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The House passed H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill extends from three to as many as 20 days the amount of time the FBI would have to complete a background check…

The House passed a bill intended to combat money laundering by curbing the use of shell companies while requiring corporations to report ownership information to the Treasury Department. Mem…

Four election security experts testified before the House Judiciary Committee on security of the nation’s election infrastructure. Officials from the FBI, Justice Department, Homeland Securi…

Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, including Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA), briefly spoke with the press after Judiciary’s hearing on the impeachment inquiry of Presid…

The House voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.

The House approved a bill combating illegal insider trading. Debate also began on a voting rights measure and a resolution calling for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.

Representatives Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and Ben Cline (R-VA) spoke with reporters after Republican members staged a sit-in in the secure facility (SCIF) where Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defen…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rise in the number of hate crimes and growth of white nationalism. The FBI said 2018 was the third consecutive year of increase. Facebook …

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a hearing on immigration policy changes and processing delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Repre…

The House started work on H.R. 1, a bill designed to make voting easier, lessen the influence of money in electoral politics, and strengthen ethics rules for government officials.

On Day 27 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history over President Trump’s demand for money to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, the House debated the rule governing a short-term fun…

Law scholars testified before the House Judiciary Committee as part of the on-going impeachment inquiry of President Trump. All four experts engaged with lawmakers on the constitutional fram…

The House debated amendments to a spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This specific package includes money for…

Following a short break, House Judiciary Committee members returned to continue examining the evidence in the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Ranking Member Representati…

The House Judiciary Committee debated two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The second day of the hearing included further debate o…

The House Rules Committee met to consider two bills, H.R. 648 and H.J. Res. 31, that provide appropriations for the Homeland Security Department and several other agencies for fiscal year 20…

Representative Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) spoke with reporters about closed-door deposition from Michael McKinley, a former senior adviser to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Mr. McKinley was testif…

The House Rules Committee discussed and voted on two rules packages, one governing debate on two pieces of gun control legislation and another governing debate on a resolution disapproving P…

In a vote of 300-128, the House passed a bill funding the government through September 30, 2019, to avoid another government shutdown. The measure includes $1.375 billion for a 55-mile U.S.-…

The House voted on a bill debated earlier under suspension of the rules.