House Session
The House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression against Ukraine.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,194 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including ones that condemns the Assad regime in Syria and Russian aggression against Ukraine.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,194 viewsThe House considered 38 bills under suspension of the rules, including reauthorizing programs that deal with flu outbreaks; a Senate-passed drug-pricing transparency measure allowing pharmac…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,457 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 Chronicle810 viewsThe House passed two bills intended to curb opioid addiction.
View in Congressional Chronicle679 viewsIn a 227-203 vote, the House approved the Republican tax reform bill. Members also passed H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 201, which reduces certain certain regulatio…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,699 viewsThe House voted 242-174 to extend for five years the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). It also continues community health centers and other health programs and provides for more Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,287 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ease water use restrictions in California, and give farmers more access to water. Members also worked on legislation to combat human trafficking, and began…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,481 viewsThe House passed a bill that authorizes the interior secretary to coordinate the federal and state permitting process relating to the construction of surface water storage projects.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,091 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,551 viewsThe House passed the Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015 that bill would require the Treasury Department to provide more information about U.S. debt and overall fiscal outl…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,026 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 viewsThe House began preliminary debate on a budget deficit reduction bill that repeals the health care law’s individual mandate and defunds Planned Parenthood for a year. At 1357, the Speaker pr…
View in Congressional Chronicle920 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,021 viewsThe House voted 270-156 to pass a defense authorization bill, and 251-173 to pass a bill dealing with Iran sanctions.
View in Congressional Chronicle815 viewsThe House began debate on a bill allowing states to delay their compliance with the EPA’s proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,384 viewsLive scenes were shown as members of advocacy groups and the general public gathered outside of the U.S. Supreme Court for the day’s oral argument in King v. Burwell, a case which questions …
325 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle386 viewsThe House held a vote series on amendments, a motion to recommit, and final passage of H.R. 5078, the EPA water jurisdiction rule. The House also held a final passage vote on H.Res. 644, a b…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,495 viewsThe House approved (216-192) a bill that would limit expansion of the Deferred Action on Child Arrivals (DACA) program. It also approved (223-189) H.R. 5230, the $694 million border security…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,836 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to prevent human trafficking, and was expected to work on a bill to direct the Department of Education se…
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