Senate Session
Senators voted on amendments to the farm bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle263 viewsSenators voted on amendments to the farm bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle263 viewsThe Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 2419, the Farm Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle157 viewsWitnesses testified about food safety. This hearing was held after a report to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Science Advisory Board which found that the FDA is under funded, its sci…
273 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of the veto message to H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. …
View in Congressional Chronicle431 viewsThe committee continued to mark up draft legislation that would reauthorize federal farm programs. They voted to offer farmers an alternative safety net that would provide protection against…
150 viewsA portion of the Farm Reauthorization Bill was marked up. Members talked about provisions, offered amendments, and discussed policies on farm subsidies. The entire session is not shown.
259 viewsThe Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle125 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations b…
View in Congressional Chronicle282 viewsThe Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R.1585 , the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. The Senate agreed to H.J.Res.43; a joint resolution increasing the…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,404 viewsWitnesses testified about the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. Witnesses included Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Director of the FBI Robert Mueller, and CIA Director Porter Goss.
159 viewsThe Senate Armed Services Committee held the first in a series of hearings to examine the future of military commissions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Hamdan v Rumsfeld. W…
385 viewsDefense Department officials testified about the treatment of prisoners held in Iraqi prisons by U.S. forces and pictures of abuse at the prisons in recent media reports. They talked about t…
1,146 viewsWitnesses testified about the treatment of prisoners in Iraq and reports of abuse of the prisoners by U.S. forces. General Taguba talked about his investigations into incidents of abuse and …
562 viewsThe Senate convened and resumed consideration of H.R. 6, the Energy Bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle257 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle255 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate debated the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J.Res.9, to revise United States policy on Iraq. …
View in Congressional Chronicle187 viewsBill Gates testified about the state of education in the U.S. and its impact on the ability of Americans to compete in the global economy. In his remarks he said that overhauls of the nation…
314 viewsThe Senate convened and began a period of morning business. Thereafter, the Senate resumed consideration of S.4, the 9/11 Commission Recommendations bill. The Senate confirmed the no…
View in Congressional Chronicle196 viewsSecretary Rumsfeld and General Myers testified about the Bush administration’s position on Iraq. They stated that the way to stop terrorism is to prevent rogue states from attaining or devel…
545 viewsThe Senate convened with a period of morning business. No votes were taken. Members met the next day, a rare Saturday session, to consider S. 574, a bill to express the sense of Congress on …
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