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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget.

The House debated and voted on H. Res. 173, a bill to replace the Medicare reimbursement formula for doctors, also known as the “doc fix,” and to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance …

The House passed H.R. 644, the Fighting Hunger Incentive Act, by a 279-137 vote. Members delivered speeches on any topic.

The House amended and passed H.R. 240, a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through September 2015 and defunding executive action on immigration, and H.R. 37, an anti-regulator…

Three economists testified at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the state of the U.S. economy and policies leading to job creation and economic growth. This was the first time Repr…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) held a ceremonial swearing-in for members of the 114th Congress.

The House convened for a legislative session.

The House held a vote series on amendments, a motion to recommit, and final passage of H.R. 5078, the EPA water jurisdiction rule. The House also held a final passage vote on H.Res. 644, a b…

The House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.

The House debated H.R. 4719, which deals with how the tax code treats charitable donations, and a motion to instruct House conferees on H.R. 3230, a veterans' health care bill.

The House debated two bills under suspension of the rules. Later, members resumed debate on the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill.

The House Ways and Means Committee marked up several bills intended to make permanent several tax credits. They included five bills that would make charitable giving policies permanent and o…

The House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including the DATA Act (S. 994), a bill which seeks to make information on federal spending more readily available.

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman testified on the Obama administration’s trade policy agenda. He said he expected to finish negotiations on a trade deal amongst Pacific nations in 20…

Representative Aaron Schock (R-IL) talked about the prospects for tax reform in Congress and the direction he thinks the Ways and Means Committee might take under the potential leadership of…

The House convened for a legislative session.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testified on President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget. In his opening statement he also addressed President Obama’s executive order regarding Russia’s i…

Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified on the Health and Human Services Department fiscal year 2015 budget request. She said that there was no plan to delay the health care law’s individual m…

The House considered a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including H.Res. 499, a bill that condemns Russian intervention in Ukraine. It also called on Russia to remove all of it…

A group of Republican House members under the age of 40 held a press conference at the party’s retreat at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Maryland. They discussed next steps on immigration l…