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The House finished work on HR 2838, the Coast Guard reauthorization bill. All but a couple amendments need to be debated, plus any votes on amendments, motion to recommit and final passage.

The House approved a bill that would award a congressional gold medal to the first black Marine recruits in World War II. Members also approved the debate rules for a land exchange bill for …

Experts testified on business challenges currently facing the military defense industry. Among the topics they addressed were market operations and regulation of the defense industry, propos…

Michelle Flournoy and Admiral Mike Mullen testified about President Obama’s Afghanistan troop reduction plan. Admiral Mullen said he supported the president’s plan to reduce U.S. troops in A…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the milita…

The House Armed Services Committee met to consider a measure authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2012. Among the issues debated were the repeal of the milita…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen spoke about the scope and extent of U.S. involvement in military action against the forces of Moammar…

Three top military commanders testified about their program requests in the 2012 budget. They said drug trafficking had made the border regions of Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador the mos…

House Armed Services Committee member Rick Larsen spoke at the Missile Defense Agency conference. In his remarks he announced that he is no longer a skeptic of missile defense. He noted the …

General Petraeus and Michelle Flournoy testified on U.S. military and diplomatic operations in Afghanistan. In their remarks they said that gains made by the Taliban in recent years have bee…

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen testified on the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal. Secretary Gates cautioned against making…

National Oil Spill Commissioner Terry Garcia urged Congress to restore the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem. He appeared with Commissioner Donald Boesch and former Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Resp…

The House voted on legislation titled “Repealing The Job-Killing Health Care Law Act” that would repeal the 2010 health care reform law.

House members paid tribute to Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Representative Giffords was wounded at a constituent event at a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket. Six people were killed and 13 o…

The House Rules Committee met to set guidelines for the January 12, 2011, floor debate to repeal the health care law enacted in March 2010. The legislation under consideration was titled “R…

Members of the House read the Constitution aloud beginning at 11:00 a.m.