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The House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…

The House convened for a legislative session. H.R. 3309 a bill to overhaul the U.S. patent system

The House convened for a legislative session. Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) S. 252 - PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, as amended (Sponsor Sen. Alexander / Energy…

1) H.R. 3304-To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the US Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to au…

Legal experts spoke about the impact of the government shutdown on the federal judiciary and the U.S. Department of Justice. The forum was sponsored by Democratic members of the House Judici…

Richard Cordray testified about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) semi-annual report. He said the agency was working closely with small and community banks to address their c…

Satellite television executives and attorneys specializing in intellectual property testified about retransmission consent, which requires cable providers to get permission and pay for netwo…

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. In his testimony he said he was not ready to declare “too big to fai…

The House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.

Robert Mueller testified at an FBI oversight hearing. Among the topics he addressed were the Boston Marathon bombings, the disclosure of National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs …

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on the recently approved Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. In addition to questions about the FSOC report, Secretary Lew dis…

Attorney General Eric Holder testified about Justice Department investigations, including revelations that the Justice Department had gathered two months of telephone records of Associated P…

Edward DeMarco testified on his oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He said more direction was needed for the two government-sponsored enterprises. Mr. DeMarco’s opening statement was i…

Ben Bernanke testified on the U.S. economic outlook for the year and the future of economic growth. Among the issues he addressed were the use of quantitative easing, efforts to ease unemplo…

Witnesses testified on the financial health of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the government’s proper role in home mortgage finance.

Witnesses testified on immigration reform proposals and what needed to be included in a comprehensive immigration bill. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro emphasized the need to include a path …