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Members debated proposed immigration reforms in the DREAM Act.

The House approved a $30 billion small business lending fund to be overseen by the Treasury Department.

The House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders…

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) successor agency, testified about the ongoing reorganization of…

Loan service executives testified on foreclosure prevention efforts, focusing on the implementation of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

The House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…

The House passed several suspension bills debated previously. Charles Djou (D-HI) was sworn to finish the term of former Representative Neil Abercrombie (D), who resigned.

Committee members debated various amendments and provisions in the fiscal year 2011 Defense Authorization Bill.

Defense Department officials testified on security and stability of operations in Afghanistan. Topics included the counterinsurgency, efforts to eliminate the Taliban refuge in Mariah, and…

The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing on U.S. nuclear weapons policy and force structure. Witnesses talked about the recent Nuclear Poster Review, new rules for the use of…

Nuclear weapons experts argued the dangers of nuclear disarmament on the day President Obama and Russian President Medvedev signed the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treat (START). Among the…

The House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules.