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President Trump presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three-time Olympic runner and former U.S. Representative Jim Ryun (R-KS). Mr. Ryun was the first high school student to break…

Defense Department officials testified about the treatment of prisoners held in Iraqi prisons by U.S. forces and pictures of abuse at the prisons in recent media reports. They talked about…

The House of Representatives debated the use of military force with Iraq. Note: there is recording problems due to solar flares at around 16:50 hours.

Elected officials, clergy, and “pro-life” advocates held an anti-abortion rights rally on the National Mall marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade. President…

President Bush spoke to Republicans at a campaign event for Rep. Jim Ryun and other Republican candidates. The event was held in the Kansas Expocentre.

The House debated a Constitutional Amendment on the definition of marriage. The amendment failed to gain the required two-thirds majority to pass.

The House Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation held a field hearing on border vulnerabilities and potential threats posed by…

The House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set…

The House Budget Committee marked up the Fiscal Year 2007 budget resolution. Members offered amendments, debated spending provisions, and voted on several contentious provisions. The legislation…

The House debated and agreed to H.R. 655, honoring the life and accomplishments of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and her contributions as a leader in the struggle for civil rights, and expressing…

The House met overnight in order to complete business prior to adjourning the first session of the 109th Congress.

The House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.

A group of House Armed Services Committee members spent the day touring New Orleans and the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf coast areas to look at some of the damage left by Hurricane Katrina and…

Members offered amendments and debated provisions of budget reconciliation legislation. Much of the focus was spending cuts to free funds for hurricane recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast.