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The House approved short-term federal government funding through April 28, 2017. Members also passed a water projects authorization bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House debated some two dozen bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to exempt U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes from paying taxes on their medals and prize money.

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats talked to reporters about their efforts to persuade Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to forgo the rest of the 2016 congressional summer …

Day three of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included speeches by President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Representatives Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Andre Carson (D-IN), and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke to reporters about the police shootings of Alto…

Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association union were among the witnesses at a hearing on air traffic controller staffing. The nu…

As the only two Muslim members of Congress, Representatives Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Andre Carson (D-IN) spoke about anti-Muslim rhetoric around the world. They also talked about Republican …

The House convened for one-minute speeches and debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with national intelligence programs and 911 calls.

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

The House debated nine bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with tax identity theft, State Department programs to promote religious freedom, and U.S.-Taiwan relations…

Representative Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) introduced H.R. 5177, the National Mitigation Investment Act of 2016 (NMIA), that would attempt to alleviate losses to residential and commercial propert…

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including three dealing with opioid addiction, as well as a bill to reauthorize the Justice Department’s bulletproof vest progr…

The House debated eight bills under suspension of the rules.

Federal officials and energy industry representatives testified at a hearing on the threat of a cyberattack on the U.S. electric grid. Craig Fugate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (…

The House considered a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding extension and a measure to block international travel by terrorists and foreign fighters.

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill to reauthorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a bill dealing with presidential transitions…

Senior intelligence official testified on global threats to the U.S. Topics included Russia, Iran, and other nations as well as terrorist groups such as ISIS* and al-Quada. FBI Director Jame…

The House debated five bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program and terrorist travel to the U.S.