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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on…

The House approved a bill that amends a federal labor law to address pay discrimination based on gender. Members also began work on a resolution that opposes President Trump’s ban on…

The House approved a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

The House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This…

The House voted on and passed a rule governing two bills to be voted on later in the week. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…

The House considered six bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with child safety, Department of Veterans Affairs issues, and funding for historically black colleges…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was joined by other House Democrats and equal pay activists to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act, ten years after the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay…

The House passed four energy efficiency suspension bills, including reauthorizing a federal diesel emissions reduction program.

Members debated the rules for two bills to be debated later in the week. Then, in a 354-60 vote, the House adopted a joint resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S.…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on the international financial system before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on a variety of topics, including banking regulations,…

Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan testified at a hearing on his company’s business practices. He explained what he claimed were improvements Wells Fargo had made in its approach to customer…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing issues and his department’s policies. Committee members asked about affordable…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on U.S. monetary policy and the state of the economy. In his prepared remarks, Mr. Powell said the U.S.…

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing on race and gender-based wealth gaps among U.S. workers. Experts in corporate and financial diversity and…

Housing advocates and researchers testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing on housing discrimination, access, and affordability. Witnesses included…

The House passed a resolution to terminate President Trump’s emergency declaration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Members also voted to table a resolution offered by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy…

Chief executives of the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee about banking regulation a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Questions focused…

On Day 27 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history over President Trump’s demand for money to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, the House debated the rule governing a short-term…

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)…

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…