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Witnesses testified at a hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) mass collection of consumer data related to private financial transactions. Topics of discussion include…

The House passed a measure that permanently extends several tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2015. Members also debated the rule governing debate on the omnibus spending bill to fu…

Members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) testified at a hearing on the council’s agenda and operations.

By a vote of 407 to 19, the House approved H.R. 158, a bill that makes changes to the Visa Waiver Program affecting travelers from Iraq, Syria, and 36 other countries.

The House passed two bills. The first is a rewrite and reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. The second is an energy infrastructure bill.

Mary Jo White testified at a hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operations, as well as the commission’s fiscal year 2017 budget request. Republican committee members told Ms…

The House approved two bills. One would ease mortgage lending standards under the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law, and the other deals with auto lending regulation.

The House passed H.R. 511, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, which aims to clarify labor rights of Native Americans in Native American tribes. The chamber also appointed conferees to negotia…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified at a hearing on monetary policy and bank regulation and supervision. She told committee members the U.S. economy was performing well and that an …

The Senate approved by a 266-167 vote a two-year, $80 billion budget agreement that also raises the debt ceiling.

The House voted on a number of suspension bills debated earlier in the day.

Democratic state legislators from Oregon, South Carolina, North Dakota, and Connecticut talked about their recent legislative accomplishments. They responded to questions from the state legi…

The House convened briefly before adjourning for a House Republican conference meeting following Representative Kevin McCarthy’s decision to drop his bid to be House speaker.

The House voted 242-184 to establish a panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Members also voted 240-183 to defeat a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter (D-…

The House voted 270-156 to pass a defense authorization bill, and 251-173 to pass a bill dealing with Iran sanctions.

The House began debate on a series of bills dealing with the Iran nuclear agreement.

Former Governor Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who were both seeking the party’s 2016 presidential nomination, addressed the morning session of the Demo…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen presented her semiannual report on monetary policy to the House Financial Services Committee. She answered several questions on interest rates, in reply to…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

The House debated and approved H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, and resumed debate on a fiscal year 2016 Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies spending b…