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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testified on her department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request, which includes $2 billion for improving coastal resilience to climate change. Secretary Jewell …

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing examining allegations of sexual harassment and other misconduct at the National Park Service. Members heard from agency emp…

The House passed a bill prohibiting the federal government from making any cash payments to Iran, as well as H.R. 5719, the Empowering Employees through Stock Ownership Act.

Three former aides of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to testify at a hearing on her staff’s preservation of her email records. Former State Deparment Information Resource …

Seven congressional liaisons from the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other agencies involved in reviewing emails from the account of former Secretary of State …

The House debated the rule governing a bill dealing with Justice Department settlement agreement funds. Members also debated several bills under suspension of the rules.

The House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill. 

The House approved a separation of powers bill that would override legal precedent that requires courts give deference to federal agencies' interpretation of the law. Members also debated am…

FBI Director James Comey testified at a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers, as well as the decision to not recommend criminal charges agai…

House Republicans had been planning to allow a vote on gun control legislation after the June 12, 2016, mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, but some majority party members objected to the bil…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI and other Republican leaders announced an agenda to tackle what they called “burdensome government regulations.” Speaker Ryan also addressed comments President …

The House passed a Puerto Rico debt relief bill, and began work on a Legislative Branch appropriations bill. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) was sworn in to the seat previously held by…

The House Natural Resources Committee marked up a bill on dealing with Puerto Rico’s debt. They passed an agreement that would restructure the island’s $70 billion debt and establish an over…

The House debated the combined rule for two bills dealing with energy policy and congressional approval of the Washington, D.C. budget. Members also resumed consideration of an energy and wa…

The House voted on amendments to H.R. 5046, a bill to authorize funding for Justice Department grants for opioid abuse prevention and addiction treatment programs.

The House passed H.R. 2406, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, which expands opportunities for hunting, fishing, and shooting on federal lands.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Michigan state officials testified at a hearing on lead contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan. Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI) was the fir…

The House passed a bill that delays new rules on mountaintop coal mining that could impact nearby streams. Members also passed a measure that strengthens sanctions against North Korea in the…

Officials from the Office of Management and Budget and the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and State testified at a hearing on reasons agencies withhold documents from the conside…

The House Rules Committee met to consider an omnibus spending bill to fund the government, as well as a tax package. The spending bill would fund the federal government until September 30, 2…