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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified before the House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee on the mission of his agency. He said his three goals are restoring power to the states…

The House passed a bill that allows mineral mining while restoring mining leases on certain federal lands in northern Minnesota. Lawmakers also approved legislation that requires a two-year …

The organizers of the January 21, 2017, Women’s March on Washington, reconvened for the first time in late October 2017 in Detroit for the Women’s Convention. The Sojourner Truth luncheon in…

The House voted 242-174 to extend for five years the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also continues community health centers and other health programs and provides for more Me…

The five FCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. Issues discussed included President Trump’s tweets and the First Amendment, net neutrality, news media ownership…

Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the credit ratings agency’s data breach that put the personal and financial records of more than…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine ideas to modernize the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of over-the-counter drugs. Dr. Janet Woo…

The House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.

The House approved $7.85 billion in relief and recovery efforts for areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Members of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on possible changes to communications legislation. Topics included broadband access in rural communiti…

By a 235-192 vote, the House passed H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which includes Defense, Energy and Water, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch appropriati…

The House passed a bill that delays an Obama administration ozone standards rule. Lawmakers also passed three measures on energy infrastructure. At approximately four hours and 35 minutes…

The House passed a bill that would ease water use restrictions in California, and give farmers more access to water. Members also worked on legislation to combat human trafficking, and began…

Mariska Hargitay was among the witnesses at a hearing of a bipartisan task force aimed at ending sexual violence and clearing the nation’s law enforcement agencies of a large backlog of unte…

The House voted 217-213 to approve the Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act,. Members also voted down an exemption for members of Congress from the revised Republican heal…

The House approved a bill allowing employers to offer compensatory time off instead of overtime pay. Members also debated a North Korea sanctions bill.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on cancer research, including the National Cancer Research Moonshot Initiative. Witnesses included Tammi Carr, the mother o…

The House convened to debate and vote on the American Health Care Act, a Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act. The session recessed without a vote. House leadership later annou…

The House debated a combined rule on three bills dealing with veterans affairs, including one on background checks for gun purchases by veterans with mental health issues.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee met to mark up a Republican plan to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act.