December 4, 2017 Here's how the House and Senate tax bills compare Both chambers of Congress will have to come together to create a unified piece of legislation before it can be sent to President Trump.
December 2, 2017 'Unmasking' crackdown bill gets House panel's OK The House Intelligence Committee approved a bill Friday to “crack down” on political “unmasking,” or unlawfully revealing the identities of private citizens linked to intelligence operations.
November 16, 2017 John Fund: It looks like we are finally on the cusp of tax reform There are a lot of moving parts and much can still go wrong, but it looks as if we are on the cusp of real tax reform.
November 14, 2017 Paul Ryan: ObamaCare repeal in tax bill would have complicated vote House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., told a ӣƵ town hall Tuesday that Republicans did not include a provision to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate in the House tax reform bill because "we didn’t want to needlessly complicate" a vote on the measure later this week.
November 14, 2017 House passes bill renewing flood insurance program, hiking premiums The House on Tuesday backed legislation that will increase flood insurance premiums for many property owners to help firm up a program under stress from ever-more frequent and powerful storms.
November 14, 2017 House passes $700B defense bill amid North Korea threat House Republicans and Democrats joined forces to approve an annual defense policy bill that authorizes $700 billion for the Pentagon and orders a more rapid buildup of the nation's missile defenses.
November 10, 2017 Taxpayer piggy bank lets Congress settle sexual harassment cases in secret Equal treatment for lawmakers? Don’t count on it.
October 31, 2017 House Republicans postpone tax reform rollout House Republicans are delaying the release of their tax reform plan after failing to finalize last-minute changes to the legislation, multiple sources told ӣƵ Tuesday.
October 18, 2017 Journalists torpedo Trump drug nominee over bad bill, but how did it ever pass? Tom Marino, the congressman tapped by President Trump as his drug czar, withdrew yesterday in the wake of a troubling report by the Washington Post and "60 Minutes."
October 12, 2017 House approves $36.5B disaster aid bill after Trump tweets on Puerto Rico The House of Representatives Thursday approved a $36.5 billion disaster aid package, which includes assistance for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico.