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The House approved the debate rule for three bills, after failing to pass the measure earlier in the week. Thereafter, the House debated and approved two bills. One would block waivers on mo…

The House approved legislation to permanently classify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled drugs.

By a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…

In a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…

In a 234-193 vote, the House approved a Senate-passed measure that expands background checks for gun buyers 21 or younger, provides grants to states for “red flag” laws that enable firearms …

The House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…

The House approved a measure that combines two bill that were previously passed by the House in the first session of the 117th Congress. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other congressional Democrats spoke at a news conference on the impact of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda on the climate and environment.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Democratic lawmakers held a news conference on the climate change provisions in the $3.5 trillion economic package. They discussed the climate crisis, c…

The House in a 218-211 vote passed legislation that would prohibit states from enacting certain restrictions on abortion providers.

The House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…

The House approved the Senate-passed COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, which addresses the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans, and members also considered several other suspension bills. La…

The House voted 217-210 to approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. The bill changes the 1963 Equal Pay Act to eliminate different reasons businesses can give for different pay for men and women d…

The House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…

The House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the final…

The House approved the rules for three bills concerning unions and gun legislation.

The House passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 pandemic economic relief bill that included a $15 minimum wage increase.

The House voted 219-209 in favor of the Senate-passed budget resolution containing President Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic response plan. Lawmakers also voted to reauthorize a national apprentic…

The House passed the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution, which calls for $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief legislation by February 16, 2021. The measure passed on a near party-line vote, 218-…

The House approved a waiver to allow Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of defense. Existing law required a seven-year waiting period for retired general office…