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The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.

During a portion of the session the House debated and passed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years on a vote of 390 to 33.

Witnesses testified about privacy concerns and commercial Internet activities. Among the issues the addressed were proposals for legislation governing personal and business information held …

The Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 2048, The Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act of 2005. Witnesses testified about provisions in the bill …

Witnesses testified about proposed legilation giving the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the authority to set new CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards for p…

Subcommittee members marked up pending legislation, “Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006,” considered amendments and voted to approve it by 27 to 4. This bipart…

The Telecommunications and the Internet Subcommittee held a markup of the “Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006.” The new bill will preserve the option for cable…

Witnesses testified about pending legislation, the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006, which would prevent outdated regulations from stunting the growth of new…

The U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion on U.S.-Mexico border health issues. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.

A hearing was held titled, “Phone Records for Sale: Why Aren’t Phone Records Safe From Pretexting?” on outlawing the sale of telephone and mobile phone call logs. Two panels of witnesses tes…

The final panel of witnesses testified about the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the topics they addressed were his qualifications and experience as both a …

Participating from room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Representative Gonzalez, chairman of the Hispanic Judiciary Initiative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), talked abo…