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The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.

A letter was read from Representative Jackson (D-IL) wherein he resigned as a member of the House of Representatives effective Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Therefore, the whole number of th…

Candidates for New York’s 27th Congressional District, Representative Kathy Hochul (D) and Chris Collins (R), debated various campaign issues. Courtesy of YNN.

Witnesses testified on the problem of pilots becoming dizzy from oxygen deprivation while flying the Air Force supersonic F-22 Raptor aircraft. They talked about reports and consequences of …

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (Structured Rule) 1) H.R. 1905 - Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 2) H.Con.Res. 127 - Expressing the sen…

The House debated resolutions relating to offshore drilling.

The House convened for a legislative session.

One Minute Speeches (15 per side) H.Res. __ - Resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, in contempt of…

Begin Consideration of H.R. 4480 - Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)

Representative Ron Barber (D-AZ) was sworn in, filling the seat vacated by Gabrielle Giffords.

Defense Authorization

1) H.R. 2146 - DATA Act, as amended 2) H.R. 3336 - Small Business Credit Availability Act, as amended Motion to go to Conference on H.R. 4348 - Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012…

Witnesses testified on Korean peninsula security, specifically the issue of whether or not a satellite North Korea plans to launch in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Korean War is a cov…

Witnesses testified on threats to the U.S. posed by both Iran and Hezbollah in the Middle East. Among the topics addressed were state-sponsored terrorism threats, terrorist fundraising metho…

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano testified about her department’s 2013 budget proposal.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey testified on the 2013 military budget.