House Session
The 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 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 viewsOn Day 26 of a government shutdown, the House debated and passed a bill that provides over $12 billion in emergency funding for those recently affected by natural disasters, including hurric…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,260 viewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on housing issues and his department’s policies. Committee members asked about affo…
18,931 viewsThe House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,724 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,151 viewsBrian Montgomery, the commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance abo…
354 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing on Facebook’s plans for a new digital currency called “Libra.” David Marcus, the co-creator of Libra who heads the social media and netw…
4,980 viewsThe House debated a rule governing two bills. One bill would reverse Trump administration changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ((CFPB). The other measure would provide more fl…
View in Congressional Chronicle360 viewsHousing advocates and researchers testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing on housing discrimination, access, and affordability. Witnesses included representative…
1,202 viewsThe House continued work on a five-bill spending package, H.R. 3055, the Commerce, Justice, Science (1); Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (2); Interior, Environme…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,443 viewsThe House voted on two suspension bills from the Foreign Affairs Committee, including one reaffirming U.S. relations with Taiwan.
View in Congressional Chronicle405 viewsThe House passed a number of bills, including one that establishes a pension rehabilitation trust fund within the Treasury Department for multi-employer benefit plans. Another one sets human…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,953 viewsRepresentative Bryan Steil (R-WI) talked about Trump administration trade and agriculture policy.
489 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one on whistleblower protection and another on housing financial literacy.
View in Congressional Chronicle449 viewsThe House voted on bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules. Members of the South Carolina delegation paid tribute to the late Senator Ernest “Fritz” Hollings (D-SC), who died on …
View in Congressional Chronicle274 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee heard from the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including Chair Jay Clayton, on the agency’s priorities. Topics incl…
1,184 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee. on the state of the international financial system. Members asked questions on the state of the int…
5,416 viewsChief executives of the nation’s largest banks testified before the House Financial Services Committee about banking regulation a decade after the 2008 financial crisis. Questions focused on…
7,754 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,949 viewsThe House considered a bill providing annual funding for the Treasury Department, the Judiciary, the Executive Office of the President, and other independent agencies, including the Small Bu…
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