House Session, Part 1
The House passed two suspension bills, and considered President Biden’s social spending plan.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,265 viewsThe House passed two suspension bills, and considered President Biden’s social spending plan.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,265 viewsThe House Select Climate Crisis Committee held a hearing on international climate challenges and opportunities ahead of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland.
1,069 viewsIn a vote of 219-212, the House voted to suspend the debt ceiling through December 16, 2022. Democratic Representatives Golden (ME) and Schrader (OR) voted “no.” Republican Representative Ki…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,368 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to consider recommendations for the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. After debate from both sides, the committee voted to move the bill to the full…
1,212 viewsThe House completed work on the defense authorization bill, with final passage expected later in the week.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,392 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a markup hearing for the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill. Committee members debated amendments related to the U.S. global minimum tax rate…
2,030 viewsThe House Ways & Means Committee debated the 2022 budget reconciliation bill.
1,975 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee met to mark up and debate the fiscal year 2022 budget reconciliation bill, including amendments related to universal paid family leave and retirement plan …
2,175 viewsThe House Select Climate Crisis Committee held a virtual hearing on environmental justice. Climate change experts testified on the burden changing temperatures and weather patterns have on p…
368 viewsThe House Select Climate Crisis Committee held a hearing on transportation infrastructure investments that offer solutions to the climate crisis.
230 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified on the department’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget before the House Ways and Means Committee. A variety of topics were discussed, including invest…
650 viewsEric Garcetti (D), Keisha Lance Bottoms (D), and Satya Rhodes-Conway (D), the respective mayors of Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Madison, Wisconsin, testified before the House Select Climate Cri…
299 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the agency. Topics he engaged with lawmakers on included the impact of unaccompanied m…
579 viewsThe House Select Climate Crisis Committee held a hearing on modernizing the nation’s electric grid. Experts and professionals from the energy industry testified before the committee. Several…
330 viewsHouse Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA),Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX), and other House Republicans held a news conference to discuss their opposition to Preside…
339 viewsU.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on President Biden’s trade policy agenda. Question topics included competition with China, the U.S…
521 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills related to veterans and land measures. Members passed another suspension bill that designates Pulse nightclub site in Orlando, Florida, as the N…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,143 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on women and the economy. Women from around the country, including small business owners and child care providers, testified on how the coro…
370 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The vote was 220-211, with all Republicans and one Democrat voting against the measure. President Biden signed the le…
View in Congressional Chronicle7,701 viewsThe House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade met to discuss reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. Stakeholders testified on the pros and cons of the program tha…
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