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The House approved a five-year extension of the national flood insurance program with higher caps on both premiums and policy coverage.

The House Rules Committee has cleared the way for the full House to take up health care legislation. The committee rejected 80 possible amendments, and passed a rule allowing for separate…

The House approved a $15 billion jobs bill.

The House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.

The subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing titled, “An Examination of the Proposed Combination of Comcast and NBC Universal.” The hearing explored the…

Past and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and…

Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 3 of 4

Witnesses testified about the potential impact on the media marketplace of the proposed joint venture agreement between Comcast and NBC Universal. Among the issues they addressed were…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Julius Genachowski and other FCC members testified an an oversight hearing of the commission. The focused on proposals to expand broadband…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 2 of 4.

The House voted 237-192 for the Dodd-Frank financial regulations law, which makes changes to financial market regulations. The legislation creates a panel of regulators chaired by the…

Government and energy industry officials testified about pipeline safety and improvements to safety regulations. The hearing was held in response to a recent pipeline explosion in San…

The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for House consideration of the budget reconciliation/health revision package. Part 1 of 4.