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The commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on the operations of their regulatory agency. Issues addressed included network upgrades to accommodate 5G…

The House approved the final House-Senate version of H.R. 5515, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.

The House passed two bills concerning health care costs. One expands health savings accounts. The other expands access to low-premium health insurance plans.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing with all five Federal Trade Commission commissioners. They answered…

The House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also…

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

Two subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee held a joint hearing to consider the applications and implications of artificial intelligence technology, or “AI.”…

The House voted on suspension bills related to curbing opioid addiction.

Two House subcommittees examined medical technologies designed to help veterans. Some of the innovations include robotic exoskeletons to help veterans walk and a system to monitor those afflicted…

The House passed a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, House operations, and energy and water programs.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing to examine options to make high octane fuels and high efficiency vehicles more available. Members heard from…

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing to review the activities of the electric transmission sector. Witnesses talked about ways to improve the transmission…

The House continued debate on amendments to the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.

The House approved several bills. One would change the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations reform law. Another would allow terminally-ill patients to use experimental that do not yet have…

The House passed a measure that would advance the federal approval process to build a permanent nuclear waste storage facility at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Administrator Scott Pruitt testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2019 budget request before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee amid allegations of ethics violations and fiscal mismanagement. Administrator Pruitt told…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee regarding the company’s use and protection of user data following the Cambridge Analytica breach. During the nearly…

Federal government officials from the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration testified in…

The House debated 11 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation requiring the Homeland Security secretary to examine what actions DHS is undertaking to combat the threat of…

The House passed a suspension bill, H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 providing grants to prevent gun violence in schools. Members also passed a H.R. 1116, a bill to limit…