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The House passed $600 billion in federal spending for the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Labor Departments. Members also passed the House-Senate compromise on reauthorizing…

Scientists and representatives of government entities testified about National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather satellites, focusing on ongoing problems and future plans. Among…

The House approved the conference report to H.R. 2744, a $100 billion agriculture appropriation for fiscal year 2006. Among the items agreed to in the conferenced version of the bill was a h…

Three former ambassadors to the United Nations testified about reforming the United Nations. Topics included the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, reorganization of staffing and programs, loss of c…

The House Science Committee held a hearing on hurricane forecasting by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Committee held the hearing to gain a better understandi…

Ambassador Bolton testified about reform efforts at the United Nations and the outcome of the recent high-level event, or summit meeting, of approximately 150 heads of state that resulted in…

Fiscally conservative House Republican members spoke to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol building about an initiative to offset Hurricane Katrina expenses with budget cuts in several progr…

The House considers HR 3070, NASA reauthorization bill.

The House considers HR 3199, Patriot Act reauthorization.

The House plans to finish work on HR 2601, Foreign Relations authorization bill; possibly work on HR 3070, NASA authorization bill; take the postponed vote on a suspension bill debated Monda…

The House takes outstanding votes on suspension bills debated the previous day, including a resolution condemning the London terrorist bombings. There is an outstanding roll call vote on the…

The House Science Committee held a hearing on the future of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA administrator Michael Griffin testified that priorities had been se…

The House International Relations Committee held a hearing on the Darfur situation in Sudan. Deputy Secretary Zoellick testified about consolidating peace while confronting genocide.

The House passed a $20.3 billion bill for foreign aid in fiscal year 2006.

Representative Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation to amend section 215 of the Patriot Act, which deals with the federal government’s ability to obtain sales and lending records fro…

Witnesses, including an astronaut currently stationed on the space station, testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about future development programs for the station and u…