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

White House Counselor Kellyanne Conway defied a congressional subpoena and failed to appear before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about her alleged Hatch Act violations. The Hatch …

The House blocked Representative Al Green’s (D-TX) resolution to impeach President Trump, 332-95, with 137 Democrats voting with Republicans to kill the measure. In a 230-198 vote, lawmakers…

The House Rules Committee met to discuss a rule on a resolution finding Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for their refusal to testify …

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing regarding the Office of Special Counsel’s recommendation that President Trump fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway for her alle…

The House considered a bill providing annual funding for the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies, including the Small Bu…

The House Oversight and Reform Committee met to debate holding Attorney General Barr and Commerce Secretary Ross in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to a ci…

The House approved a resolution, 229-191, authorizing the Judiciary Committee to pursue court action on subpoenas issued for former and current Trump administration officials, including Atto…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee regarding his decision to include a citizenship question in the upcoming 2020 Census. In repeated ans…

House Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) was presented with the 2019 Sunshine in Government Award from the News Media for Open Government coalition. This portion…

The House started work on H.R. 1, a bill designed to make voting easier, lessen the influence of money in electoral politics, and strengthen ethics rules for government officials.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House passed H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019. The bill would increase the salaries and wages of all civilian federal employees by 2.6 percent for …

On day 25 of a government shutdown, the House debated a bill that would have reopened the government through February 1. The measure failed by a vote of 237-187, short of the 2/3 majority ne…

On day 21 of a government shutdown, the House passed a bill to fund national parks around the country. Members also began work on a bill to pay federal workers who have been furloughed once …

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…

The House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…

As the House awaited Senate action on on a spending bill to fund the federal government beyond the midnight deadline later in the day, members considered bills under suspension of the rules.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.