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• Medicaid Expansion, More States To Pursue Obamacare Law

  Two more states will get to see the benefits of Obamacare as the continuity of the legislation has been announced by the U.S. House of Representatives.

• US House of Representative committee votes to ease stringent review process on e-cigarettes

  The amendment would make it easier for companies to pass the regulatory process proposed by the FDA.

• Key House panel advances highly-awaited Email Privacy Act with unanimous vote

  According to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, with a full vote slated on April 25, the bill may become a law within this year.

• Pro-life Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signs bill changing abortion law as soon as it arrives

  Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed a bill changing abortion laws as soon as it arrived in his Capitol office. The bill requires a woman to meet physician to tell medical risks and benefits 24 hours before abortion.

• Bill that would make it harder for sex offenders to travel abroad heads to Obama's desk

  The U.S. House passed the International Megan's Law, a legislation requiring government to notify other countries when convicted sex offenders travel abroad. The bill will soon arrive on Obama's desk to be signed into law.

• U.S. Supreme Court To Rule On Obama’s Immigration Program

  U.S. Supreme Court will take up President Obama's immigration plan to which Republicans have immediately been antagonizing over.

• US House of Representatives considering a vote to tighten North Korea's sanctions

  After North Korea's announcement of successfully testing a nuclear bomb, the United States is eyeing on a possible strong response through a vote on a measure aiming to impose stronger punishment to companies doing business with the country.

• Abortion debate roils U.S. House on Roe v. Wade anniversary

  The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill permanently barring federal funding of abortions on Thursday after Republican leaders dropped harsher anti-abortion legislation due to opposition from some of the party's moderate lawmakers.

• U.S. House approves bill creating extra hurdles for new rules

  Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to approve legislation that creates new hurdles for agencies writing federal regulations, a plan the White House opposes.

• Obama threatens veto of Republican Volcker-delay bill

  The White House warned on Monday that President Barack Obama would veto Republican-backed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would scale back financial reforms, including the Volcker rule.

• History of U.S. biofuel mandate provides opening for legal challenge

  Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a two-word phrase dropped from the U.S. law establishing the renewable fuel program back in 2005: distribution capacity.

• U.S. Congress pushes ahead with bid to arm Syrian rebels

  The U.S. House of Representatives began debating legislation on Tuesday to authorize President Barack Obama's plan to arm and train Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State militants, and lawmakers said the measure would likely pass Congress by the end of this week despite some members' reservations.

• U.S. House formally condemns Obama for Guantanamo prisoner swap

  The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to condemn President Barack Obama for failing to give Congress a 30-day notice before exchanging prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl for five members of the Taliban who were being held at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

• U.S. agency urged to yank vetting firm contract

  U.S. lawmakers have urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw a $190 million border security contract awarded to a company which checks government employees' backgrounds and suffered a cyber attack disclosed last month.

• Activists demand U.S. SEC rule to make companies reveal political spending

  A group of activists stood outside of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Washington headquarters on Thursday to scold the regulator for failing to advance a rule requiring companies to disclose their political contributions.