Congressional Oversight
Representative Davis, the outgoing chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, talks about the role of government oversight in the 109th and the 110th Congresses. He responded to tele…
75 viewsRepresentative Davis, the outgoing chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, talks about the role of government oversight in the 109th and the 110th Congresses. He responded to tele…
75 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,154 viewsChairmen of eleven committees and subcommittees testified about the results of 22 field hearings on immigration issues in 13 states during August 2006. Topics included border security, impac…
188 viewsRepresentatives of professional and college sports leagues, the medical community, and youth sports spoke at a forum about the use of steroids by athletes and policy recommendations for endi…
642 viewsRepresentatives of various law enforcement agencies responsible for protecting federal facilities in the nation’s capital testified about the coordination of their activities as well as thei…
157 viewsThe House debated overriding President Bush’s veto of stem cell legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,277 viewsDuring a portion of the session the House debated and passed an extension of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 years on a vote of 390 to 33.
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsA representative of the Transportation Security Administration and managers of Washington, DC area airports testified about alternative baggage screening systems, airport waiting times, secu…
264 viewsThe House debated and passed a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should…
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