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The House approved an extension of unemployment benefits.

Tony Hayward continued to testify on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the…

Executives from BP, Halliburton, Cameron, and Transocean testified on their roles in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Questions and testimony focused on equipment failures, regulatory oversight…

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee titled “Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties” to examine t…

The House considered a number of bills, including ones on surface transportation and aid for Haiti.

The House debated bills under suspension of the rules.

The House approved a bill that expands public lands management training, legislation that allows agencies to enter into contracts with service groups through which volunteers perform conserv…

The House continued work on a bill that creates a new program to provide medical services and health monitoring for 9/11 first responders.

Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…

The House approved a fiscal year 2011 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. Another bill, which guarantees health care for first responders t…

Representatives Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns talked about the release of the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband plan. Both serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committ…

The House passed several suspension bills debated previously. Charles Djou (D-HI) was sworn to finish the term of former Representative Neil Abercrombie (D), who resigned.