Topic: U.S. House Committee on Rules
The House Rules Committee on Wednesday set the debates rules for H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Prevention Act of 2011.. The dust bill hits the floor...
0 . When politicians draw the lines for the once-a-decade redistricting, the discussion has always began - and usually ended - with what it...
0 . First we learn that women in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by their fellow soldiers than killed by enemy fighters. Then we find ...
House Republicans are escalating their war against National Public Radio, calling for an "emergency" meeting Wednesday to consider a bill that...
In the closing days of the 111th Congress, lame duck lawmakers finally passed major tax legislation.Now some newly-elected Representatives say they...
John Linder is a former dentist and businessman who was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Georgia's seventh district...
A top House Democrat says party leaders are unlikely to cut a deal with abortion opponents to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.Rep. Henry Waxman tells The Associated Press that "the likely outcome" is that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will ...
<div id="subtitle">House Rules Committee considers the terms for House debate, vote on health care legislation</div><div><p>House Democrats are moving closer toward enacting President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.</p><p>The House Rules Committee has begun ...
A House committee has voted for fast-track rules for health care legislation, the first step toward a decisive floor vote on President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul.The 21-16 largely party-line vote in the House Budget Committee Monday was a procedural but ...
A bill that would create a new national cap on credit card interest rates is scheduled for a hearing before the House Rules Committee on January 27th. Introduced by Rep. Louise M. Slaugther, D-New York, and Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, the bill ...