House of Representatives News

The House of Representatives on Friday approved a massive National Defense Authorization Act, complete with an amendment blocking the Pentagon from funding abortions with taxpayer dollars. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, had introduced an amendment to the $883.7 billion act blocking President Joe Biden’s administration from using taxpayer funds to reimburse abortion-related expenses. Van Duyne…

Legislation adopted Wednesday by the House of Representatives would restore a question about U.S. citizenship to the 2030 census, potentially reshaping congressional representation and the Electoral College. Lawmakers voted, 206-202, to pass the Equal Representation Act, a bill championed by Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Warren Davidson, R-Ohio. (See how your representative voted.) Sen. Bill…

By a vote of 209-204, the House passed legislation Friday to eliminate what critics call a green energy slush fund.  The Daily Signal first reported last year on the bill, called the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act and sponsored by Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., chairman of the Republican Policy Committee.  “This is a major…

By a vote of 286-134 over conservatives’ objections, the House passed a $1.2 trillion spending package late Friday morning, avoiding a partial government shutdown but putting House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in jeopardy of losing the speakership. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass because Democrats have a working…

The nation’s capital has seen a drastic jump in violent crime in recent years, putting residents, visitors, and lawmakers at elevated risk of victimization. A House committee held a hearing Thursday to address the crime issue in the District of Columbia. Among the witnesses was Rafael A. Mangual, the Nick Ohnell fellow at the Manhattan…

The House passed a bill Thursday that would effectively lift the Biden administration’s pause on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. The lower chamber passed the “Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act,” introduced by Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, by a 224-200 bipartisan vote, with nine House Democrats crossing the aisle to join Republicans in…

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that would repeal the student loan plan issued by the Biden administration after its original plan was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan was issued by the Department of Education on July 10, less than two weeks after the Supreme…

The House voted to pass a spending bill to keep the government running at current levels through early 2024—with no new funding for border security, Israel, or Ukraine. The continuing resolution, which passed 336 to 95, also has no spending cuts. Ninety-three Republicans and two Democrats voted against the bill, while one Republican and two…

The House of Representatives declined to table a resolution that would censure Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan for her pro-Gaza advocacy and criticism of Israel, which many have accused of being antisemitic, in a vote on Tuesday. Tlaib has been criticized for her rhetoric on the dispute between Israel and Hamas following the latter’s terrorist attacks…

The United States House of Representatives has voted in Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as speaker. "It is the honor of a lifetime to have been elected the 56th Speaker of the House," Johnson said Wednesday. "Thank you to my colleagues, friends, staff, and family for the unmatched support throughout this process." "It has been…

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his position Tuesday afternoon. Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy. “The office of speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives is hereby declared vacant,” Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., who was presiding over the House chamber, said following the vote.  Rep….

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee plans to present evidence and lay the groundwork for the potential impeachment of President Joe Biden in its opening hearing Thursday, Republican members say.  “If this were anyone else, they would be nailed on tax fraud,” Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., also chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, told The…

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to protect cars with internal combustion engines amid new regulations from California that would limit them. The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, introduced by Rep. John Joyce, R-Pa., would prevent states from adopting emission standards for new vehicles that restrict the sale of gas-powered cars, as some…

A divided House voted Friday morning to pass an annual national defense bill after Republicans amended it to prohibit the Pentagon from spending taxpayers’ money to pay for travel and other abortion-related expenses. With this pro-life amendment, the $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 passed by a bipartisan vote of 219-210,…

Lawmakers grilled climate czar John Kerry on Capitol Hill Thursday, asking about his private jet usage and views on China. Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, defended the cost of President Joe Biden’s climate policies before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on oversight and accountability. The country’s first climate czar is set to…

The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of a resolution to censure Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., initially filed a privileged resolution on May 23 "to censure, condemn, and fine" the California Democrat $16 million "for his egregious abuse of the trust of the American people." Luna introduced a…