House Session
The House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,679 viewsThe House met for a legislative session. Later in the evening the House considered and voted to approve a federal budget agreement for fiscal year 2014. The measure passed on a vote of 332 t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,679 viewsLegislative Business-H.R. 2655 - Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act
View in Congressional Chronicle788 viewsFollowing One Minutes, House will debate the rule for H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013. At approximately 1:40-1:50 p.m. the House will have its first vote…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,167 viewsOne Minute Speeches Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules: 1) H.R. 185 - To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as…
View in Congressional Chronicle320 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle377 viewsEric Shinseki testified on the impact of the government shutdown on services and benefits to military veterans. He said that if the government shutdown continues, about 3.8 million veterans …
290 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle210 viewsTelephone lines were open for viewer comments on the tenth day of the government shutdown between live news conferences.
192 viewsThe House met to consider a rule and a motion to insist on a conference with the Senate on the continuing resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle325 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle168 viewsCivil rights leaders and members of Congress talked about voting rights and the Supreme Court ruling from earlier in the year that struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 …
201 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus hosted a town hall “emergency summit” to address the ongoing concern of violence and crime in urban communities. Several members of the group shared their pers…
560 viewsH.R. 2667 - Authority for Mandate Delay Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Tim Griffin / Ways and Means Committee) H.R. 2668 - Fairness for American Families Act (Subject to a Rule) …
View in Congressional Chronicle226 viewsThe House considered H.R. 2632, a bill that reauthorizes only farm programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsThe House voted 195-234 against its version of the farm bill, H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.
View in Congressional Chronicle604 viewsWitnesses from FedEx, Norfolk Southern, the South Carolina Ports Authority, Werner Enterprises, and the AFL-CIOtestified on the future of freight transportation.
417 viewsSecretary of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki and other VA officials defended spending increases in the fiscal year 2014 budget request for their department.
524 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
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