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The House passed $600 billion in federal spending for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor Departments. Members also passed the House-Senate compromise on reauthorizing…

The House of Representatives returned early to consider emergency supplemental spending for disaster relief to the Gulf Coast region in response to destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. T…

Secretary Chertoff testified about a proposed reorganization of the Homeland Security Department, intelligence sharing concerns, transportation security, and emergency preparedness. He also …

The House considers HR 3199, Patriot Act reauthorization.

Witnesses testified about changes in the policies for deporting illegal immigrants implemented after the September 11th attacks. Topics included detention policies, the Patriot Act, and prop…

Rep. John Conyers, Jr., and other Democrats hold a public meeting concerning the “Downing Street Memo” and pre-war intelligence on Iraq. Witnesses attending the meeting talked about the docu…

Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation to amend section 215 of the Patriot Act, which deals with the federal government’s ability to obtain sales and lending records fro…

The House Administration Committee held a hearing on emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures of the House of Representatives and Capitol buildings. Witnesses testified about safety …

Mr. Comey testified about the reauthorization of the Patriot Act, parts of which will expire at the end of 2005. He spoke about how the Patriot Act has helped track down and capture terroris…

The House will consider H.R. 2520 - Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, H.R. 810 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, and H.R. 2419 - Energy and Water Development, and R…