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The House considered several bill under suspension of the rules, all from the Judiciary Committee, including a measure on protections for victims of human trafficking. Members also started…

The House debated amendments to H.R. 1585, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019. Lawmakers also debated S.J.Res. 7, a war powers resolution ending U.S. military support to…

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

The House passed a war powers resolution requiring the president to get congressional authorization for military action in Yemen, and current U.S. military support to end within 30 days after…

James Jeffrey, the Trump administration’s special envoy for Syria, testified about the president’s strategy in the region before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Ambassador Jeffrey outlined…

The House passed two financial services-related suspension bills, including a measure to prevent insider trading and another on legislation to the illicit uses of virtual currencies and…

The House started work on H.R. 1, a bill designed to make voting easier, lessen the influence of money in electoral politics, and strengthen ethics rules for government officials.

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. He answered questions on a wide range of foreign affairs…

The House passed two suspension bills, the Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019 and the Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019. Members also…

On day 33 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the House passed a bill to reopen the government, excepting the Department of Homeland Security, through the end of fiscal year 2019…

The House Education and Labor Committee hosted the first in a planned series of five hearings to address the costs of higher education. Former Bush and Obama administration economic policy…

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

The House voted on two suspension bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules.

The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment held a hearing on the role community colleges, historically black colleges and universities (HBCU)…

The House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department.…

James Jeffrey, the State Department’s Special Representative on Syria, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee regarding U.S. troop withdrawal from northern Syria, Turkey’s…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified on her department’s student loan debt forgiveness program before the House Education and Labor Committee. The hearing largely focused on the Education…

The House approved several suspension bills dealing with financial literacy, elder fraud, and renaming post offices.

On Day 26 of a government shutdown, the House debated and passed a bill that provides over $12 billion in emergency funding for those recently affected by natural disasters, including…