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The House met for a pro forma session.

The House voted 231-188 to approve a continuing resolution providing government funding through January 19, 2018. Members also approved a bill providing $81 billion for disaster relief.

The House debated the rules for three bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for two weeks.

The House passed a bill to let gun owners with concealed handgun permits carry their weapons across state lines and wear their guns in other states that allow concealed weapons. Members also…

The House approved legislation that would exempt makers of manufactured homes, also known as “mobile homes,” from regulations for mortgage lenders.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on the most recent disaster relief funding request. The White House asked Congress to a…

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

The House Rules Committee met for a second day to consider amendments and vote on a rule for fiscal year 2018 remaining spending bills. In this part, committee members heard from the leaders…

Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, and other Texas Republican lawmakers held a news conference on Capitol Hill. Shortly before the news con…

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) said President Trump made the right decision to rescind the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying lawmakers would aim to find a compromise on the…

Representative John Culberson (R-TX) provided an update on relief efforts in Texas following Tropical Storm Harvey’s landfall in the state.

The House considered the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, and the legislat…

Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified at a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request for the bureau. He denied President Trump’s claims that the agency was in disarr…

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testified on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request. She heard concerns from both Republicans and Democrats on some of its proposals including…

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified at a hearing on President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2018 budget. He defended the president’s proposed budget cuts for his department and t…

The House convened for a legislative session.

President Trump signed a NASA appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017. Several of the bill’s cosponsors were there to witness the signing, including Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th Congress and their families. The event happens at the start of each Congre…