House Rules Changes in New Session
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Some of the rules changes approved Tuesday by the House at the opening of the 109th session of Congress:
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In the most contentious clash between business and labor groups of the new Congress, the House yesterday passed legislation that would make it easier for workers to organize unions -- a measure that President Bush has promised to veto and that Senate Republican leaders have vowed to filibuster.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration would gain authority to ensure the safety of prescription drugs, including the power to mandate label changes that warn of newly emerging risks, under a bill passed yesterday by the House.
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After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted.
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The House has scheduled votes this week on open-government bills. They would:  - Require organizations established for the purpose of raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the sources of contributions of $200 or more.
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The House on Friday endorsed the most significant changes in patent law in more than 50 years, sending to the Senate legislation that has divided the nation's business and innovation communities.
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The House voted Friday to amend several securities laws dating back to the 1930s to allow church pension programs to pool their assets with private and government pension plans as a means of increasing retirement savings.
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After hours of spirited debate, House Republicans passed a rule change yesterday that would allow Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to retain his leadership post if he is indicted by a Texas grand jury.
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What just last year generated legislative deadlock for a deeply divided Congress, has this year sailed through the House of Representatives after just a few hours of modest debate: H.R. 1908, the Patent Reform Act of 2007, has passed the House with at least some measure of bipartisan support.
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U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Tom DeLay of Texas got fellow Republicans on Monday to reverse a recent rule change that would have allowed him to keep his leadership post even if indicted.
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By Erica Werner  WASHINGTON - Rep. Nick Rahall, the incoming Democratic chairman of the House committee that writes environmental laws, on Friday promised a new focus for the committee - starting with a new name.
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Unable to agree on sweeping ethics legislation, the House this week will try to pass a narrower bill to shed light on pet projects that lawmakers tuck into spending and tax bills.
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A copy of the early draft language of the revised H.R. 1201 shows the revised legislation would add six new exemptions to US Code section 1201, which had been amended by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. But the language in the new draft of the Boucher Bill is shorter and simpler, and perhaps more prone to broader interpretations.
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The US House of Representatives was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see
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A look at actions in Congress on Tuesday:
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The House changed its rules Thursday to require lawmakers to identify the special projects they slip into legislation, a modest step toward restoring the reputation of Congress in a year of ethical lapses and scandals involving relations with lobbyists.
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Washington -- A House-Senate conference committee on Wednesday approved major changes in the law that governs special education for 6.5 million disabled students, charting new ways for schools to identify children for extra help more swiftly, reduce legal