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The House debated the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement. Members also debated the rule for consideration of H.R. 5377, the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, whic…

The House voted on two suspension bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules.

The House voted on two suspension bills debated earlier in the day.

Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Tom Emmer (R-MN), the respective chairs of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee …

The House passed a bill blocking enforcement of forced arbitration in contract disputes. The bill covers employment, consumer, antitrust, or civil rights issues.

Jonathan Hayes, the director of the Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), testified about the mental health needs of migrant children being held in the agency’s cus…

The House passed the rule for three bills restricting oil and natural gas drilling for much of U.S. offshore waters. Members also voted on a bill debated earlier under suspension of the rule…

The House passed the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.

The House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan testified on the agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Also testifying before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense were Joint Chiefs…

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee about his department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Democratic committee members asked about what they sa…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s 2020 budget request for her department. Several topics were discussed including prop…

Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) were among those who addressed a group of journalists gathered for the Washington Press Club Foundation’s 75th annual congressiona…

The House considered several suspension bills, including Russia-related bills and measures on the transparency of federal government records.

The House passed H.R. 1. The bill would set up a publicly-financed matching fund program for small donations to congressional candidates. It also makes Election Day a federal holiday, requir…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the state of the rural economy. Committee members asked questions on a wide range of topics, including …

Members of the House Democratic caucus and mayors in town for the 2019 winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors held a press conference in the Capitol about the ongoing partial govern…

On day 21 of a government shutdown, the House passed a bill to fund national parks around the country. Members also began work on a bill to pay federal workers who have been furloughed once …

The House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…