House Session
The House approved short-term federal government funding through April 28, 2017. Members also passed a water projects authorization bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,889 viewsThe House approved short-term federal government funding through April 28, 2017. Members also passed a water projects authorization bill that includes money for Flint, Michigan.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,889 viewsMaryland U.S. Senate candidates, Representative Chris Van Hollen (D) and Kathy Szeliga (R), met for a debate. They were asked questions on a variety of topics including the Affordable Care A…
1,160 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and others delivered remarks on voting rights. They criticized recent voter ID laws and but stressed the importance of rest…
398 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsLive footage of House Democrats' sit-in played from the House floor via Periscope and Facebook video feeds as Democratic members attempted to force House Republicans to allow a vote on gun c…
2,127 viewsC-SPAN coverage of the House of Representatives' sit-in staged by House Democrats over gun control legislation included an Open Phones for viewer calls and social media comments, and a live …
782 viewsMaryland Representatives Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates, participated in a primary debate. Topics included criminal justice reform, U.S.-Cuba relations…
1,141 viewsThe House Budget Committee continued to consider amendments to its budget resolution for fiscal year 2017 during a markup held by the full committee. Most of the amendments considered were r…
264 viewsThe House Budget Committee met to mark up the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution.
846 viewsThe House passed by a 416-2 margin a safe drinking water bill and debated a bill on scientific research.
View in Congressional Chronicle853 viewsCongressional Budget Office Director Keith Hall testified at a hearing on the office’s budget and economic outlook. He said that the economy could be facing a slowdown with the CBO predictin…
748 viewsThe House approved a bill, H.R. 3700, that changes federal housing policy. Members also passed a measure that would restrict the Obama administration’s authority to lift sanctions on Iranian…
View in Congressional Chronicle923 viewsThe House convened for legislative session. Members voted to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,658 viewsHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), accompanied by Representative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Democratic members of the Select Investigative Panel of…
178 viewsThe House passed H.R. 511, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act, which aims to clarify labor rights of Native Americans in Native American tribes. The chamber also appointed conferees to negotia…
View in Congressional Chronicle580 viewsThe Senate approved by a 266-167 vote a two-year, $80 billion budget agreement that also raises the debt ceiling.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,834 viewsThe House voted 240-189 to pass H.R. 3762, a budget reconciliation bill that would repeal several aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle777 viewsRepresentative Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) talked about the ongoing budget negotiations and the looming deadline to raise the debt ceiling, as well as other items on the congressional agenda.
314 viewsThe House Budget Committee approved a budget reconciliation package of proposals from three other House committees for the fiscal year 2016 budget. The committee approved the bill by a party…
718 viewsThe House voted 242-184 to establish a panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Members also voted 240-183 to defeat a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter (D-…
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