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The House considered more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, approving four of them. One would provide $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, going to military and humanitarian efforts. An…

Addiction specialists and others testified on drug use, suicide risk, and solutions for mental health treatment before the House Ways and Means Committee. Among the topics discussed were the…

The House Ways & Means Committee debated the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.

The House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up and debate the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill, including amendments related to universal paid family leave and retirement plan …

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified on the department’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Ways and Means Committee. A variety of topics were discussed, including invest…

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Topics he engaged with lawmakers on included the impact of unaccompanied m…

The House passed a bill that would ensure the same burden of proof in age discrimination claims as in other discrimination cases. The measure would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court ruling on age…

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Biden’s trade policy agenda. Question topics included competition with China, the U.S…

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on women and the economy. Women from around the country, including small business owners and child care providers, testified on how the coro…

The House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…

The House continued work on H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.

The House Ways and Means Committee met to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee members offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was serving as the vehicl…

The House Ways and Means Committee met for a second day to work on the fiscal year 2021 budget resolution. Committee member offered and debated amendments to the legislation, which was servi…

The Economic Club of Washington hosted a two-panel discussion on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, upcoming legislation in Congress, and medical communities' response to the coronavi…

The House voted 303-121 against a Republican objection to Arizona’s 11 Electoral College votes that the state certified for President-elect Joe Biden. House leaders also spoke about the atta…

The Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of House members, held a press conference to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic economic relief bill. Representatives Thomas Reed (R-NY) and Josh Go…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced two legislative proposals totaling $908 billion to provide coronavirus pandemic emergenc…

The House approved the House-Senate compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policy for fiscal year 2021. President Trump had vowed to vet…

Members from the House Problem Solvers Caucus spoke with reporters.

Lawmakers held a news conference on Capitol Hill to unveil a bipartisan, bicameral coronavirus pandemic emergency relief proposal. The legislative framework would provide $908 billion in aid…