House Session
The House passed two bills. The first is a rewrite and reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. The second is an energy infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,676 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first is a rewrite and reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. The second is an energy infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,676 viewsHouse and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…
1,135 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,096 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,788 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics
View in Congressional Chronicle318 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle254 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle228 viewsPlanned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization’s operations and responded to recent…
68,854 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 348, the RAPID (Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development) Act that would streamline environmental reviews and permitting for major energy and …
View in Congressional Chronicle877 viewsRegulators and industry leaders testified at a hearing on proposed federal rules for unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones. Questions from committee members were primarily about privacy a…
983 viewsRepresentative John Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) answered the question “What are you reading this summer?” He was interviewed on Capitol Hill.
122 viewsWitnesses from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office testified on the costs, planning, and security issues related to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since re…
1,279 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle250 viewsThe House voted on several bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle173 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle183 viewsThe House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protec…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,353 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the status of positive train control (PTC) implementation on U.S. railroad networks by the December 31, 2015, deadline. PTC describes the technologies des…
811 viewsFreedom of Information Act (FOIA) officers from the Departments of Treasury, State, Justice, and Homeland Security testified on their agencies' compliance with and response to FOIA requests.
2,799 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle298 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
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