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Jane Goodall talked about her book Hope for Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink (Grand Central Publishing; September 2, 2009). Ms. Goodall opened…

The House Rules Committee met to consider H.R. 88, the legislative vehicle for two tax-related amendments that had been added earlier in the week by Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brad…

The House by unanimous consent approved a short-term spending bill to extend government funding past the December 7 midnight deadline and avert a government shutdown. The new bill would exte…

Colorado gubernatorial candidates, U.S. Representative Jared Polis (D) and Walker Stapleton (R), took part in a debate at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.

The House debated and passed two tax policy bills. One encourages retirement and family savings through the creation of universal savings accounts. The other aims to promote new business inn…

The House approved a fiscal year 2019 spending bill that covers the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, energy and water programs, and legislation branch operations. Membe…

New Democracy hosted a forum on how the Democratic Party can build majorities and advance its agenda ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections. New Democracy is a coalition of current and former …

The House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…

The House debated a bill setting fishery conservation and management policy for the upcoming five years.

Education advocates and scholars testified about charter schools at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing. Members listened to testimony identifying some of the advantages and ch…

The House defeated the Goodlatte-McCaul immigration bill 193-231, with 41 Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against it. Members also voted 213-211 to pass H.R. 2, the Agriculture a…

C-SPAN presented live coverage from the annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats. Radio commentary courtesy of Federal News Radio. The Democrats won the game, 21-…

The House passed bills dealing with the nation’s opioid epidemic, including housing for recovering addicts, shipments of illegal drugs, and the effect of opioid addiction on families.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on the agency’s priorities. Secretary DeVos was asked about a wide range of topics, including…

The House continued debate on amendments to the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.

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 of Representatives passed a Senate resolution that would repeal an Obama administration rule under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aimed at preventing discriminatio…

The House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.

The House of Representatives debated legislation dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.

The House debated the rules on several upcoming financial regulation bills. Members also considered a suspension bill, H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 providing grants to pre…