The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation re-designating Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. The site is located in Plains, Georgia, and includ…
View in Congressional Chronicle348 viewsTop executives of Purdue Pharma, a U.S. pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, testified about their role in the opioid epidemic at a virtual House Oversight Committee hearing. The com…
2,958 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on the 2020 Census. Experts in population data processing discussed the challenges in conducting an accurate 2020 Census due to the co…
512 viewsThe House passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, 214-207. Eighteen Democrats joined all Republicans in voting against the measure. Democrats brought the bill to the floor despite the l…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,881 viewsAmgen CEO Robert Bradway, Novartis U.S. Country President Thomas Kendris, and Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals CEO Mark Trudeau testified on prescription drug pricing before the House Oversight …
1,895 viewsThe House agreed to a resolution on forced Uyghur labor camps in China and began working on another coronavirus economic relief package.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,370 viewsBristol-Myers Squibb CEO Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Teva CEO Kare Schultz and former Celgene CEO Mark Alles testified on prescription drug pricing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee.…
3,022 viewsThe House approved H.R. 4447, the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a package of bills to promote the development of clean energy, greenhouse gas reduction technologies, and increased e…
View in Congressional Chronicle766 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hybrid hearing with federal and state officials on the 2020 U.S. Census. Also testifying was former U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson.…
877 viewsPostmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Postal Service operations during the coronavirus pandemic and the upcoming elections. He was joine…
15,360 viewsThe House debated amendments to a fiscal year 2021 spending package to fund the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and other agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,965 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee examined President Trump’s efforts to not count undocumented immigrants in the 2020 Census. Committee members questioned witnesses, who included four…
1,546 viewsThe House considered spending bills for fiscal year 2021 and two child care measures.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,459 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 Oversight and Reform Committee held an hearing examining the F-35 joint strike fighter jet program, the largest acquisition program in the Defense Department. At issue was maintena…
1,252 viewsA House Oversight and Reform subcommittee held a hearing on ensuring a safe COVID-19 vaccine. Members questioned the witnesses on how the vaccine is being developed quickly while also provid…
927 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion Infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle552 viewsThe House debated two bills: H.R. 1425, which makes make changes to the Affordable Care Act, and H.R. 7301, the COVID-19 housing relief bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,271 viewsThe House Oversight and Reform Committee held a virtual hearing to examine the challenges essential workers face due to the coronavirus pandemic and what the federal government can do to hel…
874 viewsThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on transportation workers. Union and industry representatives called for legisl…
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