House Session, Part 1
The House convened for a legislative session. They held a few procedural votes then went into recess.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,783 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. They held a few procedural votes then went into recess.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,783 viewsAutomaker executives and federal safety officials testified at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on defects in vehicular airbags manufactured by Japanese supplier Takata that …
3,195 viewsDr. Tom Frieden and other public health officials testified on the federal response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Dr. Frieden urged lawmakers to approve President Obama’s emergency f…
1,015 viewsTodd Park, the former chief technology officer in charge of healthcare.gov, testified before a House Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee about the website’s security protocols. The c…
963 viewsHouse members debated four bills under suspension of the rules and passed H.R. 4012, which requires the EPA to disclose the scientific data it uses to justify its regulations. Members delive…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,271 viewsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden and other federal health officials testified on government agency efforts to combat Ebola. They addressed issues such as…
13,330 viewsCandidates for Ohio’s 6th District Congressional seat, Representative Bill Johnson (R), Jennifer Garrison (D), and Dennis Lambert (G) met for a debate.
294 viewsSearch for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Research Center (SETI) specialists testified on the scientific methods used to look for extraterrestrial life, including radio and optical astronomy …
145,080 viewsThe House debated a combined rule for H.R. 2 and H.R. 4, two anti-regulatory bills, following a vote in favor of a rule governing the debate. Final votes on the legislation are expected shor…
View in Congressional Chronicle795 viewsFollowing one minute speeches, the House debated a resolution (H Res 726) that expresses support by the House for Ukraine and condemns the military aggression by Russia against that country.…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,065 viewshe House convened for its first legislative session following its August recess. They debated bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle726 viewsRepresentatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) testified on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act within their respective a…
1,699 viewsRobert Perciasepe testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) oversight authority under the Clean Water Act. He answered questions from committee members on the scope of the EPA…
759 viewsThe House debated under suspension of the rules H.R. 803, a bill that would reauthorize and overhaul a 1998 federal job training programs law that expired in 2003. Members then began general…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,505 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,356 viewsThe House debated seven bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle496 viewsMary Barra and Anton Valukas testified on General Motor' internal report on why the automaker waited so long to issue a recall on a defective ignition switch found in certain vehicles. Mr. V…
2,647 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle891 viewsFollowing One-Minute speeches, the House debated several bills under Suspension of the Rules, including one that would allow the use of the Capitol Rotunda for a ceremony to honor retiring I…
View in Congressional Chronicle692 viewsSeveral Veterans Affairs Department officials and the inspector general from the Government Accountability Office testified on delays in veterans' health care and reports of some Veterans Ad…
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