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The House passed the Senate version of health care legislation by a vote of 219 to 212. The House passed both the Senate health care legislation and the reconciliation bill. The reconciliati…

The House approved a food safety bill that gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased authority over food produced in both the U.S. and abroad. It also gives immediate protection…

Members debated proposed immigration reforms in the DREAM Act.

Two women who contracted salmonella from tainted eggs testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A Food and Drug Administratio…

The House passed a bill to fund the federal government through December 3, 2010.

The House continued work on a bill that creates a new program to provide medical services and health monitoring for 9/11 first responders.

The House debated several measures related to federal lands and health care issues, including a bill to establish the Coltsville National Historic Park in Connecticut as a part of the Nation…

The House returned from its summer recess to take up a measure to provide assistance to states for Medicaid and education funds. During the session Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took the floor …

Past and present Department of the Interior secretaries testified on the department’s role in BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They also addressed past government regulation and oversig…

Oil company executives spoke about the safety and security of offshore drilling operations, as well as the causes of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the ability of the energy indu…

Tony Hayward continued to testify on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the…

Committee members and Tony Hayward made opening statements about the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Members criticized the company and focused on …

Tony Hayward testified on the role of BP in the Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig explosion and oil spill. Questions from members focused on the scope of the accident, causes of the explosion …

At a field hearing entitled “Local Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill” in Chalmette, Louisiana, witnesses testified about the impact of the oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill …

The House voted 406-4 to let the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) raise its home mortgage insurance premiums. Members also voted to let President Obama withdraw $100 million from the Oil…

James Lentz testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would stren…

David Strickland testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would …

Witnesses testified at a hearing on consumer complaints about sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles and the decision to recall millions of vehicles, focusing on proposals that would strengt…

Executives from BP, Halliburton, Cameron, and Transocean testified on their roles in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Questions and testimony focused on equipment failures, regulatory oversight…