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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several committee chairs held a news conference following the passage of a bill dealing with presidential powers and election oversight known as the Pro…

The House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the impact of a Texas abortion law. Witnesses included reproductive rights advocates and a “pro-life” advocate. Lawmakers also shared their ow…

The House convened for one-minute speeches, at the end of which Republicans moved to adjourn. The vote on adjournment lasted over seven hours, as Democrats worked off the floor to secure the…

The House Rules Committee met to consider President Biden’s social spending proposal. Leadership from several House committees testified at the hearing in either support of or in opposition …

The House Rules Committee met to consider the reconciliation bill as part of President Biden’s agenda.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on a…

The House approved several suspension bills. Members also concluded debate on the Senate-passed infrastructure bill. The legislation would fund roads, bridges, rail, and mass transit progra…

The House in a 218-211 vote passed legislation that would prohibit states from enacting certain restrictions on abortion providers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several committee chairs unveiled the Protecting Our Democracy Act at a news conference on Capitol Hill. Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA)…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of police using facial recognition technology. Robert Williams, wh…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and several House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The House approved this legislation by a vote of 219-2…

The House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation…

The House Rules Committee met to formulate rules on three pieces of legislation: the Senate budget resolution, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, and the Infrastructure…

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, civil rights leaders, and law professors testified at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. They discussed several …

Legal experts testified on voting rights and election integrity issues before a virtual hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. More specifically, they examined the …

State and federal judges joined other legal experts to testify on judicial branch diversity before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on courts. Topics included pathways to law school for mino…

The House passed the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process for Afghan interpreters, contractors, and security personnel who worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan as the U.S. w…

The House worked on several suspension bills, including one to let the Federal Trade Commission go to federal court to recover monetary damages for victims of fraud and scams. Members also b…