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The House voted on several bills debated under suspension of the rules. Members gave one-minute as well as general speeches.

The House passed in a voice vote a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 22. Members also voted on eight other bills under suspension of the rules.

The House voted 289-137 to approve H.R. 4038, a bill to limit the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S. until increased security checks are in place.

The Senate approved by a 266-167 vote a two-year, $80 billion budget agreement that also raises the debt ceiling.

Representatives from the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Homeland Security Department testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heari…

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization’s operations and responded to recent…

Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA), who is Catholic, talked about Pope Francis' visit to the U.S., his address to a joint meeting of Congress, and his visit to the United Nations. Represent…

Secretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear agreement and its enf…

Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) talked about his role as a new member of the 114th Congress. He discussed his first impressions of how the U.S. Capitol operates, his upbringing as the so…

The House convened for a legislative session, members debated a bill dealing with the denial of passports to Americans with ties to terrorist organizations.

The House convened for a legislative session to consider a short-term extension of the Highway Funding bill.

The House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protec…

The House began debate on a bill allowing states to delay their compliance with the EPA’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants.

The House voted down a resolution requiring U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq and Syria in the absence of a congressional vote on an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolution…

The House rejected the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) measure (126-302). Members then approved trade promotion authority (TPA) (219-211) and customs trade enforcement legislation (240-190…

The House convened for a legislative session, with members debating the rule for H.R. 2578, a Commerce, Justice, and Science Spending bill.

Representative Brendan Boyle (D-PA) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?”

The House voted on bills for intrastate water regulations and police officer benefits. Representative-elect Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., 11th Congressional District, state of New York, was admin…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

The House passed the House Republican fiscal year 2016 budget resolution. Members debated and passed on a voice vote H.R. 1527, a bill accelerating tax benefits for donations to relief funds…