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A House Education and Labor subcommittee held a virtual hearing to examine worker protections provided by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Among the witnesses testifying were National…

The House passed legislation to protect pregnant workers from discrimination by requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or…

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

The House passed a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The margin was 216-208, along party lines.

The House passed four bills. One bans religion-based travel bans, and the second requires that all individuals entering the U.S. have access to legal counsel if stopped by immigration…

The House convened for one-minute speeches.

The House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.

The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women…

The House agreed to waive spending cuts that would have been triggered by the recent $1.9 coronavirus pandemic relief bill. Members also voted to condemn the recent military coup in…

The House voted 222-204  to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. Members then voted 244-172 to reauthorize and update the Violence Against…

The House passed two gun background checks bills. The first bill expands when those background checks need to take place, including gun shows and online. The second bill increases from…

The House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the…

The House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the…

The House debated the rules for three bills concerning unions and gun legislation. Members had been scheduled to work on 13 suspension bills, but the bills were pulled when Representative…

The House passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws. Lawmakers also passed a police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,…

The House debated and approved (224-206) the Equality Act, which would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. Three Republicans voted in favor of the measure.…

The House began work on two bills. The first would add LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections to the Civil Rights Act. The second would increase protected wilderness and scenic river areas…

The House Budget Committee considered President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Committee members delivered opening statements and…

Representatives Burgess Owens (UT), Pat Fallon (TX), Randy Feenstra (IA), and Bob Good (VA), all Republican freshman members of the 117th Congress who were competitive athletes before…

The House voted 219-209 in favor of the Senate-passed budget resolution containing President Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic response plan. Lawmakers also voted to reauthorize a national…