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House passes same-sex marriage bill in final vote, sending it to Biden’s desk
A total of 219 Democrats, along with 39 Republicans, voted “yea” to the bill. One hundred sixty-nine Republicans voted against... Read more
House expected to pass same-sex marriage bill Thursday
The bill, which would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and recognize same-sex marriages on a federal level, has ... Read more
![Cara Mund, who was crowned Miss America 2018, on Sept. 6, 2022, petitioned onto the ballot for North Dakota’s only U.S. House seat as an unaffiliated candidate. She supports legalized abortion. Pro-life Democratic candidate Mark Haugen said he “received pressure from many Democratic-NPL [Nonpartisan League] Party leaders and other activists on the far left” to withdraw from the race.](https://admin.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/gettyimages-945496422.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Abortion backers force out pro-life Democratic congressional candidate in N. Dakota
Mark Haugen said he does not see a “viable path forward” to winning without the support of the Democratic-NPL Party,... Read more
Pro-life leaders react: House passes first abortion bills after Roe
Democrats lack the votes to get the pro-abortion Women's Health Protection Act through the Senate. Read more
Pro-life candidate declares victory in final 2020 House race
Another woman endorsed by pro-life groups was elected to the U.S. House on Friday, in the last 2020 House race... Read more
House committees reject pro-life amendments
Efforts to remove abortion funding in next year’s federal budget failed in the House Appropriations Committee earlier this week. Read more
House passes coronavirus relief bill, Trump signs into law
The House on Friday passed the $2 trillion relief package in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the third major piece of... Read more
Catholic lawyer grilled on contraception during House hearing
A Democratic congressman grilled a Catholic female law professor on her beliefs about contraception during a congressional hearing for a... Read more
House excludes unborn from 'vulnerable populations' at risk from chemicals
House Democrats rejected an amendment that would have added the unborn to a list of “potentially vulnerable populations” deserving of... Read more
US House oversight committee hears testimony on abortion regulation
Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee heard testimony Thursday on abortion from a new mother, as well as... Read more
Congress hears testimony on 'Kids in cages' at the border
Members of Congress heard testimony on Wednesday about harsh conditions in migrant detention facilities at the U.S.-Mexico border, including from... Read more
Religious freedom laws 'more necessary than ever,' Congress hears
The House Committee on Education and Labor heard testimony June 25 on the Do No Harm Act, a proposed measure... Read more
House Democrats pass appropriations bill with Hyde Amendment intact
The House of Representatives passed a combination appropriations bill on Wednesday afternoon that renews the Hyde Amendment, preventing federal Medicaid... Read more
House committee debates ban on editing human genes
The House Appropriations Committee has reinstated a condition in 2020 spending bills which prohibit embryonic gene editing. Read more
New House passes spending bill with pro-abortion rider
In the first day of the new congressional session, the House of Representatives passed a spending bill that includes a... Read more
