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

Thomas Reeder, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), testified before a House Education and Workforce subcommittee on challenges facing his agency. Mr. Reeder said he …

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were given by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), the…

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta testified on his department’s policies and priorities at a hearing held by the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Members addressed several issues …

The House worked on the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act, which would specify time frames and procedures for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for hydropower projects. Membe…

The former U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the U.N. were among the witnesses who testified at a hearing on relocating the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Most of the offic…

The House approved a bill that would redefine the term “joint employer” to ensure that franchises and temporary agencies are not held liable for the working conditions of employees. Members …

The House continued work on a fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, House Continuing Resolution 71. It calls for a balanced budget in 10 years by 2027 and provided instruction to overhaul the …

The House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members als…

The House continued work on an omnibus fiscal year 2018 spending bill for eight of the 12 agencies that fund the federal government and related agencies.

The House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.

By a 235-192 vote, the House passed H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, which includes Defense, Energy and Water, Military Construction, and Legislative Branch appropriati…

The acting director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy was among the witnesses at a hearing on efforts to pass legislation reauthorizing that office. Committee members questioned …

The House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. In this portion, committee members continued debating and voting on amendments. Amendments considered includ…

The House Budget Committee marked up the fiscal year 2018 concurrent budget resolution.

The House Budget Committee continued its markup of its fiscal year 2018 concurrent budget resolution. In this portion, Rep. Mark Sanford (R-SC) offered an amendment aimed at changing the way…

State and local education officials testified at a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the 2015 law that changed the …

The House passed a bill that authorizes the interior secretary to coordinate the federal and state permitting process relating to the construction of surface water storage projects.

White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney testified on President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. The plan includes cuts to Medicaid, student loan aid, and food stamps, and seeks to…

IRS and Education Department officials testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on a recent data breach of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) reco…