House Session
The House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,991 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,991 viewsThe House defeated the Goodlatte-McCaul immigration bill 193-231, with 41 Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against it. Members also voted 213-211 to pass H.R. 2, the Agriculture a…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,222 viewsThe House worked on a six-year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,000 viewsThe House of Representatives debated legislation dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.
View in Congressional Chronicle592 viewsThe House reconvened to continue debate on government funding.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,135 viewsThe House debated and passed a bill that settles certain water rights and land issues for the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. There were also several protest votes, also known as “mo…
View in Congressional Chronicle930 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider a rule for legislation to extend government funding through January 19, 2018, as well as disaster relief funding for states struck by wildfires and …
1,120 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,977 viewsRepresentative Joe Kennedy (D-MA), the Transgender Equality Task Force chair, members of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and LGBT spoke to reporters about President Trump’s announcem…
773 viewsThe House considered the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, and the legislat…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,979 viewsThe House approved a number of bills, including one imposing additional sanctions against Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The legislation would also stop President Trump from removing any Rus…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,305 viewsThe House voted 344-81 to approve the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,880 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including that reaffirms the U.S. commitment to NATO.
View in Congressional Chronicle921 viewsThe House approved a bill allowing employers to offer compensatory time off instead of overtime pay. Members also debated a North Korea sanctions bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,435 viewsThe House Rules Committee continued its meeting on the Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act.In this portion, members heard from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minor…
352 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2646, a mental health care bill, and H.R. 1270, a bill dealing with health savings accounts.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,353 viewsThe House passed by a 282-138 vote the fiscal year 2017 Defense Department spending bill. Members also approved a counterterrorism bill, which combines three previously-passed bills, and is …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,216 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first relates to Zika virus prevention that amends federal law on pesticide use in or near navigable water. The other measure makes a number of changes to Env…
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