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The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Witnesses testified on the future of high-speed rail in the transportation infrastructure of the Northeastern United States, which includes Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Yor…

Witnesses testified on the Obama administration’s high-speed rail program. California Representatives Janice Hahn (D) and Kevin McCarthy (R) testified before the committee about California’s…

The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate testified on his agency’s response to Hurricane Sandy. Other witnesses included representatives from the Army Corps of E…

Representatives from Amtrak and the United Transportation Union testified on the status of a structural reorganization plan for the passenger rail service. Ted Alves reported that Amtrak had…

The House passed H.R. 6371, the Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act.

General Services Administration (GSA) officials testified on overspending at their agency, specifically on the spending of the November 2010 Federal Acquisitions Service Award Ceremony in Vi…

One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.Res. __ - Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of…

Members debated a resolution to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress for not providing documents to the committee investigating the Department of Justice’s “Fast and Fu…

Members of the House Tea Party Caucus spoke to reporters and others outside the Supreme Court building about the court’s decision that upheld the Affordable Care Act, the 2010 health care la…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee met to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. The committee subpoenaed documents related to the F…

House session from May 31, 2012.

Witnesses testified on the effects of federal agency inspector general vacancies on their ability to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. Committee Chairman Darrell Issa blamed President Obama f…

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) convened an opening meeting of House and Senate conferees on the surface transportation bill. Senator Boxer and Ranki…

1) H.R. 2146 - DATA Act, as amended 2) H.R. 3336 - Small Business Credit Availability Act, as amended Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012…