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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a virtual hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on mental health. The committee discussed the benefits telehealth has provide…

A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a virtual hearing on efforts to protect consumers from COVID-19 scams during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included officials from the Nat…

The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on federal resources for tribal communities. The hearing focused on disparities in Native American communities such as broadband access…

Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy about issues facing the department amid the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary Brouillette…

White House Coronavirus Task Force members Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Stephen Hahn, and Dr. Robert Redfield, along with Admiral Brett Giroir, who oversees coronavirus testing capacity for the na…

In a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…

Two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing on disinformation campaigns and social media platforms. Panelists discussed efforts to combat the spread of disinformation on…

Environmental advocates testified virtually at a House subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic and its environmental impact on low-income and minority communities. Several questions…

Axios hosted a virtual conversation on policing and racial inequality with Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL); St. Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Melvin Carter (D); NAACP President Derrick Johnson; an…

Rick Bright, the recent director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging he was forced out of his job, testified be…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine federal marijuana policy, including the implications of changing its drug schedule listing and the potential of…

The House passed H.R. 2339, the Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019, legislation seeking to reduce youth vaping by banning the sale of all flavored…

Several representatives came to the House floor to express their support for the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which designates lynching as a hate crime under federal law.

The House worked on eight suspension bills, including anti-lynching legislation that increases penalties for federal crimes connect to lynching. Another bill would create a national women’s …

The House passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act of 2019, a bill to designate wilderness and scenic rivers on federal lands in California, Colorado, and Washington state.

The House approved debate rules on measures that would remove the deadline for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment as well as designate wilderness and scenic rivers on federal lands in Cali…

The House worked on three measures, dealing with Medicaid block grants, labor union rights, and disaster relief for Puerto Rico after recent earthquakes. Members also voted to block a resolu…

Two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the impact of wildfires on the environment and energy infrastructure. Officials with two utility companies as well…

The House debated a combined rule governing two measures: a bill seeking to strengthen anti-discrimination protections for older workers and a joint resolution overturning a rule on student …

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation promoting 5G technology and providing entrepreneurship counseling and training services for incarcerat…