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The House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…

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…

President Trump encouraged Pennsylvanians to vote for Republican candidates at a “Make America Great Again” rally in Erie, Pennsylvania. He opened the rally by sending his “thoughts & prayer…

Candidates for Pennsylvania’s 16th Congressional District seat, Mike Kelly (R) and challenger Ron DiNicola (D), took part in a debate. Representative Kelly represented the state’s 3rd Congre…

The House debated and passed two tax policy bills. One encourages retirement and family savings through the creation of universal savings accounts. The other aims to promote new business inn…

The House Ways and Means Committee met to debate and vote on several tax cut proposals dubbed "Tax Reform 2.0". President Trump in December 2017 signed into law the first round of tax reduct…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House passed two bills concerning health care costs. One expands health savings accounts. The other expands access to low-premium health insurance plans.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House debated the rules for two health care bills: H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act, and H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premiu…

A panel of farmers testified at a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the Trump administration’s recent tariffs. The witnesses described the impact the escalating tr…

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

Stephen Goss, the chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, testified on the solvency of the program before the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee. He talked about …

The House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

The House considered several suspension bill, mostly related to curbing opioid addiction.

The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.

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 Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security convened a hearing to examine the dangers of identity theft or losing one’s Social Security number. Notable witnesses included Social…

The House voted on several bills related to veterans' issues that were debated earlier under suspension of the rules.