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IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on his agency’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. The hearing includes an approximate 45-minute recess…

Military personnel testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee about the impact on military readiness of President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to redirect funds to…

Veterans Affairs officials testified at a hearing on female veterans' health care issues. The witnesses discussed efforts to enhance services and access for female veterans, military sexual…

Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the court’s $90 million request for fiscal year 2020. The amount is $3 million…

Thirteen Republicans and all 232 Democratic members passed a resolution to terminate President Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Under the terms of…

In a vote of 300-128, the House passed a bill funding the government through September 30, 2019, to avoid another government shutdown. The measure includes $1.375 billion for a 55-mile…

On day 33 of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, the House passed a bill to reopen the government, excepting the Department of Homeland Security, through the end of fiscal year 2019…

The House Rules Committee met to consider two bills, H.R. 648 and H.J. Res. 31, that provide appropriations for the Homeland Security Department and several other agencies for fiscal year 2019.…

On Day 26 of a government shutdown, the House debated and passed a bill that provides over $12 billion in emergency funding for those recently affected by natural disasters, including…

The House passed bills aimed at reopening part of the federal government, which was in day 20 of a partial shutdown, funding the Departments of Agriculture, Transportation, and Housing and…

On day 19 of a government shutdown, the House in a 240-188 vote passed a bill to re-open the Department of the Treasury, the IRS, and more than 20 independent agencies. Eight Republicans…

The House Rules Committee met to discuss rules governing debate for four appropriations bills that would provide fiscal year 2019 funding for the Departments of the Interior,…

The House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place…

In day 13 of a government shutdown over President Trump’s demand for funds to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, the House voted 239-192 to pass a short-term bill to fund the Department of…

In a 217-185 vote, the House passed a revised bill for government funding until February 8, 2019. The bill, which differed from a Senate-passed version, includes $5.7 billion for a…

The House Budget Committee resumed its debate on amendments to the resolution for the fiscal year 2019 federal budget. They were offered by Democratic members involving issues such as…

The House approved a $15 billion rescissions bill. Members also began debate on a federal spending package for fiscal year 2019, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, military…

The House considered two bills. One relates to federal grants for states and local communities to deal with gang violence. The second concerns Army Corps of Engineers water projects for…

The House passed a bill that reconciles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department standards for antitrust cases. Members also approved a measure that would require state or…

The House debated bills under suspension of the rules.