Oversight
Senate eyes FAA, collective bargaining bills
The chamber's schedule through July 4 remains in flux.
Oversight
House leaders remain undecided on supplemental strategy
Lawmakers are still unsure whether to take up Senate-passed version in lieu of House bill.
Defense
House could take up Senate supplemental
Majority leader says chamber might bypass a House Appropriations Committee markup of the spending measure and consider the Senate-approved bill.
Defense
House passes Defense policy bill
Chamber defeats civilian pay freeze amendment before passage.
Oversight
Parties ponder price of skirting budget vote
Republicans and Democrats weigh the political risks of not passing a fiscal 2011 budget blueprint.
Oversight
Democrat questions MMS realignment
House subcommittee chairman wants Interior to explain why leasing function and its environmental-compliance oversight would not be housed in the enforcement part of the agency.
Defense
Hoyer: War supplemental ready soon
Majority leader says he would prefer the Senate to move the emergency funding bill first.
Oversight
Citizens United prepared for another fundraising case
Group is reviewing a bill aimed at increasing disclosure in political advertising, looking for potential infringements on First Amendment rights.
Defense
Groups push Congress for border-fix bill
Following Arizona's passage of new hard-line law, both sides of Congress feel pressure to pass immigration reform.
Oversight
Report questions health reform law savings
Provisions to curb growth of costs will be "more than offset through 2020" by higher expenditures, CMS analysis finds.
Oversight
House majority leader bearish on budget passage
It's hard to get budget blueprints approved in election years, Rep. Steny Hoyer says.
Pay & Benefits
FBI probing death threats, vandalism against lawmakers
Incidents are tied to votes on the controversial health reform measure.
Pay & Benefits
House approves Senate health care bill
In historic move, House votes 219-212 to send an overhaul measure the Senate passed in December to the president's desk.
Oversight
Obama tries to dampen Medicare fears
The president kicks off a week of lobbying for healthcare reform, insisting the proposal is good for older Americans.
Oversight
Hoyer: Comity needed to avoid widespread fiscal ruin
Majority leader says "bipartisan trust, presidential leadership and a public spirit" are needed to stabilize the country's financial situation.
Oversight
House minority whip says GOP will say 'no' on health deal
Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor's comments are the latest evidence that any hope for a health agreement is probably little more than wishful thinking.
Defense
Washington Democrat likely to take over defense spending panel
Rep. Norm Dicks is in line to succeed the late Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., as chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Oversight
State of the Union, debt limit top agenda
President's address is expected to focus on jobs and fiscal responsibility.
Oversight
Senate takes on thorny debt limit increase
Bill would raise limit above the $13 trillion ceiling the House approved last year.
Oversight
Lawmakers pan plan to skip conference on health bill
Republicans favor open negotiations that members of the public could watch on television.
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