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Brock Long, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), testified on disaster response before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He answered severa…

The National Action Network (NAN) and its founder Reverent Al Sharpton concluded a two-day legislative and policy conference on Capitol Hill. The event focused on the Democratic legislative …

Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, talked about how Democrats on that committee might approach investigating the Trump administ…

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on allegations of TSA employee misconduct. The c…

The House met for one-minute speeches before debating the rules for two upcoming bills. One bill was a package of spending measures for fiscal year 2019, including the Departments of Defense…

House Democrats held a news conference to talk about preparations for Hurricane Florence and the recovery efforts on Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands from 2017's hurricanes, Irma and Ma…

Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) talked about the Trump administration responses to Hurricanes Maria and Harvey in 2017 and the latest response to Hurricane Florence.

The House debated the rules for an upcoming bill.,

Federal and state emergency management officials testified before a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee on hurricane preparedness and response efforts. They discussed lesson…

The House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…

The House passed 24 suspension bills, including naming some post offices around the country and legislation requiring federal agencies to preserve certain electronic messages.

Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) talked about the latest on the Russia investigation as former FBI agent Peter Strzok is scheduled to testify the next day before a joint meeting of House comm…

Justice Department’s inspector general Michael Horowitz testified at a hearing on the watchdog’s investigation of how the FBI and Justice Department handled its investigation in 2016 of form…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House passed bills dealing with the nation’s opioid epidemic, including housing for recovering addicts, shipments of illegal drugs, and the effect of opioid addiction on families.

The House approved a $15 billion rescissions bill. Members also began debate on a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military constr…

The House continued debate on amendments to the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.

The House voted down a five-year extension of the farm bill that would have required all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients work at least 20 hours per week.

The House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.

Following a recess for votes, the House Agriculture Committee continued its meeting to draft the 2018 farm bill. The discussion continued on requirements for beneficiaries of the Supplementa…