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The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House voted on and approved one suspension bill that was debated earlier in the day, S. 1466. the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021.

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…

“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…

The House continued work on the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policy bill (NDAA).

“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on access to abortions and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on that access. This hearing c…

The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…

The House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …

The House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …

The House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended himself against Republican committee members, who assailed his record on immigration policy and called for his resignation as he testi…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified at House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the agency’s foreign policy priorities and fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Blinken defend…

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific region. Topics included the U.S. competition with China, the…

The House approved a bill to limit the cost a one month’s supply of insulin to $35. Members also approved a measure to instruct House conferees who were negotiating with the Senate on a bill…

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on suspected war crimes and other human rights abuses allegedly committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. Experts wi…

A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on rising crime and public safety proposals. During the first panel, U.S. Attorney Nicholas Brown talked about the rise in gun violence and the …

Musician Gloria Estefan and broadcasting and recording executives testified before the House Judiciary Committee about compensating recording artists for their work. The hearing focused on t…

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told lawmakers the Biden administration supports working with Congress to update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was appr…

The House continued work on legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members also approved a measu…

A House Judiciary subcommittee held an oversight hearing with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. The director answered questions on a variety of topics, including the b…