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The House passed a fiscal year 2012 spending bill.

Conference Report on H.R. 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Conference Report Rule, One Hour of Debate) Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: …

12p Legislative business H.R. 3463 - To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions and by terminating…

The House passed a bill that allows gun owners to carry concealed handguns across state lines.

The House approved a bill that would award a congressional gold medal to the first black Marine recruits in World War II. Members also approved the debate rules for a land exchange bill for …

The Congressional Black Caucus held a town hall meeting in Atlanta focusing on job creation efforts and improving the economy. Among the topics they addressed were public and private coopera…

The House approved the Republican debt and deficit reduction plan, which they call the Cut, Cap, and Balance Bill. The legislation requires $111 billion in spending reductions and establishe…

Members debated changes to patent and trademark Law. Vote number 484 was vitiated and replaced by vote 485.

The House passed the fiscal year 2012 Homeland Security spending bill.

Rep Crowley (D-NY) gave a silent one-minute speech during today’s House session.

Witnesses testified about fiscal year 2012 federal spending requests for the legislative branch. They talked about financial pressures being faced by the government and how they justified th…

The House began consideration of H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

House members paid tribute to Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Representative Giffords was wounded at a constituent event at a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket. Six people were killed and 13 o…

Members of the House read the Constitution aloud beginning at 11:00 a.m.