What Congress left undone before its August recess

Lawmakers were surprisingly productive in the first half of the year, but they still left much unfinished, adding to an already packed agenda in the fall

• Aug 10, 2015

House Republicans say they have the votes to disapprove Iran nuclear deal

It is not clear that Republicans have the votes needed to override a presidential veto

• Aug 3, 2015

Ahead of recess, House votes to fund highways, transit

The Senate plans to take up the House bill before a midnight Friday deadline

• Jul 29, 2015

House votes to block mandatory GMO labeling

The food industry was fighting attempts to label foods that include genetically modified organisms

• Jul 23, 2015

Democrats unveil sweeping LGBT anti-discrimination bill

The Equality Act of 2015 would enshrine a number of protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in federal law

• Jul 23, 2015

Senate passes No Child Left Behind replacement

The bill needs to be reconciled with the House version, which changes the way federal dollars are doled out

• Jul 16, 2015

GOP postpones House vote on breast cancer bill

Republican leaders took issue with funding a group that works with Planned Parenthood

• Jul 15, 2015

Congress greets Iran deal with skepticism

Lawmakers have 60 days to review the agreement, and they could vote to block Congress from lifting sanctions

• Jul 14, 2015

House votes to fund faster FDA approvals, NIH research

Bipartisan approval for controversial bill, which funds the changes with crude oil sales

• Jul 10, 2015

Confederate flag controversy scuttles House bill

An amendment that is slated for a vote Thursday would block efforts to ban the flag in National Park Cemeteries

• Jul 9, 2015

Will Congress finally overhaul No Child Left Behind?

The House and Senate are each advancing proposals to replace the controversial 2001 education bill, but significant hurdles remain

• Jul 9, 2015

U.S. House approves ban of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries

Rep. Jared Huffman says cemeteries can honor history without "all of the dreadful things" the Confederate flag symbolizes

• Jul 8, 2015

Dennis Hastert's attorney calls leaks in case "unconscionable"

Prosecutors and lawyers in the Hastert case appeared in court Thursday for a status hearing

• Jun 18, 2015

Republican leaders putting together trade rescue plan

A piece of controversial trade legislation, backed by the White House, was blocked by Democrats in the House last week

• Jun 16, 2015

NSA surveillance reform bill advances in the Senate

The House has passed a version of the bill, which adjusts a controversial phone data collection program, but the Senate could change it

• Jun 2, 2015

Lawmakers move on research tax break bill

Members of the House of Representatives passed a tax credit that gives businesses rewards for investments in research and development

• May 20, 2015

House passes another temporary infrastructure funding bill

The measure, which funds the Highway Trust Fund for two months, is the 12th temporary patch passed in the last six years

• May 19, 2015

Benghazi chairman: No Clinton testimony until documents received

GOP Rep. Trey Gowdy says the State Department is slow-walking the release of materials related to the 2012 terror attack in Libya

• May 15, 2015

House passes bill giving Congress say on any Iran nuclear accord

Lawmakers have insisted on chance to review, possibly nix what could be a significant international accord to get Tehran to curb its nuclear program

• May 14, 2015

Hours after Amtrak crash, House panel nixes increased rail funding

Democrats say more money is needed to increase train safety and prevent crashes like the one that killed at least seven on Tuesday

• May 13, 2015

Lawmakers join with U.S. airlines on Open Skies dispute

260 House members say two Persian Gulf nations unfairly subsidize their national airlines, echoing U.S. carriers' complaints

• May 1, 2015

Ex-congressman who gave Bill Clinton his first defeat dies

John Paul Hammerschmidt, a longtime Arkansas congressman who defeated Clinton in a 1974 House race, was 92

• Apr 1, 2015

Aaron Schock's staff to face tough prosecutor in spending probe

The Illinois Republican will step down from Congress Tuesday amid an investigation into his use of taxpayer and campaign money

• Mar 31, 2015

House passes Medicare "doc fix" bill

The bill's fate is now up to the Senate

• Mar 26, 2015

Bill to legalize medical marijuana introduced in the House

The bill enjoys some bipartisan support, but one co-sponsor tells CBS News it still faces an uphill road to passage

• Mar 24, 2015

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