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The House passed a short-term continuing resolution (CR) extending government funding through December 20, 2019. Members also passed a bill debated the previous day under suspension of the r…

The House debated and passed several suspension bills, including one that reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for seven years.

The House worked on a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.

The House debated H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act.

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the House Financial Services Committee on his company’s plan to create a cryptocurrency called Libra and its possible impact on t…

The House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics incl…

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China held a hearing on the recent Hong Kong protests and future U.S. relations with China and Hong Kong. Witnesses included several Hong Kong exper…

The House debated and passed several bills, including one that opposes all boycotts of Israel.

The House approved a bill that would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…

The House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This speci…

Lakeridge Junior High student Madeline Christianson talked about her award-winning exhibit on the Ghost Army of World War II at National History Day in College Park, Maryland.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on the international financial system before the House Financial Services Committee. He answered questions on a variety of topics, including banki…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing issues and his department’s policies. Committee members asked about affo…

The House voted 236-173 to approve the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual…

The House passed a bill requiring the president to keep the U.S. in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. President Donald Trump had said he would pull the U.S. out of the agreement in…

Chief executives of the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee about banking regulation a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Questions focused on…

The House voted 232-190 to pass a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two y…

The House considered five suspension bills, including one authorizing $200 million annually in fiscal years 2020-2024 for grant funds for local and state governments to implement conservatio…