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The House met overnight in order to complete business prior to adjourning the first session of the 109th Congress.

The House voted 217 to 215 for passage of the budget bill.

Members offered amendments and debated provisions of budget reconciliation legislation. Much of the focus was spending cuts to free funds for hurricane recovery efforts on the Gulf Coast.

A group of House Armed Services Committee members spent the day touring New Orleans and the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf coast areas to look at some of the damage left by Hurricane Katrina…

Mr. Holz-Eakin testified about the potential impact of relief and recovery efforts in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the federal budget forecasts. Among the topics addressed were…

Fiscally conservative House Republican members spoke to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol building about an initiative to offset Hurricane Katrina expenses with budget cuts in several progr…

The House passed a $20.3 billion bill for foreign aid in fiscal year 2006.

The House will consider H.R. 1815 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, sponsored by Rep. Hunter of the Armed Services Committee. The rule provides for one hour of gener…

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…

The House met in special session to consider a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the federal courts in order to review the case of Terri Schaivo, an incapacitated Florida woman at the cente…

Defense Department officials testified at a hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2006 budget for the Department of Defense and the military services. Among the topics they addressed were pers…

House Budget Committee members continued to submit amendments that were debated one at a time as they marked up the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution legislation.

Committee members marked up the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution bill and debated spending priorities for next year. Committee members made opening remarks.

Subcommittee members heard testimony on the care of service members injured and wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. Service members testified about their experiences in the theater of operation…