The House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,565 viewsThe House passed two bills. One would provide a path for undocumented farm workers to get green cards. The other was the final version of a fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs bill.…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,419 viewsFormer Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, spoke at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire. Former Secretary of State John Kerry made opening remarks at th…
3,102 viewsThe House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,999 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the relationship between e-cigarettes and an outbreak in lung disease. In this portion, public he…
1,329 viewsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health care policy. Democratic members pressed the adm…
5,160 viewsThe House passed a bill that aims to prevent foreign interference in U.S. elections. The legislation requires candidates and campaigns to report illicit offers of elections assistance from f…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,538 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,604 viewsJournalist Ben Westhoff talked about his book, Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic, in which he reported on how labs in China manufactur…
1,404 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,805 viewsThe House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government for seven weeks beyond the end of the budget year on September 30, 2019. Members then considered several bills under suspensio…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,004 viewsThe House considered six bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with child safety, Department of Veterans Affairs issues, and funding for historically black colleges …
View in Congressional Chronicle7,917 viewsRepresentatives Grace Meng (D-NY) and Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) spoke at the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention.
60 viewsEnergy and and electric grid officials testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity threats to the U.S. electric grid. Topics covered included modernizi…
2,118 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine high prescription drug prices. In the first panel, lawmakers heard from pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Amgen …
2,329 viewsA House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on efforts to protect children and consumers from hazardous products. Among the witnesses were Consumer Reports Home and Products Poli…
435 viewsFollowing one-minute speeches, the House debated a combined rule for two upcoming bills. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 an…
View in Congressional Chronicle759 viewsThe House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets human…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,953 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine how to reduce prescription drug prices. Officials from two pharmaceutical trade associations testified along si…
874 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill.
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