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The House passed a bill to expand the Veterans Affairs Department’s authority to fire or demote VA employees based on performance. It also approved a three-month extension of highway funding…

The House convened for a legislative session. The House debate H.R. 2685, a fiscal year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill and voted on amendments

The House passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 420-3. Members voted 387-35 to adopt H.R. 2353, a bill to extend the Highway Trust Fund by two-months. Members al…

The House voted 242-184 to pass H.R. 36, a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks and in favor 338-88 on a bill to limit National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance. The House started debate o…

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey testified about his agency’s fiscal year 2016 budget request. Topics included the FBI’s mission, programs, and how the agency was t…

The House convened for a legislative session, and voted on a resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security through mid-March. The measure failed. Earlier, members approved, 228-191,…

President Obama spoke at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. He said the U.S. would never stop fighting for freedom of religion around the world. He talked about the inspiration given by f…

The House amended and passed H.R. 240, a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through September 2015 and defunding executive action on immigration, and H.R. 37, an anti-regulator…

The House Rules Committee met to consider rules for debate on several bills. One of them was a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that included amendments blocking President Obama…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a ceremonial swearing-in for members of the 114th Congress.