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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Deputy Director William Werkheiser testified at a hearing on cases of data manipulation at his agency between and 1996 and 2014. An internal investigation of a …

The House passed a bill that changes the federal medical research process as well as makes policy changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and federal foster care programs. They also approved several …

The House convened for a legislative session, with members expected to debate the rule governing two bills, one barring aircraft sales to Iran and one allowing Congress to more easily disapp…

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR) talked about key energy issues before the House Natural Resources Committee, the direction of U.S. energy policy, and how it might evolve in the future.

The House debated the rule governing a bill dealing with Justice Department settlement agreement funds. Members also debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House voted 231-196 to pass an Interior Department Spending bill. Following the completion of legislative work ahead of the House’s seven-week recess, Democrats delivered speeches on gun…

The House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill. 

The House approved a separation of powers bill that would override legal precedent that requires courts give deference to federal agencies' interpretation of the law. Members also debated am…

The House passed H.R. 5325, a Legislative Branch appropriations bill that covers House of Representatives operations, the Library of Congress, and Capitol Police. They also considered two no…

The House passed a Puerto Rico debt relief bill, and began work on a Legislative Branch appropriations bill. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) was sworn in to the seat previously held by…

Leaders from a number of private weather forecasting and modeling firms testified at a hearing on the future of their industry and its impact on and potential contributions to the public sec…

Representative Bruce Westerman (R-AR) talked about the ongoing debate over the federal budget, the details of the House Republican plan, the bipartisan agreement to restructure Puerto Rico’s…

The House debated the combined rule for two bills dealing with energy policy and congressional approval of the Washington, D.C. budget. Members also resumed consideration of an energy and wa…

The House convened for one-minute speeches and debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with national intelligence programs and 911 calls.

The House debated amendments to the defense authorization bill. 

The House debated H.R. 5046, a bill to authorize funding for Justice Department grants for opioid abuse prevention and addiction treatment programs.

The House voted 224-181 to pass H.R. 4901, a bill to reauthorize a Washington, D.C., school voucher program for students from low-income families.

The House debated H.R. 4885, which determines how user fees collected by the IRS are used, and H.R. 1206, which deals with IRS hiring and agency employees who have delinquent tax debt.

The House approved two financial services bills, one dealing with the consolidated assets threshold for small bank holding companies and one on funding for the Financial Stability Oversight …

The House Budget Committee continued to consider amendments to its budget resolution for fiscal year 2017 during a markup held by the full committee. Most of the amendments considered were r…