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The House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…

The House voted 225-201 to approve a Senate-passed $1.7 trillion spending package to fund the federal government through the end of fiscal year 2023 on September 30, 2023. The measure includ…

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), who was challenging House Minority Leader Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House speaker in the 118th Congress, called on the incoming Republican-led majority to impe…

The House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …

Members of Texas' Republican congressional delegation spoke with reporters about their border security plan.

The House began work on the Senate-passed marriage equality bill. Members planned to work on the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) but were delayed over floor talks …

The House approved legislation helping to expedite the naturalization process for non-U.S. citizens in the military and veterans. Members also approved several suspension bills that were deb…

As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) entered the chamber to open the day’s proceedings, she was greeted with applause and a standing ovation. Following the opening prayer, pledge of allegian…

The House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting access for the disabled. Members also approved 25 suspension bills.

The House considered 32 bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with transportation and veterans issues. They also debated a rule for measures on school-based mental h…

The House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members al…

Members of the House Freedom Caucus held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss federal government funding.

The House passed three bills. One would protect federal employees by preventing any position in the federal competitive service from being reclassified without the consent of Congress. The s…

The House considered 18 bills under suspension of the rules, including a measure to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of child sexual abuse claims. Several others dealt wit…

Voting rights advocates testified on voter issues including redistricting, suppression efforts and voter identification laws during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil…

In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…

Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division of the Justice Department, testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on national security threats. He answ…

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), Reps. Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Chip Roy (R-TX), and state attorneys general from Utah and Texas discussed immigration at the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI)…

The House approved an assault weapons ban, a measure to ban private ownership of lions and tigers. and a bill addressing the drought and wildfires on the West coast. Members also passed two …

“If you do not protect marriage equality, you are saying that we do not belong in "We the "people,” said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that legalized same-sex marriage natio…