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“Eleven years ago today, the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, shocked the conscience of our nation,” said House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) during an event with Hous…

The House debated the rules for two bills: H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023; and H.R. 357, the Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act, which would limit agenc…

Advocates and activists testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war and free speech on college campuses. Topics included safety on college…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), and others held a news conference on gun violence prevention legislation.

The House passed, by a 412-9 vote, a resolution declaring support for the state of Israel. All “no” votes were by Democrats, including Rep. Tlaib (D-MI). Five resolutions to end presidential…

Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA) was joined at a news conference on gun violence prevention by fellow Democratic Representatives Seth Moulton (MA), Jason Crow (CO), Mikie Sherrill (NJ), J…

By a party-line 213-209 vote, the House voted to censure former Select Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his claims about former President Trump’s ties to Russia. Six Repub…

The House approved a bill to prohibit the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves as banned hazardous products. Members also passed a resolu…

In a 314-117 vote, the House debated and passed legislation to increase the nation’s debt limit until January 2025 ahead of the June 5, 2023, deadline. The measure, which would next go to th…

The House Rules Committee considered H.R. 3746, the debt limit-federal spending bill, which was negotiated between House Republican leadership and the White House. In this portion, the commi…

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a news conference to discuss the latest on debt ceiling talks and the Democratic policy agenda. He was joined by a number of veterans servin…

The House approved legislation to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs.

The House debated two measures. One would repeal a Department of Education rule on federal student loan forgiveness. The other would override President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing…

The House debated and passed (219-213) the Republican border security and immigration bill. Republicans Thomas Massie (KY) and John Duarte (CA) voted against the measure. Members also debate…

The House convened for one-minute speeches and then recessed as Republicans off the floor negotiated final issues in their border security bill.

The House voted to repeal a Commerce Department rule waiving tariffs on solar parts made in China that are assembled in four Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand or Vietna…

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel testified on IRS accountability and oversight before the House Ways and Means Committee. Commissioner Werfel stressed the agency’s promise…

By a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified on the Biden administration’s 2023 trade agenda before the House Ways and Means Committee. She engaged with lawmakers on a number of trade c…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned members of Congress about defaulting on the debt as she testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the House Ways and Means …