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The House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for legislation to extend government funding through January 19, 2018, as well as disaster relief funding for states struck by wildfires and …

The House approved the House-Senate negotiated compromise on the fiscal year 2018 defense programs and policy bill. Lawmakers also passed a reauthorization of the national flood insurance pr…

The House considered a bill that allows more logging on federal lands as a way to reduce wildfires.

Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) delivered the weekly Democratic address. She spoke about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and also thanked first repsond…

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.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined other House and Senate Democrats in a news briefing urging Congress to act immiedately on imm…

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…

The House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…

The House failed to pass the fiscal year 2018 intelligence programs bill. The vote was 241-163. Democrats promised to block the measure because it was being considered under expedited rules …

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…

The House voted 344-81 to approve the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

The House continued consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

The House passed H.R. 1215, the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017. The bill restricts lawsuits and damages against health insurance providers that provide government-subsidized care. Mem…

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.

The House debated the rule for H.R. 2213m the Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act, which would waive polygraph tests for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) job applicants who have al…

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…

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue testified at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on the role of farming on rural economies throughout the U.S. Topics included an outbreak of bacteria on…