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After approving the debate rules for a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill, lawmakers continued work on fiscal year 2024 funding for the Departments of …

The House considered 18 bills under suspension of the rules, including several veteran-related and post office naming measures as well as legislation on human rights for the Uyghurs in China…

The House worked on bills dealing with abortion rights, veterans' benefits, and defense programs. They also worked on legislation that would establish an “Amber Alert” system for active shoo…

In a 234-193 vote, the House approved a Senate-passed measure that expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws that enable firearms …

The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…

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 approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…

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…

In a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…

The House approved a resolution supporting a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The vote was 226-188. Members also passed a bill to restore Department of Justice oversi…

The House passed the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.

The House completed work on the reauthorzation of the Violence Against Women Act. Lawmakers also voted to end U.S. involvement in Yemen.

The House considered the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which expired in February 2019. The legislation contains funding for grants and programs to help domestic violence…

The House passed H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019. The bill extends from three to as many as 20 days the amount of time the FBI would have to complete a background check…

Thirteen Republicans and all 232 Democratic members passed a resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Under the terms of t…

In a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a U.S.-Mexi…

The House convened for one-minute speeches. Thereafter members debated 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to protect private property rights by prohibiting state a…

The House passed a bill that allows mineral mining while restoring mining leases on certain federal lands in northern Minnesota. Lawmakers also approved legislation that requires a two-year …

The House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.

By a 235-192 vote, the House passed H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which includes Defense, Energy and Water, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch appropriati…