House Session, Part 2
The House voted on two suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle139 viewsThe House voted on two suspension bills that were debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle139 viewsState public utility commissioners from Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, and Indiana testified on electricity demand and affordability during a hearing before a House Energy and Commerce subcommi…
768 viewsThe House considered three bills opposing the Biden administration’s energy policies, including approval of a measure rejecting a carbon tax in the U.S. and legislation that would change the…
View in Congressional Chronicle507 viewsAfter months of investigation and nearly three hours of floor debate, the House failed (214-216) to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on two articles: Willful and System…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,607 viewsHealth care professionals and advocates testified on ways to improve Medicare recipients' access to care at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. Topics included patient access i…
5,745 viewsAfter approving the debate rules for a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill, lawmakers continued work on fiscal year 2024 funding for the Departments of …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,533 viewsThe House reconvened for one-minute and special order speeches. Behind the scenes, Republicans continued negotiations on a fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle331 viewsThe House failed to override the President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing a Commerce Department rule delaying new tariffs on solar imports assembled in four Southeastern Asian countr…
View in Congressional Chronicle894 viewsMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on his social media company’s relationship with the Chinese government, with particular focus on the app’s …
13,360 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on expanding U.S. energy production. Committee members and witnesses discussed a bipartisan way to have clean, affordable, and reliable…
1,402 viewsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, along with leaders from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), testi…
8,391 viewsThe House debated a bill that prohibits the drawdown of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal la…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,376 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,452 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,189 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage. …
1,836 viewsDemocratic lawmakers held a news conference on crafting bipartisan legislation to address gun violence in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas. They spoke about …
1,357 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,764 viewsThe House worked on workforce development legislation. The measure would authorize $74 billion in funding over the next five years for employee training and education programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle549 viewsThe House approved a bill updating workplace rights, protections, and benefits for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel. The legislation changes how TSA employees are gover…
View in Congressional Chronicle493 viewsOil executives with BP, Chevon, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, and Shell defended their companies' operations and profits amid rising oil and gas prices during a House Energy and Commerc…
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