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The House passed a bill that grants medical benefits to federal firefighters, and members also passed a suspension bill providing benefits to individuals exposed to radiation when they took …

The House approved a Senate-passed bill to expand President Biden’s ability to send military aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion of the country.

The House passed a bill that would prohibit discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle in employment, public accommodations, and housing.

The House passed a suspension bill to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a resolution condemning the deaths of 14 people in the 1972…

The House debated and approved another continuing resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022, with current federal spending set to expire on February 18. Members also passed a …

The House passed two suspension bills, and considered President Biden’s social spending plan.

The House worked on President Biden’s social spending plan, also known as the Build Back Better Act. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke in opposition to the bill for eight hours and…

The House continued work on the dozen bills that make up federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year. In this session, members approved two bills: legislative branch spending, with…

The House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…

The House passed the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process for Afghan interpreters, contractors, and security personnel who worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan as the U.S. w…

The House passed the PFAS Action Act of 2021. The bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals as hazardous and ma…

The House worked on several suspension bills, including one to let the Federal Trade Commission go to federal court to recover monetary damages for victims of fraud and scams. Members also b…

In a vote of 252-175, the House passed a bill that creates a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thirty-five Republicans voted “yes” with all Democ…

The House passed a number of suspension bills related to veterans and land measures. Members passed another suspension bill that designates Pulse nightclub site in Orlando, Florida, as the N…

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

The House passed four bills. One bans religion-based travel bans, and the second requires that all individuals entering the U.S. have access to legal counsel if stopped by immigration offici…

The House passed the rule for three bills: a District of Columbia statehood measure, a bill to provide legal counsel for anyone detained at the U.S. border, and legislation to try to address…

The House approved a bill to create and require national standards for workplace violence prevention plans at facilities where health care and social service workers do business.

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…

The House passed two immigration bill. H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for “DREAMers,” undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as child…