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Government officials and a representative from Google testified at a hearing on the Email Privacy Act, which would require the federal government to provide a warrant when asking companies t…
821 viewsGovernment officials and a representative from Google testified at a hearing on the Email Privacy Act, which would require the federal government to provide a warrant when asking companies t…
821 viewsThe House passed a measure that permanently extends several tax provisions set to expire at the end of 2015. Members also debated the rule governing debate on the omnibus spending bill to fu…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,283 viewsThe House voted 316-113 to pass the omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government until September 30, 2016.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,823 viewsThe House approved a resolution that supports freedom of the press in Latin America and the Caribbean.
View in Congressional Chronicle272 viewsThe House approved a continuing resolution to temporarily fund the federal government through December 16, 2015.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,386 viewsThe House passed the Red River Private Property Act, which would require the Bureau of Land Management to sell land to individuals who own property on the Texas river.
View in Congressional Chronicle783 viewsBy a vote of 407 to 19, the House approved H.R. 158, a bill that makes changes to the Visa Waiver Program affecting travelers from Iraq, Syria, and 36 other countries.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,594 viewsThe House passed a $305 billion, five-year highway funding bill as current funding was set to expire on December 4. Members also approved an energy infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle843 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 Chronicle1,672 viewsThe House passed a disapproval resolution on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) emissions rule for new power plants. They also approved another resolution that disapproves an EPA ru…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,261 viewsAttorney General Loretta Lynch testified at an oversight hearing on Justice Department operations. Topics including vetting of potential Syrian refugees seeking asylum in the United States, …
6,069 viewsThe House voted 289-137 to approve H.R. 4038, a bill to limit the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S. until increased security checks are in place.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,014 viewsThe House approved 363-64 a six-year highway and transportation funding bill. Members also voted in favor of a motion to instruct conferees in negotiations with the Senate. The House also pa…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,456 viewsFBI Director James Comey testified at a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of his agency. Topics included encryption technology and the challenges it poses for law enforcement. He a…
9,798 viewsThe House voted 240-189 to pass H.R. 3762, a budget reconciliation bill that would repeal several aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle777 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Planned Parenthood medical procedures. Planned Parenthood had come under fire following the release of videos alleging it sold f…
16,634 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters following a conference meeting to discuss the next steps to elect a new speaker of the House. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unexpectedly withdrew…
287 viewsThe House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration through March 2016.
View in Congressional Chronicle336 viewsThe evening session of the Values Voter Summit included a talk by Lietenant Colonel Ollie North, USMC (Ret.), on his Freedom Alliance project that was introduced by a video. Representative L…
756 viewsEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified on the toxic river spill caused by the EPA and one of its contractors near the shuttered Gold King Mine in Silvert…
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