U.S. House Committee on Rules

Ex-Rep. David Dreier finds a new role with Annenberg group

2013-02-20 15:05:00

WASHINGTON -- As a member of Congress, the ever polite House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-San Dimas) helped promote the idea of� a bipartisan retreat to teach lawmakers how to be more civil to one another.� ��Though congressional...

With clock ticking, still no deal to avert 'fiscal cliff'

2012-12-31 09:14:00

WASHINGTON – Senate leaders remain shy of a deal to avert the automatic tax increases due to take effect at midnight on New Year’s Eve, despite conversations that continued overnight between Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican...

California congressional delegation takes another hit

2012-01-11 00:00:00

Vargas pushes to have NAF El Centro analyzed as F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Home base

2013-06-13 00:18:00

An amendment requiring the Secretary of Defense to do a comparative financial study between Naval Air Facility El Centro and Naval Air Station Lemoore before selecting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter home base location was introduced by U.S. Rep. Juan...

California lawmakers press for immigrant benefits and more in defense bill

2013-06-12 15:50:03

WASHINGTON An immigrant's military service could be a path to legal U.S. residency, if Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., gets his way. Undocumented immigrants would also be allowed to enlist, with legal permanent residency a reward for completing honorable...

Tri-State briefs

2013-03-25 19:52:00

Franklin County’s health status announced April 18 CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — Summit Health, in cooperation with Penn State Institute of State and Regional Affairs, will announce the results of the 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment of Franklin...

Election Date Bill Advances from Final House Committee

2013-03-22 05:13:00

Gov. Sean Parnell's proposal to move up the date of Alaska's primary elections has moved one step closer to a vote. The House Judiciary Committee advanced HB104, which would shift the date of the primary from the fourth Tuesday in August to the second...

Proof of Insurance via Cell Phone Bill Advances

2013-03-20 07:18:00

If a bill passes out of the Alaska Legislature, you might be handing an officer your phone instead of paper. HB146, by Rep. Pete Higgins, would allow drivers to display proof of automobile insurance on a "personal mobile electronic device," like a...

CPS head targets K-8 'dropout pipeline'

2012-12-11 00:00:00

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett vowed Monday to move forcefully to address the city's crisis in K-8 truancy and absenteeism, declaring: "We must work to shut down the dropout pipeline." She said that "while the district has not fully...

It's time for state lawmakers to say 'we do' to marriage equality

2012-11-15 21:33:00

Live-Blog: The last day of the 2011-12 legislative session.

2012-10-17 16:22:58

Weatherford taps Dorworth as majority leader

2012-10-22 16:33:40

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party's budget proposal at the Capitol in Washington.

2013-03-18 00:00:00

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., gives his opening statement during the House Committee on Rules meeting to decide on the rules for the debate of the Health Care Reconciliation Bill on Capitol in Washington.

2010-03-25 00:00:00