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The House voted 231-188 to approve a continuing resolution providing government funding through January 19, 2018. Members also approved a bill providing $81 billion for disaster relief.

The House debated several resolutions, including one dealing with mortgage lending rules and and another reaffirming U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada partnerships

The House considered six bills under suspension of the rules, including one to raise the Secret Service limit on overtime pay, another on sanctions against Venezuela, and withholding U.S. to…

A House Foreign Affairs Global Health subcommittee held a hearing on global efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Witnesses included officials from the National Institutes of Health as well…

The House considered four bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill to reduce the pensions of former presidents and limit their allowances for office and staff expenses.

State Department officials and Africa experts testified before a House subcommittee on the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Witnesses discussed the severe humanit…

Thae Yong-ho, a former official at the North Korean embassy in London, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on his experience inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…

The acting State Department assistant secretary for African affairs and the acting USAID assistant administrator for Africa testified at a hearing on the agencies' fiscal year 2018 budget re…

Days before President Trump was expected to announce his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on Iranian threats. Wi…

The House passed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks with the exceptions of rape, incest against minors, and saving the life of the mother. Members also considered several other measur…

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

Witnesses testified at a hearing on sanctions and other diplomatic efforts aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development programs. The hearing …

The House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…

The House passed a bill that would ease water use restrictions in California, and give farmers more access to water. Members also worked on legislation to combat human trafficking, and began…

The House passed two immigration enforcement bills. One would block federal grants for “sanctuary” cities that shelter illegal immigrants and do not use local resources to enforce federal im…

Nikki Haley testified at a hearing on U.S. relations with the United Nations Ambassador Haley answered several rounds of questions on the U.N.'s attitude toward Israel, threats from North Ko…

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on his department’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. He addressed members' concern over cuts in the pr…

The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules including one resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protestors outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Wa…

The House debated eight bills under suspension of the rules, including an aviation security bill and a bill dealing with famine in South Sudan.

Researchers and advocates discussed autism awareness at an event hosted by the Sesame Workshop. Speakers included Julia, Sesame Street’s newest character, who is autistic, and members of Con…