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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee about risks to financial stability and the U.S. economy. In his opening statement, Secretary Mnuchin…

The House considered 16 bills under suspension of the rules.

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a hearing with public health officials on efforts to improve flu vaccines and develop a universal flu vaccine. The witnesses in the fir…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mark Calabria testified at a House Financial Services Commi…

The House worked on a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on t…

The House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics incl…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules. Members also debated a resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border, and they p…

The House debated and passed several bills, including one that opposes all boycotts of Israel.

Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK) talked about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the future of U.S. Space Policy. He spoke via video link from Capitol Hill.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his prepared remarks, Mr. Powell said the…

The House passed four ocean acidification-related suspension bills, including H.R. 1237 which reauthorizes and modifies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) ocean acidifi…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on the international financial system before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on a variety of topics, including banki…

Astrophysicists and astronomers testified at a hearing on the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which captured the very first image of a super-massive black hole. Among the witnesses were Event…

Chief executives of the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee about banking regulation a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Questions focused on…

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified before the House Science, Space and Technology Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He talked about budget priorities and w…

The House considered four financial service and housing suspension bills, including one that requires a Federal Reserve board member to testify on the status of pending and anticipated centr…

The House started work on H.R. 1, a bill designed to make voting easier, lessen the influence of money in electoral politics, and strengthen ethics rules for government officials.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the economy and monetary policy before the House Financial Services Committee. He said the Federal Reserve would take a patient approach to i…

The House considered several suspension bills, including one that aims to train veterans for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).