that decision away from the State Department, inst…

Witnesses testified on the Obama administration’s decision to deny a permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have carried oil from Canada to the U.S.

Witnesses testified on the Obama administration’s decision to deny a permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would have carried oil from Canada to the U.S.

Members made opening statements at a hearing on the Obama administration’s decision to deny permission to continue with plans to build the Keystone XL pipeline.