House approves overhaul
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The compromise legislation approved by the House on Tuesday in response to the Sept. 11 commission&#39;s findings represents a historic reordering of the $40 billion intelligence community.
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The Food and Drug Administration would gain new 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 Wednesday by the House.
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The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence  agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power  under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  cleared the way on Tuesday for passage of a sweeping overhaul  of U.S. intelligence agencies after a long wrangle and mounting  pressure from families of Sept. 11 victims.
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The US House of Representatives approved an amended giant economic stimulus plan Thursday which had been sought by President George W. Bush amid fears the economy is sliding into a recession.
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The House overwhelmingly approved a $146 billion shot in the arm for the nation's ailing economy yesterday, sending a stimulus package to the Senate with a bipartisan appeal not to slow down the bill with significant changes.
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The House voted Tuesday to award increases to programs aimed at making cars and buildings more energy efficient and boosting research and development of alternative energy sources.
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The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a &#36;32 billion bill funding homeland security programs this year after days of political fighting over the measure.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation to promote the development of alternative biofuels and create the infrastructure to handle the supplies.
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The U.S. House of Representatives  approved on Friday a Republican overhaul of U.S. spy agencies,  setting the stage for a battle with the Senate over immigration  controls and the powers to be given to a new national  intelligence director.
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The House on Wednesday passed a new defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for troops.
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The House approved GOP-crafted legislation Friday to implement the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations and give law enforcement new powers to fight terrorism and curb illegal immigration.
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The House on Thursday passed the most sweeping rewrite of corporate tax law in nearly two decades, a measure designed to end a nasty trade war with Europe and shower $136 billion in new tax breaks on businesses, farmers and other groups.</
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British lawmakers voted Wednesday to radically overhaul Parliament's unelected House of Lords, approving a proposal to evict all remaining hereditary peers and to elect at least 80 percent of members.
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MPs voted Wednesday to reform the the House of Lords to make it fully elected for the first time in its more than 600-year existence.
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Legislation designed to overhaul the U.S. patent system was approved by the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to overhaul the nation's patent system, overcoming objections by many Republicans, small inventors and some labor unions.