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House GOP Cuts $2.7B From Global Health, UN Programs
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs advanced a FY2027 appropriations bill...
Proposed Medal Honors Pacific Theater POWs from WWII
In a Congress fractured by partisan divides, H.R. 9473 Congressional Gold Medal has achieved something increasingly elusive: genuine bipartisan consensus....
House Panel Advances Voter ID Bill Amid Democratic Opposition
The House Administration Committee marked up five bills on June 24, 2026, advancing Republican-backed election security legislation that faces steep...
Congressional Gold Medal Honors WWII Pacific POWs
In a striking moment of Capitol Hill consensus, 28 senators from both parties have united behind a single purpose: recognizing the sacrifice of American and...
Committee Advances Bills Reshaping Veteran Benefits
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing is set to advance three bills that would reshape how the government handles veteran disability benefits, tracks...
House to Vote on Pentagon's 2027 Defense Spending Bill This Week
The House is set to consider the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 this week, marking a critical moment for military funding. H.R. 9495...
House Advances 15 Bills on Drug Policy and Healthcare Costs
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced 15 bills on June 25, 2026, mixing aggressive drug scheduling measures with...
House Panel Examines Home Visiting Program as 2027 Deadline Looms
Congress faces a ticking clock on the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. The House Work and Welfare Subcommittee held a MIECHV...
Committee Advances Contentious Defense, Tax, Disability Bills
The House Rules Committee is preparing to advance three bills with significant reach across defense, tax policy, and disability employment. A House hearing...
House Panel Advances 11 Bills on Campus Antisemitism, Speech
Why it matters: The House Education and Workforce Committee approved 11 bills on June 25, 2026, marking a significant push by Republicans to reshape higher...
Credit Data Access Rules Scheduled for House Vote
The House Financial Services Committee is set to vote on two bills that would reshape how consumer payment data flows into credit reports. One measure...
House Passes Small Business Tech Bill 414-4
The House overwhelmingly approved H.R. 915, the Small Business Technological Advancement Act, in a decisive H.R. 915 floor vote that underscored rare...
House Passes Farm Aid Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support
The House passed the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act on a lopsided bipartisan basis, with 178 Republicans and 189 Democrats voting yes. The...
House Unanimously Passes Act to Protect Small Business
The House passed the Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act with overwhelming support, signaling rare bipartisan agreement on protecting small...
Federal Lands Committee Advances Diverse Public Land Policy Bills
The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Lands is advancing a grab bag of seven bills that touch on everything from new national park...
Congress Passes Housing for the 21st Century Act
The Housing for the 21st Century Act advanced through the House on a motion to suspend the rules and concur in Senate amendments, marking a rare moment of...
Committee Targets Campus Antisemitism, Israel Boycotts, Religion
The House Education and Workforce Committee is advancing four bills that reshape how colleges operate, from handling civil rights complaints to managing...
Committee Tackles Opioid Crisis and Healthcare Affordability
The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing scheduled for June 25 will tackle two urgent public health crises simultaneously: the synthetic opioid...