the House
noun
: the larger part of the U.S. Congress or of the Parliament of Australia or New Zealand : the House of Representatives
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The Department of Homeland Security would be barred from using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP under a new bill introduced in the House on Wednesday.
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Jason Dearen and Jim Mustian The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
As the president spoke to lawmakers, the partisan divisions were visible in the House chamber.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The bill will go back to the House for consideration because it was amended in the Senate.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Many of them did so outside of the House chamber, choosing to instead boycott the annual address at a time when the government is in its third partial shutdown in the last five months.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jason Dearen and Jim Mustian The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 26 Feb. 2026
As the president spoke to lawmakers, the partisan divisions were visible in the House chamber.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
The bill will go back to the House for consideration because it was amended in the Senate.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Many of them did so outside of the House chamber, choosing to instead boycott the annual address at a time when the government is in its third partial shutdown in the last five months.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
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