House Session
In a vote of 237-187, the House passed a bill to provide permanent status with a path to citizenship to undocumented individuals who immigrated to U.S. as minors. All Democrats and seven Rep…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,363 viewsIn a vote of 237-187, the House passed a bill to provide permanent status with a path to citizenship to undocumented individuals who immigrated to U.S. as minors. All Democrats and seven Rep…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,363 viewsThe House impeached President Donald Trump for abuse of power (230-197) and obstruction of Congress (229-198), with Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) voting “present” on both articles of i…
View in Congressional Chronicle46,541 viewsThe House approved a bill combating illegal insider trading. Debate also began on a voting rights measure and a resolution calling for a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian issue.
View in Congressional Chronicle900 viewsAssistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Trump administration’s decision to invoke an emergenc…
1,128 viewsMembers debated the rules for two bills to be debated later in the week. Then, in a 354-60 vote, the House adopted a joint resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. tro…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,897 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the rise in the number of hate crimes and growth of white nationalism. The FBI said 2018 was the third consecutive year of increase. Facebook …
68,057 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on how online platforms such as Google and Facebook use consumers' personal data to target advertising and for other economic purposes. Among th…
1,411 viewsLawmakers spoke to reporters outside the Judiciary Committee hearing room, where former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks provided closed-door testimony on her interactions with…
874 viewsThe House worked on a bill reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter for 10 years, through September 30, 2029, and renaming the agency the United States Export Finance Agency.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,855 viewsThe House started work on H.R. 1, a bill designed to make voting easier, lessen the influence of money in electoral politics, and strengthen ethics rules for government officials.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,136 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This speci…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,069 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing with the top executives of T-Mobile and Sprint to discuss the potential impact of their proposed merger on the wireless industry, consumers and …
2,096 viewsUndocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children (also known as DREAMers) and foreign nationals testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on protections for immigrants…
4,570 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that opposes all boycotts of Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,593 viewsThe Washington Post held an in-depth discussion with journalists and lawmakers on the future of and importance of local news. In this portion, attendees heard from two lawmakers, Representat…
152 viewsThe House passed the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,998 viewsRepresentative David Cicilline (D-RI), during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” talked about the House Judiciary Committee deadline for Attorney General William Barr to release an unredact…
198 viewsThe House passed a measure that sanctions Turkish officials and banks in relation to military operations in Syria, debated and passed a resolution that recognizes and remembers the Armenian …
View in Congressional Chronicle4,058 viewsThe House passed H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act, which would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((CFPB).
View in Congressional Chronicle1,223 viewsIn a vote of 284-149, the House passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. It would increase discretionary spending caps for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 to prevent sequester cuts, adding nearl…
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