House Session
The House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,682 viewsThe House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,682 viewsInformation technology officials testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s HealthCare.gov Web site. The witnesses were from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,…
3,296 viewsSarah Hill Ingram testified about the role of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in implementing the health care law. She said that the process was going well and that systems were working w…
1,276 viewsWitnesses testified on State Department involvement before, during, and after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11-12, 2013. Questions focused on departmental …
6,777 viewsWitnesses testified on the Internal Revenue Service’s power to provide subsidies and tax credits for those buying insurance on health exchanges, as well as the power to apply penalties for t…
611 viewsInternal Revenue Service Acting Commissioner Danny Werfel and officials from the Department of Health and Human Services testified at a House joint subcommittee hearing examining information…
568 viewsWitnesses testified on allegations that conservative groups were wrongly targeted for closer scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service. A focus was on if senior IRS officials in Washington or…
1,006 viewsWitnesses testified on allegations that senior Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington wrongly delayed the processing of tax-exemption applications from conservative groups. Treasur…
1,323 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, during which members speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle112 viewsWitnesses testified on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) contracting practices. The House Oversight Committee released a report accusing the IRS of improperly awarding contracts to the in…
957 viewsTop Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department officials testified about practices and culture within the IRS, as well as revelations that the IRS had inappropriately scrutinized…
5,512 viewsWitnesses testified on an Treasury Department inspector general’s report on more than $4 million Internal Revenue Service spending on an August 2010 conference hosted by the Small Business a…
1,377 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on her department’s fiscal year 2014 budget request. She also discussed the implementation of the health care law.
210 viewsEducation Secretary Arne Duncan testified on his department’s fiscal year 2014 budget request. He stressed the importance of early childhood education, and addressed “No Child Left Behind” w…
313 viewsThe House Agriculture Committee began markup of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (FARRM) Bill.
675 viewsState Department officials testified at a hearing on the September 11, 2012, terrorist attacks of on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Among the topics they addressed were the initial r…
11,812 viewsUnited States Postal Service officials testified at the House Oversight Committee on the Postal Service budget and debt issues. They asked Congress to allow them to drop Saturday deliveries …
966 viewsThe House convened for legislative business. After One Minute speeches, the House considered H.Con.Res.25, establishing the fiscal year 2014 budget.
View in Congressional Chronicle572 viewsThe Inspector General and Deputy Secretary of both the Transportation and Education departments testified about their predictions on the impact of sequestration on various programs in their …
249 viewsWitnesses testified on school safety and security in light of the December 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Topics included the possible benefit of having an armed of…
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