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The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.
View in Congressional Chronicle824 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with veterans issues. Another named a NASA facility after the late astronaut Neil Armstrong.
View in Congressional Chronicle824 viewsThe House voted in favor of going to conference with the Senate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policies for fiscal year 2021.
View in Congressional Chronicle384 viewsLawmakers passed a resolution reaffirming the House of Representative’s commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution. The Senate the previous week …
View in Congressional Chronicle290 viewsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioners testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on efforts to expand broadband access and other technology related issues.…
743 viewsFormer Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, spoke at a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee. He was introduced by two Latino politicians from the region,…
52,309 viewsThe House passed a bill debated earlier under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle145 viewsThe House passed a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle7,530 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle935 viewsActing U.S. Park Police Chief Gregory Monahan testified on the agency’s role in clearing protesters in Lafayette Square in June 2020 so that President Trump could pose for a photograph at St…
3,337 viewsThe House debated amendments to the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,217 viewsThe House voted to repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and to limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. Members also approved a Senate amendment to t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,115 viewsThe House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the incident between U.S. Park Police and protesters near the White House at Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020. Law enforcement officia…
3,185 viewsOn a near party-line vote of 232-180, the House passed legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. Representative Collin Peterson (MN) was the only Democrat to vote “no.” Me…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,669 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,912 viewsWhite House Coronavirus Task Force members Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Stephen Hahn, and Dr. Robert Redfield, along with Admiral Brett Giroir, who oversees coronavirus testing capacity for the na…
20,294 viewsEnvironmental advocates testified virtually at a House subcommittee hearing on the coronavirus pandemic and its environmental impact on low-income and minority communities. Several questions…
771 viewsThe House approved changes to the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, but members rejected legislation to make so…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,302 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,670 viewsThe bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus held a “virtual Congress,” in which members participated in an unofficial floor debate via video conference. Members debated the next coronavirus …
613 viewsThe House debated and passed H.Res. 935, which establishes a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Refo…
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