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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…

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about the Defense Authorization bill, sequestration budget cuts, Iran and the nuclear deal, and changes in the U.S. mil…

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked with Kathleen Hicks about drone strikes. Representative Smith said that American drone strikes should have more oversig…

The House met for Morning Hour, during which members spoke on a variety of topics.

The House met to consider a series of temporary spending measures to re-open certain programs and parts of government following closures that began on October 1.

Representatives of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines testified on the impact of sequestration on military budgets and operations in fiscal year 2014. During his testimony, General …

Secretary of State Kerry, Secretary of Defense Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chair Dempsey testified about the Obama administration’s request for authorization for the use of force in Syria in resp…

Senators and representatives spoke to reporters about a closed intelligence briefing on the use of chemical weapons in Syria and proposed use of force against Syria. In between their remarks…

Witnesses testified on the implications of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.*Among the issues they addressed were hunger strikes by several detainees and the force-feeding polic…

Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) spoke about the importance of foreign aid, diplomatic efforts and defense. He also talked about the need for more interagency cooperation between the Defense…

Mark Iwry testified on the Obama Administration’s decision to move the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate deadline from 2014 to 2015 and the legal justification for the decision. Committ…

H.R. 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

One Minute Speeches H.R. 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Buck McKeon / Armed Services Committee) The Rule provides for no …

Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 634 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Michael Grimm / Financial Serv…

The House Armed Services Committee marked up the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for the Defense Department, national security programs, and overseas contingency operatio…

The House Armed Services Committee marked up the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for the Defense Department, national security programs, and overseas contingency operatio…

The House Armed Services Committee marked up the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for the Defense Department, national security programs, and overseas contingency operatio…

The House Armed Services Committee marked up the fiscal year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act for the Defense Department, national security programs, and overseas contingency operatio…

House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) talked about an array of defense issues. Topics included U.S. response to reports of Syria’s use of chemical weapons, differen…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testified about the Defense Department’s proposed 2014 budget. He testified alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey.