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The House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…

The House debated extending government funding through February 18, 2022.

The House approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through February 18, 2022, as funding was set at midnight on December 3. The Senate later in the evening also passed the mea…

The House passed a bill to expand access for breastfeeding in the workplace.

The House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…

The House considered 18 suspension bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation making it a federal crime to engage in any schemes to defraud a veteran of their federal veteran…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. …

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), testified on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Ser…

Troy Miller, the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), provided an update on his agency’s operations before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Secur…

The House passed a bill to provide $1.9 billion in additional funding to improve U.S. Capitol security in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It creates a quick-reaction …

Acting Transportation Security Administration (TSA) head Darby LaJoye testified on his agency’s budget and operations before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security. Lawma…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Tae Johnson testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on operational priorities for the agenc…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made remarks and later answered reporters' questions at a Customs and Border Protection processing facility for migrants in Donna, Texas. He wa…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas toured a Customs and Border Protection migrant processing facility that in Donna, Texas. Several democratic members of the Texas and California…

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra appeared before a House Appropriations subcommittee to defend President Biden’s HHS fiscal year 2022 budget request. Lawmakers presse…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a virtual hearing on how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting the opioid epidem…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security heard testimony from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) representatives about recent cyber attacks and securin…

Federal, state, and local emergency management officials testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic response. Acting FEMA Administrator Bob Benton updated …

The House passed two immigration bill. H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for “DREAMers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as child…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a news conference on immigration policy.