House Session
The House approved two bills. The first would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing central bank digital currency (CBDC) without congressional approval. The second would repeal a Washing…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,696 viewsThe House approved two bills. The first would prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing central bank digital currency (CBDC) without congressional approval. The second would repeal a Washing…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,696 viewsThe House debated the rules for three upcoming bills and later approved one of them, a measure seeking clarity on regulating cryptocurrency and providing protections to consumers. During rul…
View in Congressional Chronicle824 viewsThe House debated 11 bills under suspension of the rules. One of those measures would provide tax relief to victims of federally-declared disasters, notably wildfires and the 2023 train dera…
View in Congressional Chronicle190 viewsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin Gruenberg apologized and took “full responsibility” for “deep-seated workplace culture issues” at the FDIC. His testimony came during an ov…
1,238 viewsHouse Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), along with the North Carolina congressional delegation, unveiled a statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham in the U.S. Capitol. Also on hand for the ceremony …
1,670 viewsThe House voted to table Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) motion to vacate the chair, thus defeating her effort to remove Representative Mike Johnson (R-LA) as speaker. The vot…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,124 viewsThe House debated two bills. One would repeal a Security and Exchange Commission crypto assets rule, and the other concerns allowing mining waste storage on public lands.
View in Congressional Chronicle570 viewsHouse Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) was one of several speakers who discussed the importance of the digital payment economy. Topics included digital payment trend…
42 viewsThe House debated and passed several suspension bills related to Iran’s airstrikes against Israel. Members also began debate on H.R. 6323, the Iran Counterterrorism Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle364 viewsThe House voted on three bills under suspension of the rules to sanction Iran for its airstrikes against Israel over the preceding weekend. Members also re-voted to send to the Senate a bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle378 viewsThe House consider five bills under suspension of the rules to sanction Iran following its attack on Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle373 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a stron…
1,382 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,195 viewsHouse Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) joined banking industry leaders and others to discuss the impact and lessons learned almost a year since the failures of Silic…
124 viewsThe House approved a $467.5 billion six-bill spending package funding part of the government until the end of the fiscal year on September 30. The measure would next go to the Senate, which …
View in Congressional Chronicle465 views“I absolutely believe it’s headed in the right direction,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when asked about the U.S. economic outlook before the House Financial Services Committee. The …
1,100 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified on a semi-annual report of his agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Several members of the Republican ma…
840 viewsThe House debated one bill under suspension of the rules, H.R. 4768.
View in Congressional Chronicle466 viewsThe House failed to pass the debate rules for three upcoming bills, the second rule vote failure since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected to the presiding officer position at the end of…
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