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The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The Congressional Management Foundation honored eight members of Congress and their staffs for non-legislative achievements and constituent services. The 2021 Democracy Awards winners were R…

The House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…

The House debated four bills. Two of the bills, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act and the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, were debated as suspens…

The House passed a number of suspension bills related to veterans and land measures. Members passed another suspension bill that designates Pulse nightclub site in Orlando, Florida, as the N…

The House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the final…

The House approved the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction.

The House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…

The House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass t…

The House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. …

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health met to hear testimony from many House members on their recommendations for combating the opioid epidemic. Some of the topics included tre…

The House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…

The House voted 217-213 to approve the Republican replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act,. Members also voted down an exemption for members of Congress from the revised Republican heal…

The House debated and passed bills dealing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Members also gave general speeches.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th Congress and their families. The event happens at the start of each Congre…

The House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill. 

The House debated the rules for two bills, a fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill and a bill prohibiting requiring the identity of contributors to tax-exempt organizations to be incl…

The House passed a Puerto Rico debt relief bill, and began work on a Legislative Branch appropriations bill. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) was sworn in to the seat previously held by…

The House approved legislation to set up a task force to update best practices for prescribing pain medications.

The House convened for legislative session. Members voted to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood for one year.