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Incoming House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and other House Democratic leaders held a news conference on their party’s efforts to regain the m…

House Democratic Caucus leaders spoke to reporters about the legislative agenda, as well as other issues in the news. Topics include the election of a new speaker in the 118th Congress and t…

House Democratic Caucus leaders held a news conference to discuss the remaining legislative agenda for the lame duck session of the 117th Congress.

Newly-elected House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) spoke to reporters after being elected by fe…

The House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting access for the disabled. Members also approved 25 suspension bills.

The House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members al…

House Democratic leaders held a news conference to discuss the legislative agenda. Topics included abortion rights, police funding and the 2022 midterm elections.

Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and members of the Democratic Women’s and Pro-Choice Caucuses held a news conference on the impact of legislation limiting women’s access to abortion and reproductive h…

The House approves a bill to ensure the right to access to contraceptives. The final vote was 228-195, with two Republicans voting “present” and eight others supporting the measure.

The House worked on bills dealing with abortion rights, veterans' benefits, and defense programs. They also worked on legislation that would establish an “Amber Alert” system for active shoo…

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 Appropriations Subcommittee on Education held a hearing on nationwide teacher shortages. Members expressed their condolences to victims of the recent mass shooing at an elementary …

House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and leadership colleagues spoke to reporters about their legislative agenda; the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York; and congressional re…

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said the U.S. economy would suffer “severe damage” if the child care shortage is not addressed. The secretary’s warning came as he testified at a House Appropriat…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies convened a hearing on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) fiscal year 2023 bu…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on his department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Becerra defended Pr…

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. Chief Manger said the proposed inc…

During their annual retreat, House Democratic leaders told reporters the party was focused on President Biden’s agenda and helping to end the war in Ukraine.

House Democratic Caucus leaders spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill following their weekly caucus meeting. Topics included the lifting of COVID-19 mask mandates, the Republican National Commi…

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…