House Session
The House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,384 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,384 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,551 viewsThe House passed the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, a measure that extends a family violence protection law for five years and adds new programs to address …
View in Congressional Chronicle453 viewsIn a vote of 219-212, the House voted to suspend the debt ceiling through December 16, 2022. Democratic Representatives Golden (ME) and Schrader (OR) voted “no.” Republican Representative Ki…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,368 viewsRepresentative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) of the Ways and Means Committee talked about congressional action on infrastructure and reconciliation legislation, as well as government funding and de…
433 viewsThe House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,392 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,108 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a markup hearing for the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. Committee members debated amendments related to the U.S. global minimum tax rate…
2,031 viewsThe House Ways & Means Committee debated the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.
1,975 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up and debate the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill, including amendments related to universal paid family leave and retirement plan …
2,176 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified on the department’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Ways and Means Committee. A variety of topics were discussed, including invest…
650 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Topics he engaged with lawmakers on included the impact of unaccompanied m…
580 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,547 viewsThe House passed the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) process for Afghan interpreters, contractors, and security personnel who worked with the U.S. government in Afghanistan as the U.S. w…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,070 viewsThe House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,466 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to re…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,194 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle719 viewsThe House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,042 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Biden’s trade policy agenda. Question topics included competition with China, the U.S…
522 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on women and the economy. Women from around the country, including small business owners and child care providers, testified on how the coro…
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