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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a stron…

The House debated and approved (286-134) under suspension of the rules a $1.2 trillion six-bill spending package to fund about 70 percent of the federal government through the end of the fis…

Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX), along with House Democratic colleagues, held a news conference to discuss a taskforce and legislation to address the crisis on the southern border with M…

Members of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union address.

The House approved two health care-related suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day.

The House approved (320-99) a continuing resolution to extend government funding in two stages, until March 8 and 22, to avert a looming partial government shutdown at midnight March 1. The …

Housing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testified on housing affordability before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Several topics were discussed, …

“I absolutely believe it’s headed in the right direction,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when asked about the U.S. economic outlook before the House Financial Services Committee. The …

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) and journalist Don Lemon hosted a panel discussion on the well-being and status of Black boys and men during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual l…

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on rule changes within the agency and the mortgage fees it charges. She discus…

The House approved a measure that would impose criminal penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border to flee Border Patrol or cooperating federal…

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified on a semi-annual report of his agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Several members of the Republican ma…

The House approved the debate rule for three bills, after failing to pass the measure earlier in the week. Thereafter, the House debated and approved two bills. One would block waivers on mo…

The House failed to pass the debate rules for three upcoming bills, the second rule vote failure since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected to the presiding officer position at the end of…

The House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…

The House voted on three suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day, including one extending until March 8, 2024, Federal Aviation Administration programs set to expire at the end…

The House approved two suspension bills debated earlier in the day, including legislation to reauthorize for five years funding for the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program that offers gra…

Industry leaders testified on variables that influence insurance costs before the Housing Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Topics included state and federal regulati…

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford (D-NV) joined other politicians, activists, and scholars at the Con…

The House voted on amendments to fiscal year 2024 federal spending legislation for the Departments of Homeland Security and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, as well as a bill…