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Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees held their first public meeting to consider the 2013 farm bill.

1) H.R. 3304-To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the US Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to au…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Eric Shinseki testified on the impact of the government shutdown on services and benefits to military veterans. He said that if the government shutdown continues, about 3.8 million veterans …

House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol about the shutdown of the federal government.

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. H.R. 687 - Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Paul Go…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

The House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.

One Minute Speeches H.R. 2609 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Open Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen / Appropriations Committee) The…

The House voted 195-234 against its version of the farm bill, H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 1896 - International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (Sponsored by Rep. David Reichert / Ways and Means Committee…

H.R. 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Begin Consideration of H.R. 3 - Northern Route Approval Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Lee Terry / Transportation and Infrastructure Committee / Energy and C…

The House Agriculture Committee began markup of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Bill. This portion of the hearing was joined approximately 5 minutes after the …

The House Agriculture Committee began markup of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Bill.

The House passed a bill that would require the Treasury Department to pay bond holders as well as Social Security recipients if the debt ceiling were reached.

The House considered H.Res. 202 - A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 807 - Full Faith and Credit Act, and H.R. 1406 - Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013.

Secretary of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki and other VA officials defended spending increases in the fiscal year 2014 budget request for their department.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on the the state of the rural U.S. economy. The majority of the hearing was focused on the furloughs resulting from sequestration budget cuts and …