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The House considered four suspension bills, including Senate-passed legislation that requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to prohibit and delist the securities of any foreign comp…

Candidates for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District, incumbent Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN) and former Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach (R), participated in a debate sponsor…

Federal officials and non-profit organization leaders testified about food insecurity among the veteran population before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Bill Northey, Department of Agriculture undersecretary for farm and conservation programs, testified at a joint House subcommittee hearing on federal farm and disaster programs. Several of t…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the state of the rural economy. Committee members asked questions on a wide range of topics, including …

The House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…

The House considered a bill removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list.

Candidates in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District race, incumbent Representative Collin Peterson (D) and challenger Dave Hughes (R), took part in a debate. They discussed trade, health ca…

The House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…

The House voted down a five-year extension of the farm bill that would have required all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients work at least 20 hours per week.

The House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.

The House approved two bills. One provides $5.2 billion to private health care programs for veterans. The other makes it a federal crime to assault a local or state law enforcement officer. …

Following a recess for votes, the House Agriculture Committee continued its meeting to draft the 2018 farm bill. The discussion continued on requirements for beneficiaries of the Supplementa…

The House Agriculture Committee held a meeting to draft legislation for the 2018 farm bill. Members delivered opening statements followed by discussions of amendments dealing with nutrition …

The House considered a bill that would suspend certain Environmental Protection Agency emission standards for brick and clay kilns and wood heaters.

The House considered a bill that allows more logging on federal lands as a way to reduce wildfires.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the role of farming on rural economies throughout the U.S. Topics included an outbreak of bacteria on…

The House continued consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

The House approved a bill to changes what is knows as the Clean Water Act to allow registered pesticide use around waterways without additional permits.

The House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…