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Kathryn Edin talked about her book, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, about her recent findings on poverty in the United States. In her book, Professor Edin profiles families…

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…

The House passed a short-term highway funding bill that extends funding through December 7.

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 House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.

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

The House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…

The House voted 240-189 to pass H.R. 3762, a budget reconciliation bill that would repeal several aspects of the Affordable Care Act.

The House Budget Committee approved a budget reconciliation package of proposals from three other House committees for the fiscal year 2016 budget. The committee approved the bill by a party…

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats spoke with reporters about a discharge petition to bring the Export-Import Bank reauthorization to the House floor for a v…

The House voted on H.R. 538, which would expedite environmental reviews and limit judicial reviews of energy projects on Indian lands.

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 passed debating H.R. 3495, a bill that would allow states to exclude providers that perform abortions from participating in their Medicaid programs.

The House convened for a legislative session.

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 a legislative session. Members debated 11 bills under suspension of the rules. The House voted on three bills. H.R. 2722 was pulled from consideration.

Secretary Jack Lew testified at a hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. The report includes information on financial regulatory developments and potent…

The House voted down a resolution requiring U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq and Syria in the absence of a congressional vote on an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolution…

The House debated a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reauthorization bill, followed by debate on several bills under suspension of the rules. Members were also expected to vote on…