December 20, 2015 Committee approves bill naming 'Mount Reagan' in Nevada A Republican congressman got a step closer to naming a Nevada peak after the late President Ronald Reagan, after a House committee approved the idea on Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Republicans urge administration to hit pause on Internet control transfer, push new bill Republican lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to hit pause on a bid to cede the U.S. government's last bit of oversight over the Internet, and are pushing a bill that would require an independent study before the transition can move forward.
December 20, 2015 Pols push to abolish agency charging for documents available for free online A little-known agency that long predates the Internet continues to charge people for reports that are available for free online -- triggering calls to abolish the 'outdated' division.
December 20, 2015 House GOP breaks from repeal effort, gets change in ObamaCare House Republicans have secured a change in ObamaCare to expand coverage choices for small businesses -- a departure from their strategy to try to dismantle or repeal the 2010 health care law.
December 20, 2015 GOP legislation would cut off Holder's salary A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation that would cut off pay to Attorney General Eric Holder and other federal officials who have been held in contempt of Congress.
December 20, 2015 Medicare doctor fee 'fix' faces uncertain future in House Thursday Legislation that would prevent a 24 percent cut in payments from the federal government to reimburse doctors who accept Medicare patients faced an uncertain future early Thursday as House GOP leaders struggled to find the votes to support the bill.Â
December 20, 2015 Postal Service bailout? USPS billions in the red as lawmakers push reform It might feel like first-class postage is going up every few weeks, but the U.S. Postal Service nevertheless is in need of a bailout.
December 20, 2015 House votes to delay ObamaCare mandate by a decade, as part of vital Medicare bill The House voted Friday to delay ObamaCare's individual mandate to buy health insurance for a decade, as part of a bill that would spare doctors from seeing drastic cuts to their Medicare payments at the end of the month.
December 20, 2015 Math Problem: Rep. Jackson Lee claims Constitution is 400 years old The U.S. Constitution is old. But 400 years old?
December 20, 2015 House backs bill to sue president over laws The House has approved a bill that would speed up congressional lawsuits accusing the president of failure to enforce federal laws.