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Two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees held a joint hearing to consider the 10-year old Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and it subsequent offshoot program, the Hardest …

Federal officials, including Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, testified at a House hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s 2016 Duplication Report, which examines government ineffi…

House and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization’s operations and responded to recent…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to assess whether progress has been made by the federal government in reducing government waste. Witnesses provided a list …

Witnesses testified at a House Natural Resources Committee and Oversight and Government Reform Committee joint hearing to review the closings of national parks as a result of the government …

Non-governmental organization representatives testified on ways the government could reduce spending by identifying fraud, abuse and redundancy.*Among the topics addressed were federal enfor…

Ken Salazar testified on the Interior Department’s 2012 budget request The request includes $358 million for regulating offshore oil and gas drilling, 50 percent more than the fiscal year 20…

A hearing was held to examine progress on the construction of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center (K-Town). The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, a hotel and retail facility…

U.S. House begin the day’s legislative business.

The U.S. House of Representatives met and opened with prayer. The House members just returned from recess. The Journal was approved. House members proceeded to morning speeches. Then the Hou…

During a day-long seminar for Tennessee business leaders, members of Congress and administration officials talked about legislation that was before Congress.

H.R. 5368: A bill to make appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs. H.R. 5504: A bill to make appropriations for the Department of Defense. H.C.Res. 37…

H.Res. 591: A resolution to waive the requirement of clause 4(b), rule eleven, against consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules. S. 1696: A bill to designa…

Representative Duncan discussed government spending, the financial state of the federal government, and his efforts to curb funding for the Secret Service and NASA. He also explained his sta…

HJR 290: A resolution to propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax le…

HJR 456: A resolution to make futher continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1992. HR 1558: A resolution to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to provide for a chairman of the board …

The House of Representatives took up conference reports on H.R. 2698, H.R. 2426, and H.R. 1415, to make appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, the Food and Drug Administration, t…

Representative Sam Johnson (R-Texas) was administered the oath of office by the Speaker. The Committee on Appropriations received permission to have until midnight to file reports on two bil…

The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5400, reform campaigns. The House agreed to the conference report for H.R. 5257, making appropriations for Labor and Health and Human Servi…