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The House passed the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.

Actor Danny Glover, author Ta-Nehisi Coates, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and others testified on slavery reparations before a House Judiciary subcommittee. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), who…

The House began work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.

The House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of…

On day 25 of a government shutdown, the House debated a bill that would have reopened the government through February 1. The measure failed by a vote of 237-187, short of the 2/3 majority…

In a vote of 284-149, the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. It would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to prevent sequester cuts, adding…

Former Nixon White House Counsel John Dean as well as former U.S. attorneys and legal experts testified about lessons learned from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016…

The House approved, 420-0, a resolution calling for the release of the Special Counsel Robert Mueller report to Congress and the general public once his probe into Russian interference in…

The House considered seven bills under suspension of the rules including one that establishes a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote secure elections abroad.

The House voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.

The House considered the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired in February 2019. The legislation contains funding for grants and programs to help domestic…

The House Judiciary Committee met to consider issuing subpoenas to former and current Trump administration officials. The subpoenas related to two matters: the administration’s migrant family…

Thirteen Republicans and all 232 Democratic members passed a resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Under the terms of…

The House considered suspension bills, with several dealing with ways to improve veteran benefits.

The House Judiciary Committee held an oversight hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The committee was considering whether to renew several FISA provisions, including roving…

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…

A House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s immigration policy on immigrants who serve in the military. Witnesses included a military veteran…

The House passed a non-binding resolution opposing the Trump administration’s policy that bars some transgender people from serving in the military

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a news conference during the first day of House Republicans' annual retreat in Baltimore. The minority leader was joined by House Judiciary…

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.