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By a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…

The House continued work on energy policy legislation (H.R.1) that seeks to lower energy prices by increasing oil and gas production as well as speed up the federal permit approval process f…

The House worked on H.R. 3648, the EAGLE Act, which would phase out the per country cap on employment-based immigrant visas, and members also approved a suspension bill.

The House approved the final version of marriage equality legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage under federal law. The bill would next go to President Biden. Members also …

In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…

The House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other House Democrats spoke to reporters about legislation protecting access to contraception in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Ro…

The House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…

The House approved a package of seven agriculture and energy bills that aim to lower high food and fuel costs.

The House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…

The House approved a bill to limit the cost a one month’s supply of insulin to $35. Members also approved a measure to instruct House conferees who were negotiating with the Senate on a bill…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference to discuss children’s provisions in the Build Back Better social spending plan.

The House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a news conference on the creation of a select committee on the economy to address income inequality and disparities. She also introduced Representative…

The House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…

The House passed a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The margin was 216-208, along party lines.

The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women d…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing to discuss the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, also known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The speaker was joined by…

President Biden spoke to House Democrats at their virtual about his administration’s legislative priorities. He touched on the climate crisis, racial justice, and the economy before touting …

The House debated H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.