Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,467 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,467 viewsThe House voted on and approved one suspension bill that was debated earlier in the day, S. 1466. the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021.
View in Congressional Chronicle56 viewsMatthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for the National Security Division of the Justice Department, testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on national security threats. He answ…
3,439 viewsThe House continued work on the fiscal year 2023 defense programs and policy bill (NDAA).
View in Congressional Chronicle543 views“If you do not protect marriage equality, you are saying that we do not belong in "We the "people,” said Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the case that legalized same-sex marriage natio…
4,131 viewsThe House passed a Democratic bill intended to reduce gun violence in response to a recent spate of mass shootings. The legislation includes measures that would raise the age to buy a semi-a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,520 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …
6,666 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee debated and voted on the “Protecting Our Kids Act,” a package of gun control proposals meant in part as a response to a series of mass shootings, most recently …
711 viewsThe House debated three bills dealing with: preventing domestic terrorism, addressing the current baby formula shortage; and investments in low-income communities, which was also passed duri…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,757 views“Pro-choice” and “pro-life” advocates testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on access to abortions and the impact overturning Roe v. Wade would have on that access. This hearing c…
17,769 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken testified at House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the agency’s foreign policy priorities and fiscal year 2023 budget request. Secretary Blinken defend…
1,493 viewsHomeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas defended himself against Republican committee members, who assailed his record on immigration policy and called for his resignation as he testi…
7,086 viewsDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific region. Topics included the U.S. competition with China, the…
738 viewsThe House approved a bill to limit the cost a one month’s supply of insulin to $35. Members also approved a measure to instruct House conferees who were negotiating with the Senate on a bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,582 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on suspected war crimes and other human rights abuses allegedly committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. Experts wi…
917 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing on rising crime and public safety proposals. During the first panel, U.S. Attorney Nicholas Brown talked about the rise in gun violence and the …
496 viewsThe House continued work on legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members also approved a measu…
View in Congressional Chronicle650 viewsDeputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman told lawmakers the Biden administration supports working with Congress to update the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was appr…
1,185 viewsThe House approved legislation to prevent employers from using forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment disputes in the workplace, giving employees the opportunity to take legal …
View in Congressional Chronicle375 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held an oversight hearing with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. The director answered questions on a variety of topics, including the b…
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