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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 U.S.-Mexi…

The House debated and passed a number of suspension bills.

The House considered bills under suspension of the rules including a bill designating former President George W. Bush’s childhood home in Midland, Texas as part of the National Park System. …

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 fisc…

The House passed the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The vote was 351-66.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions briefed members of a House Appropriations subcommittee on what he called a “frugal budget” request for fiscal year 2019. He also received questions on his depa…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Bor…

The House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on his agency’s 2019 budget request. Administrator Long discussed the major lessons lea…

In a 256-167 vote, the House approved a $1.3 trillion bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2018.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified at a hearing on President' Trumps fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. He responded to several questions regarding…

Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and other lawmakers addressed the annual gathering of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). The legisl…

A House Rules subcommittee held a hearing on the legislative provisions called earmarks that direct specific government spending toward a congressional member’s district or state. The proces…

The House met for a pro forma session.

The House voted 231-188 to approve a continuing resolution providing government funding through January 19, 2018. Members also approved a bill providing $81 billion for disaster relief.

FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on the most recent disaster relief funding request. The White House asked Congress to a…

The House debated the rules for three bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for two weeks.

The House passed a bill to let gun owners with concealed handgun permits carry their weapons across state lines and wear their guns in other states that allow concealed weapons. Members also…

The House approved legislation that would exempt makers of manufactured homes, also known as “mobile homes,” from regulations for mortgage lenders.

The House debated and passed several Department of Homeland Security bills. One requires DHS to conduct an annual homeland security assessment on the terrorist threat to the U.S. Members als…