Highway and Mass Transit Funding
House and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…
1,135 viewsHouse and Senate conferees made opening statements in a meeting to negotiate a long-term highway and mass transit funding bill. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Bill S…
1,135 viewsRepresentative Lou Barletta (R-PA) talked about the latest developments in the investigation into the Paris terrorist attacks, as well as the implications for U.S. strategy towards ISIS.* …
670 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,787 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle550 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, FBI Director James Comey, and Director of National Intelligence Nicholas Rasmussen testified at a hearing on threats to national security. They told …
2,381 viewsSecretary Sylvia Burwell testified at a hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services' priorities and policies. Some committee members' questions dealt with reports that consumers w…
814 viewsThe House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental Protec…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,352 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the status of positive train control (PTC) implementation on U.S. railroad networks by the December 31, 2015, deadline. PTC describes the technologies des…
810 viewsThe House rejected the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) measure (126-302). Members then approved trade promotion authority (TPA) (219-211) and customs trade enforcement legislation (240-190…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,171 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle359 viewsThe House debated seven bills under suspension of rules including the naming of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona for Raúl Héctor Castro, the first M…
View in Congressional Chronicle265 viewsThe House reconvened for a legislative session and voted on H. Con Res 25, which would allow a police memorial service to be held on U.S. Capitol grounds. After the vote, lawmakers delivere…
View in Congressional Chronicle231 viewsThe House debated four bills under suspension of the rules, and general debate on H.R. 1195 , Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act. The bill would establish advisory c…
View in Congressional Chronicle602 viewsThe House debated a series of health care-related bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle224 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 5, a reauthorization and modification of the “No Child Left Behind” law. The House continues work on H.R. 5, a reauthorization and modification of the “No C…
View in Congressional Chronicle816 viewsWitnesses testified at a House Transportation and Infrastructure subcommittee hearing on being better prepared for disasters and improving disaster recovery efforts. Federal Emergency …
443 viewsThe House amended and passed H.R. 240, a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through September 2015 and defunding executive action on immigration, and H.R. 37, an anti-regulator…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,179 viewsMembers debated H.R. 240, which would provide funding for the Department of Homeland Security through the end of fiscal year 2015. Amendments were offered to defund President Obama’s executi…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,552 viewsThe House debated two bills under suspension of the rules, including H.R. 203, legislation aimed at preventing and reducing military and veteran suicides.
View in Congressional Chronicle338 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to consider rules for debate on several bills. One of them was a Department of Homeland Security spending bill that included amendments blocking President Obama…
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