Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,276 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle4,276 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing on the corporate average fuel economy program and greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles. Representatives from the g…
523 viewsThe House passed a bill that allows mineral mining while restoring mining leases on certain federal lands in northern Minnesota. Lawmakers also approved legislation that requires a two-year …
View in Congressional Chronicle877 viewsEnergy Secretary Rick Perry testified at a hearing on his agency’s priorities. At the start of the hearing, Secretary Perry defended his use of private and government planes for official bus…
1,201 viewsDays before President Trump was expected to announce his decision on whether to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on Iranian threats. Wi…
1,342 viewsFormer Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on the credit ratings agency’s data breach that put the personal and financial records of more than…
4,664 viewsThe House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the proposed 30 percent cut to the State Department’s budget. Members questioned Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on the departme…
1,042 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on sanctions and other diplomatic efforts aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development programs. The hearing …
657 viewsMembers of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) testified at an oversight hearing on possible changes to communications legislation. Topics included broadband access in rural communiti…
1,156 viewsNikki Haley testified at a hearing on U.S. relations with the United Nations Ambassador Haley answered several rounds of questions on the U.N.'s attitude toward Israel, threats from North Ko…
2,160 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including one that would impose new sanctions on those who do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government. Several Democratic memb…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,546 viewsThe House passed a bill regarding employee compensation rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle943 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee met to mark up a Republican plan to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act.
500 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee met to mark up a Republican plan to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act.
1,999 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee met to consider the legislative recommendations relating to replacing of the Affordable Care Act. The legislation, part of House Republicans' American…
502 viewsThe House debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle433 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle518 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th Congress and their families. The event happens at the start of each Congre…
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