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The House approved a bill dealing with federal legal settlements and would prohibit the Department of Justice from requiring certain fees be paid to third-parties.

The House approved several bills under suspension of the rules, including one dealing with the security of Cuba’s international airports.

The House considered bills under suspension of the rules

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing to consider border security legislation introduced by Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-TX). The committee approved the proposal by an 18…

Representative Filemon Vela (D-TX) spoke by phone about the impact of Tropical Storm Harvey on his 34th Congressional District, parts of which are just south of the hardest hit areas. The st…

Homeland Security officials with the Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection agencies testified at a hearing on the various technologies they were using to secure the nation’s border…

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…

The House Homeland Security Committee on Border Security held a hearing on the impact of visa overstays on national security. Officials from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Homeland…

The House passed several bills dealing with veterans and child protection.

The House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…

Witnesses that included representatives from the Coast Guard and the Homeland Security and State Departments testified at a hearing the threats posed to the U.S. by drug cartel operations, a…

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on border security and President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. County sheriffs and officials from Texas and Arizona provided a…

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified in the first panel of a hearing on border security and President Trump’s executive orders on immigration. Secretary Kelly defended the presid…

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…