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The House approved two bills. One would block a recent National Labor Relations Board standard for joint employer status. The other measure, a suspension bill, concerns the oversight of Chin…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,385 viewsThe House approved two bills. One would block a recent National Labor Relations Board standard for joint employer status. The other measure, a suspension bill, concerns the oversight of Chin…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,385 viewsThe House approved the debate rule for three bills, after failing to pass the measure earlier in the week. Thereafter, the House debated and approved two bills. One would block waivers on mo…
View in Congressional Chronicle521 viewsHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and others held a news conference to call for more investments in childcare.
293 viewsThe House debated two measures. The first is a rule to re-refer articles of impeachment against President Biden to the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees. Representative Lauren Boebe…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,578 viewsThe House debated two measures. One would repeal a Department of Education rule on federal student loan forgiveness. The other would override President Biden’s veto of a resolution repealing…
View in Congressional Chronicle486 viewsThe House debated and passed (219-213) the Republican border security and immigration bill. Republicans Thomas Massie (KY) and John Duarte (CA) voted against the measure. Members also debate…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,381 viewsBy a 217-215 margin, lawmakers passed House Republican legislation tying an increase in the nation’s debt limit to federal spending cut. Members also approved two FCC-related suspension bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,789 viewsThe House debated legislation to repeal a Washington, D.C., policing reform law. Members also began debate on a bill to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams at K-12 p…
View in Congressional Chronicle959 viewsThe House failed to override President Biden’s first veto of legislation to repeal a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate …
View in Congressional Chronicle890 viewsThe House debated two anti-abortion measures. One is a resolution condemning violence against “pro-life” pregnancy centers, groups, and churches. The other would require medical care for a “…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,879 viewsThe House approved Senate-passed bipartisan legislation prohibiting non-disclosure agreements in cases of sexual assault or harassment. The Senate unanimously passed the bill by voice vote i…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,051 viewsThe House approved legislation concerning school-based mental health services, corporate merger filing fees, and voting access for the disabled. Members also approved 25 suspension bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,702 viewsThe House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,181 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,189 viewsThe House approved legislation reauthorizing the Community Block Grant program for low-income individuals and communities. The bill renews the program for 10 years, through 2032. In addition…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,564 viewsThe House passed a bill that grants medical benefits to federal firefighters, and members also passed a suspension bill providing benefits to individuals exposed to radiation when they took …
View in Congressional Chronicle675 viewsThe House passed several bills under suspension of the rules, including one named after the late Representative Don Young (R-AK), who died earlier in the month. The Don Young Coast Guard Aut…
View in Congressional Chronicle621 viewsThe House debated and approved another continuing resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022, with current federal spending set to expire on February 18. Members also passed a …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,148 viewsThe House considered legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for auto…
View in Congressional Chronicle681 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including legislation to support protesters in Cuba.
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