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The House passed by unanimous consent to the compromise Social Security payroll tax holiday extension.

The House passed a fiscal year 2012 spending bill.

The House convened for a legislative session.

Members debated changes to patent and trademark Law. Vote number 484 was vitiated and replaced by vote 485.

Rep Crowley (D-NY) gave a silent one-minute speech during today’s House session.

Justices Stephen Breyer and Anthony Kennedy testified on the proposed U.S. Supreme Court fiscal year 2012 budget. Topics included the winding down of renovations to the Supreme Court buildin…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg testified on the agency’s 2012 budget request.

Karen Mills testified on her agency’s $985 million budget for 2012, a 20% increase from 2010 levels. She also discussed the impact of proposed spending cuts in the continuing resolution (CR)…

The House continued consideration of fiscal year 2011 spending.

The House agreed to Senate changes to a bill extending PATRIOT Act provisions through the end of May 2011. Members continued work on the $1.2 trillion spending bill for the remainder of fisc…

The House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2011 spending bill.

The House began consideration of H.R. 1, the Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011.

House members paid tribute to Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Representative Giffords was wounded at a constituent event at a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket. Six people were killed and 13 o…