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December 20, 2015

House passes bills aimed at preventing IRS targeting, increasing transparency

The GOP-led House voted Tuesday to block the IRS from asking about religious, political, or social beliefs, and to require the embattled agency to notify individuals when their information has been shared with other government agencies.

December 20, 2015

Lawmaker vows bill to get FCC newsroom study 'eradicated'

House Republicans plan to introduce legislation to bar the Federal Communications Commission from ever conducting the kind of intrusive newsroom study they claim the agency was poised to launch, before officials pulled back last week.

December 20, 2015

House GOP set to target Obama admin on regulations, executive power

House Republicans are plotting a broad effort to push the Obama administration to rein in federal regulations in a bid to curb what lawmakers see as abuse of executive power by an "imperial presidency."

December 20, 2015

Obama under fire for backtracking on trims to Social Security

President Obama is under fire from Republicans for backtracking on proposed Social Security and other benefit cuts in his upcoming budget proposal.

December 20, 2015

House Republicans fighting Treasury Dept. effort to limit political activities of tax-exempt groups

A House panel passed a bill Tuesday that would delay regulations by the Treasury Department designed to limit the political activities of so-called social welfare groups.

December 20, 2015

Republicans who voted for the debt ceiling increase

The following Republicans voted Tuesday to raise the government's borrowing limit:

December 20, 2015

House approves bill to restore military pensions

The Senate debated a similar bill as lawmakers hastened to reverse course on the most controversial cut contained in budget legislation approved less than two months ago.

December 20, 2015

House panel approves bill banning cell phone calls on flights

The bill -- passed without opposition by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee -- requires the Department of Transportation to issue regulations prohibiting such calls. 

December 20, 2015

Rep. Adam Schiff says sniper attack on California electric station 'of great concern’

Capitol Hill lawmakers said Sunday a planned sniper attack on a remote California power station was of grave concern, repeating similar responses about the strike and suggesting changes in the ways the United States protects its power grid.

December 20, 2015

GOP proposal would require food stamp recipients to show photo ID

Several House Republicans have introduced a proposal that would require food stamp recipients to show photo identification when making purchases -- a move they say is necessary to prevent fraud in the program that aids 1 in 7 Americans.