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The House passed several suspension bills, including one requiring the National Park Service to remove the monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, and another…

Members of the House Freedom Caucus held a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss their opposition to the National Defense Authorization Act, which was being considered by Congress.

The House passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. It does not change state laws on cannabis but says the federal government would provide some regulation for stat…

Representative Kwanza Hall (D-GA) was sworn in the fill the remainder of the term of the late Representative John Lewis. The House then debated the rule governing the MORE Act (a marijuana d…

The House considered several suspension bills, mostly veterans-related bills that seek to improve VA services for veterans including patient safety and quality of care at VA medical centers.

The House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…

The House Small Business Committee held a hearing on the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the nation’s food industry. Representatives from various aspects of the industry, including farming,…

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on global threats to the nation. Mr. Wray said Russian interference in U.S. elections continued, but th…

The House passed a bill that would restore an individual’s right to challenge discriminatory public school policies, rather than waiting for the Department of Education to take action.

The House voted on and passed the rules governing three bills and one resolution. Lawmakers also debated a bill that directs the Department of Education to award school grants to agencies th…

In a vote of 257-150, the House passed a bill that says the U.S. Postal Service needs to return to service and operation levels of January 1, 2020, and may not make any changes until January…

The House debated and approved the debate rule on a bill that says the U.S. Postal Service needs to return to service and operation levels of January 1, 2020, and may not make any changes un…

The House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.

The House debated two bills, including one that would repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. The other was…

FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was asked about FEMA’s efforts in distributing …

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Small Business Committee on the status of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a small business fund established in the $2 tril…

The House Small Business Committee held a virtual hearing on proposals for aiding small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses discussed the need for further stimulus in …

Former FEMA Director Craig Fugate and others testified virtually on the nation’s pandemic supply preparedness and management during the corona virus pandemic. They offered recommendations on…

Members of the House Freedom Caucus and others held a news conference on reopening schools in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The House Homeland Security Committee held a virtual hearing on the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) and Tupelo, Mississippi, Ma…