...ships that will routinely call when the expanded Panama Canal opens in two years.Shuster, who is chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said the visit is part of a series of stops he is making around the nation...

...witnesses made statements to connect them to illegal acts and prosecutions," the agency said in a statement.The Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 69 on Feb. 20. It remains in a House committee and could be taken up next year.

...Veterans Task Force to ensure former warriors have easy access to education, welfare and other government services.House committees will consider bills to make roofing a licensed profession, block welfare-benefit cards from being used in certain...

...release of reports of abuse in Department of Juvenile Justice facilities.Senate Bill 69 is undergoing review in a House committee and might not get voted on before this year's legislative session ends Thursday night. Then, the bill would be...

...to brief Congress before announcing the deal publicly.Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said the settlement "may allow banks to skirt what they owe and sweep past abuses...

...Thursday his assignment to four House of Representative subcommittees in the 113th Congress.Barrow, a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, said he will be assigned to the subcommittees on Health; Energy and Power; Commerce, Manufacturing...

...Senate is almost exactly one-third Democrats, two-thirds Republicans.Democrats don't have a majority on any House committee, meaning they can only amend or approve a bill with the support of Republicans.If the GOP committee members stick...

...cannot act with certainty until after Deal signs the budget later this spring. The document is still being debated in House committee.The nine-person board meets each month, with the next meeting scheduled for Thursday. Pam Keene, a spokeswoman...

...federal government in early childhood education was "a good way to screw it up." The Republican chairman of the House committee overseeing education policy, Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., was cool toward the proposal and was unlikely to support...

...this is a really nice atmosphere to be able to do that," Bratton said.Hossam Fadel, the chairman of the open house committee, said he appreciated the opportunity to share his culture with friends and coworkers."A lot of times they know...