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Officials from Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Departments of State and Homeland Security testified at a hearing on national security concerns related to foreign travelers enter…

The House Rules Committee met to consider an omnibus spending bill to fund the government, as well as a tax package. The spending bill would fund the federal government until September 30, 2…

The House debated and passed two bills under suspension of the rules: one dealing with improper payments by the federal government, and another that would ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics…

Michael Botticelli, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and other federal officials testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of ONDCP and the agency’s effort…

Mary Jo White testified at a hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) operations, as well as the commission’s fiscal year 2017 budget request. Republican committee members told Ms…

The House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified at a hearing on monetary policy and bank regulation and supervision. She told committee members the U.S. economy was performing well and that an …

The House Rules Committee met to consider amendments for floor debate on H.R. 22, the surface transportation reauthorization bill. The legislation would provide a six-year authorization of h…

The House approved legislation to reauthorize the expired charter of the Export-Import Bank. Members also reauthorized federal highway and transit programs through November 20, 2015, and leg…

The House debated the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act under suspension of the rules. Members also took up a discharge petition to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, th…

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 considered a number of bills, including ones dealing with “frivolous” lawsuits and another seeking to defund Planned Parenthood. Darin LaHood (R-IL) was sworn in to replace former …

Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) talked about the recent shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in which nine people died. He also discussed the South Carolina Senate debate …

Secretary Jack Lew testified at a hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) annual report. The report includes information on financial regulatory developments and potent…

Government officials testified on the extent of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breachs disclosed by the agency on June 4, 2015, believed to involve hackers in China. OPM Direc…

The House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including several naming post offices and a resolution calling on Iran to release three U.S. citizens held in that country. H.…

The House convened for a legislative session. The House voted on amendments to and passed H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice and Sceince Spending bill on a 242-183 vote. The House started deba…

The House passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 420-3. Members voted 387-35 to adopt H.R. 2353, a bill to extend the Highway Trust Fund by two-months. Members al…

Banking and retail industry group officials testified at a hearing on financial data security issues. The witnesses answered questions on such issues as protection of consumer data and liabi…

Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) spoke at the South Carolina Freedom Summit at the Peace Center in Greenville.