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The House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…

The House voted to repeal the “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” policy by a 250-175 vote.

The House passed a one-year Medicare “doc fix,” which covers payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients.

The heads of several Alzheimer’s associations and National Institute of Aging’s Neuroscience Division Director Marcelle Morrison-Bogorad testified about Alzheimer’s disease research and fund…

Members debated proposed immigration reforms in the DREAM Act.

The House debated several measures, included a bill to allow some small businesses to be excluded from red-flag regulations, and another to give state sentencing commissions access to federa…

Representative Tom Reed was sworn in as the result of a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Eric J.J. Massa.

The House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.

The House returned from its summer recess to take up a measure to provide assistance to states for Medicaid and education funds. During the session Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took the floor …

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…

Past and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and oversig…

The House approved legislation to limit corporate, union, and special interest campaign contribution. The bill is in direct relation to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking limits on independ…

The House considered several bills and resolutions.

Glenn Hackbarth testified on the findings of a report submitted by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to Congress on June 15, 2010. Testimony focused on the impact of new heal…

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…

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…