Housing Finance Policy
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to consider legislation to protect mortgage borrowers and to reduce risks in the housing market. The ten witnesses included mortgage len…
1,726 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to consider legislation to protect mortgage borrowers and to reduce risks in the housing market. The ten witnesses included mortgage len…
1,726 viewsAs the House awaited Senate action on on a spending bill to fund the federal government beyond the midnight deadline later in the day, members considered bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,266 viewsAs the House awaited Senate action on on a spending bill to fund the federal government beyond the midnight deadline later in the day, members considered bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,217 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,117 viewsThe House began debate on H.R. 88, the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act, a Republican tax package, and also worked on extending the National Flood Insurance Program, which was s…
View in Congressional Chronicle838 viewsThe House debated and approved a bill that expedites Department of Energy permit approvals for liquified natural gas. Members also voted to meet with senators to negotiate differences betwee…
View in Congressional Chronicle809 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about monetary policy and the economy. He addressed several issues, including inflation, jobs, une…
2,795 viewsThe House passed a bill repealing the medical device excise tax that was established under the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Members also debated several other measures, including one that exten…
View in Congressional Chronicle650 viewsThe House passed H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS and other agencies. Members also passed a non-bin…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,587 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle529 viewsThe House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,606 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system. He addressed members' questions on several issue…
1,477 viewsThe House debated a bill setting fishery conservation and management policy for the upcoming five years.
View in Congressional Chronicle713 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including one that expands services and benefits for Peace Corps volunteers.
View in Congressional Chronicle498 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton testified at a House Financial Services oversight hearing of his agency. He was asked about several issues, including updates to the Volc…
1,359 viewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee as it conducted an oversight hearing of the agency he leads. Most of the questions …
6,050 viewsThe House passed a bill aimed at protecting endangered salmon in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington state. Members also considered amendments to the fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending b…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,406 viewsThe House considered amendments to opioid-related legislation.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,125 viewsThe House debated several bills related to curbing opioid addiction. At one point members brought children to the well to protest the Trump administration policy on immigration.
View in Congressional Chronicle770 viewsThe House debated two bills concerning the nation’s opioid crisis. The first would require electronic tracking of international mail shipments and the contents of those shipments and the con…
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