House Session, Part 1
The U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle973 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle973 viewsMembers debated a measure to end the government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling.
184 viewsThe House convened to vote on measures to temporarily re-open the federal government and extend the debt ceiling.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,609 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle377 viewsH.J.Res. 84 - Head Start for Low-Income Children Act H.R. 3273 - Bicameral Working Group on Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth and H.J.Res. 89 - Federal Worker Pay Fairness.
View in Congressional Chronicle427 viewsThe committee met to set rules to allow amendments for floor debate on H.R. 3273, the Deficit Reduction and Economic Growth Working Group Act of 2013; and H.J. Res. 89, the Federal Worker Pa…
302 viewsThe U.S House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle619 viewsDemocratic Representatives from New York City called on the Justice Department to launch a civil rights investigation into the death of Trayvon Martin. The Justice Department suspended its i…
125 viewsDanny Werfel and and J. Russell George testified about revelations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had applied additional scrutiny to groups applying for tax-exempt status that had t…
383 viewsMary Jo White testified on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) fiscal year 2014 budget request.
274 viewsAttorney General Eric Holder testified before the House Appropriations Committee on his department’s fiscal year 2014 budget. He also fielded questions from lawmakers on legislation restrict…
737 viewsActing Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller testified that income tax filing season was proceeding well, but there would be “steady erosion” to taxpayer services because of fu…
1,010 viewsJonathan JArvis testified about the National Park Service’s $2.6 billion budget request for fiscal year 2014. He focused on the potential impact of budget sequestration, saying that personne…
899 viewsRobert Mueller testified on the fiscal year 2014 budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and provided details on the effects of sequestration on his agency. Topics included te…
496 viewsSupreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer on the fiscal year 2014 budget for the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary system. The justices were requesting a total of $86.5…
1,357 viewsThe House passed H.R. 933, a continuing resolution to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2013, by a 267-151 margin.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,699 viewsThe House debated Representative Frelinghuysen’s amendment to the Hurricane Sandy disaster assistance bill.
105 viewsThe House debated Hurricane Sandy disaster assistance.
242 viewsThe House passed a bill that would provide relief for victims of Hurricane Sandy.
View in Congressional Chronicle973 viewsThe House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. The chair announced to the House that the whole number of the House was 431.
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