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The House convened for a legislative session. H.R. 3309 a bill to overhaul the U.S. patent system

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

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

The House considered a rule and amendments to the farm bill allowing the House to go to conference with the Senate.

Legal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…

The House met to consider a series of temporary spending measures to re-open certain programs and parts of government following closures that began on October 1.

House Democrats held a news conference to talk about their immigration bill. It is similar to an immigration reform bill passed by the Senate in June but includes more specific border securi…

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members speak on a variety of topics.

Satellite television executives and attorneys specializing in intellectual property testified about retransmission consent, which requires cable providers to get permission and pay for netwo…

Begin Consideration of H.R. 2610 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (Open Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Tom Latham / Appropriations Com…

The House Judiciary Committee held an unclassified hearing on the Obama administration’s use of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) revealed by former National Security Agency (NSA)…

Robert Mueller testified at an FBI oversight hearing. Among the topics he addressed were the Boston Marathon bombings, the disclosure of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs …

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 …

Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

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

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

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 …

Airline and business group representatives and antitrust analysts testified about the impact on competition and consumers of the proposed merger between American Airlines and U.S. Airways.

Witnesses resumed testifying on immigration reform proposals and what needed to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill.* There was a brief disturbance by protestors. The members of …

Members of the House read the Constitution aloud. This was the second time the document was read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.