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The House approved a bill to make some of the individual tax cuts passed in December 2018 permanent. It was the last bill in a series of three Republican tax policy bills being called “Tax R…

The House approved a fiscal year 2019 spending bill that covers the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, energy and water programs, and legislation branch operations. Membe…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to debate and vote on several tax cut proposals dubbed "Tax Reform 2.0". President Trump in December 2017 signed into law the first round of tax reduct…

The House debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members also voted to meet with senators to negotiate differences betwee…

The House met for a brief pro forma session.

The House debated the rules for two health care bills: H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act, and H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premiu…

The House passed two suspension bills related to opioid addiction and treatment.

Stephen Goss, the chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, testified on the solvency of the program before the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. He talked about …

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security convened a hearing to examine the dangers of identity theft or losing one’s Social Security number. Notable witnesses included Social…

The House passed several tax policy-related bills, including a measure to punish people who impersonate IRS employees as well as a bill establishing a single point-of-contact for victims of …

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified on trade actions by the Trump administration, particularly the recent ordering of new steel and aluminum tariffs. He talked about the administration’…

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer provided members of the House Ways and Means Committee with an update on the efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to discuss President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. He address a…

The House passed legislation to provide $3 billion to the World Bank but withhold 30 percent of the funds until the Treasury Department certifies management and governance improvements at th…