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Harassment and sexual assault victims testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the use of forced arbitration. Legal scholars also testified on issues with non-disclosure agreement…

The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the impact of a Texas abortion law. Witnesses included reproductive rights advocates and a “pro-life” advocate. Lawmakers also shared their ow…

The House considered several suspension bills.

The directors of the National Intelligence Office, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Central Intelligence Agency testified on improving diversity in the intellig…

Attorney General Merrick Garland testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department’s mission and policies. Lawmakers engaged with the attorney general on a…

The House Homeland Security Committee’s Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Subcommittee held a hearing focused on changes to emergency communications in the 20 years since the ter…

The current Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator and three former TSA administrators testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on changes at the agency s…

The House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid testified before the House Homeland Security Co…

Former intelligence and security officials testified at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the 9/11 terrorist attacks 20 years later, and the nation’s response. The witnesses pro…

The House took the first step in the budget reconciliation process by approving the Senate-passed $3.5 trillion budget resolution that congressional committees would use to draft legislation…

Following one-minute speeches, the House considered 14 suspension bills from the Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs Committees, including legislation on electric grid security as well a…

Gary Rasicot, the Department of Homeland acting assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, testified on his agency’s mission and operations before a House Homeland Secur…

National security experts and former federal officials testified about ways to improve the management and operations at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In addition, they discussed…

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine the pros and cons of police using facial recognition technology. Robert Williams, wh…

The House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on the agency’s readiness. In her opening statement, Administrator Criswell described her visit t…

The House approved four bills. Two of the bills, the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act and the LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act, were debated as suspen…

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on his agency’s fiscal year 2022 budget request. The secretary was questioned about curr…

The House approved the rule governing two bills, including the repeal of the 2002 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) against Iraq. Both bills were to be debated later in the week…