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Congressional lawmakers attended a memorial service for Representative John Lewis (D-GA), the civil rights leader who died July 17, 2020, at age 80. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) an…

The U.S. Capitol Historical Society presented its 2017 Freedom Award to playwright and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda for his work on the musical “Hamilton.” Mr. Miranda spoke at the ceremony in t…

The House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…

The House debated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members also debated the rule for consideration of H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, whic…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.

The House passed a resolution condemning President Trump’s comments about four minority members of Congress in which he told them they should “go back” to the countries “from which they came…

The House voted 236-173 to approve the Equality Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual…

The House continued work on a bill to restore net neutrality rules that require internet service providers to offer equal access to all web content. The legislation comes less than two years…

The House voted 240-190 in favor of H.R. 8, a bill expanding background checks for gun buyers to include private sales between individuals.

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…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other Democratic colleagues held a news conference on H.R. 1. The bill includes a number of provisions supported by Democrats, including requiring presi…

Not long after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) was shot and mortally wounded in the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. He had just delivered a victory speech after winn…

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 debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members also voted to meet with senators to negotiate differences betwee…

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…

New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy announced he was running for president on March 16, 1968. Several members of Congress and two of his descendants marked the 50th anniversary of that announcem…

The House of Representatives debated legislation dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.

The House passed several tax policy-related bills, including a measure to punish people who impersonate IRS employees as well as a bill establishing a single point-of-contact for victims of …

Students from the Washington D.C..-area led a walk-out and rally on the U.S. Capitol to demand action by Congress on gun policy and school safety. Speakers included Montgomery County, Maryla…

The House reconvened to continue debate on government funding.