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The House overrode President Trump’s veto of the $740 billion defense authorization bill, with 109 Republicans voting in favor. The final vote was 322-87. Members also passed legislation to …

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one providing temporary protected status (TPS) for residents of Hong Kong and another calling for the global repea…

Public health experts testified before a virtual House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on efforts to develop a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Witnesses included former Food an…

A House Homeland Security subcommittee held a virtual hearing on the Department of Homeland Security’s management of the “Trusted Traveler” programs that expedites travel across U.S. borders…

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on efforts to expand broadband access and other technology related issues.…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on global threats to the nation. Mr. Wray said Russian interference in U.S. elections continued, but th…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a virtual hearing on election security. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams (R) informed t…

The House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.

The House voted to repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and to limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. Members also approved a Senate amendment to t…

FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was asked about FEMA’s efforts in distributing …

Former FEMA Director Craig Fugate and others testified virtually on the nation’s pandemic supply preparedness and management during the corona virus pandemic. They offered recommendations on…

A House Homeland Security subcommittee held a virtual hearing on oversight of ICE detention facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The hearing focused on conditions in detention facilit…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a virtual hearing on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Tupelo, Mississippi, Ma…

The House passed a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, H.R. 2, the INVEST in America Act, which authorizes highway, bridge, waterway, and aviation projects and includes school, rural broadban…

In a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…

Environmental advocates testified virtually at a House subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic and its environmental impact on low-income and minority communities. Several questions…

In a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…

Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY) talked about the coronavirus pandemic response in her home state and on the federal level as Congress considered additional relief legislation.

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…