House Administration Committee Chairwoman Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) held a hearing on Wednesday on the proposed creation of a National Women’s History Museum. Miller called on Congress to consider establishing a museum that would showcase the roles of women in Read more…

Rep. Jim Renacci (R-Ohio) pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for information on Wednesday regarding issues with transmission forms used by insurers to enroll individuals in health plans through the Affordable Care Act’s online exchange. Issues with the Read more…

Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Flood Insurance Relief and Transparency Act of 2013 on Wednesday, which would suspend flood insurance rate increases and direct FEMA to be more transparent in determining rate adjustments. The Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act Read more…

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) called a bipartisan budget conference agreement reached on Tuesday “a firm step in the right direction” to reduce the nation’s deficit and cut government spending. Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Sen. Read more…

Rep. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) co-sponsored the Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act on Tuesday, which would prevent emergency services volunteers from being considered full-time employees under the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate. “Requiring volunteer fire companies to comply with Read more…

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said on Tuesday that the top priority of the next IRS commissioner should be to rebuild the agency’s credibility after recent findings that it targeted conservative groups. Hatch, who spoke during Read more…

A compromise reached on the Defense Bill between House and Senate negotiators on Tuesday included bipartisan reforms to protect victims of sexual assault in the military proposed by Reps. Patrick Meehan (R-Pa.) and Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) Meehan and Speier introduced Read more…

Reps. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and Dan Benishek (R-Mich.) requested that the Great Lakes Navigation System be fully funded in President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2015 in a letter sent on Tuesday to White House Office of Management and Budget Read more…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) was among a bipartisan group of legislators who introduced a House resolution on Monday to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa. The resolution Read more…