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At about 12:30 p.m., the House began debate on the rule for the defense authorization conference report. At about 1:30 p.m, the House began debate on the rule for the two Plan B-related meas…

Josh Gotbaum testified on the fiscal health of multi-employer pension plans and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). He said that without congressional changes, the agency would …

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

The U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Representatives debated avoiding the “fiscal cliff” that includes the expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts put in place by the 2011 Budget Control Act.

The House convened for a legislative session.

Officials testified about automatic budget cuts scheduled for January 2013, known as sequestration. They focused on planning for sequestration, likely impact of the budget cuts on military p…

Witnesses testified on the military’s lack of an effective mechanism in place to audit its books.

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 1) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 2) H.Con.Res. 127 - Expressing the sen…

Jeffrey Zients and Ashton Carter testified on the effects of automatic budget cuts on Defense Department and other government programs. The cuts, also known as sequestration, were part of th…

The House convened for a legislative session.

Defense industry executives testified on the possible effects on the private sector of sequestration, automatic across-the-board budget cuts Congress enacted as part of the August 2011 agree…

The House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act by a vote of 244 to 185.

Committee members considered a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the health care law.

Representative Rob Andrews (D-NJ) discussed the details of the deal reached by Congress on student loan rates, which had been due to double on July 1 before the agreement. He also discussed …

Military experts testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the progress of Afghan security forces as NATO forces are scheduled to withdraw fro…

One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.Res. __ - Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of…