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Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 2055 - Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 1540 - H.R. 10 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 (Structured Rule) The rule…

The House considered conference report to 1st minibus spending package and rules for debate to a balanced budget amendment

Interior Department officials testified on the future of U.S. oil and natural gas development on federal lands and waters. He focused on the Obama administration’s proposed five year plan for…

The House finished work on HR 2838, the Coast Guard reauthorization bill. All but a couple amendments need to be debated, plus any votes on amendments, motion to recommit and final passage.

Kenneth Feinberg testified on the implementation of the BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund. The $20 billion fund was created by BP in partnership with the White House to provide payment or…

Witnesses testified on lessons learned by the Department of Defense over the preceding decade, and gave a comprehensive assessment of how those lessons might be applied in the future in light of…

Witnesses testified on the potential for new jobs and federal government revenue by developing a small portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for energy production.

Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO) discussed his views on the defense budget and possible cuts that may result from the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or any automatic defense cuts…

The House took up House Speaker John Boehner’s plan to lift the debt ceiling.

The House passed a bill sponsored by Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) that expedites the approval process for a crude oil pipeline running from Canada to Texas. Members also returned to work…

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Michael Bromwich testified before the Natural Resources Committee on the agency’s reorganization efforts, the future of oil and gas drilling, and…

Witnesses testified about a U.S. Forest Service draft plan banning horizontal drilling for oil and gas on federal lands in Virginia and West Virginia. Hydraulic drilling, known as fracking,…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask,…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask,…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask,…