House Session, Part 3
The House passed the State Department authorization bill and several other bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle288 viewsThe House passed the State Department authorization bill and several other bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle288 viewsThe House considered eight bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation dealing with emergency medical care and misleading caller identification known as “spoofing.”
View in Congressional Chronicle616 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches, debated the rule for a bill dealing with cash payments to Iran, and then considered of a bill related to tax deferrals for employee stockholders a…
View in Congressional Chronicle351 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan and other members of the House Republican leadership held a news conference. They discussed their “Better Way” agenda before Speaker Ryan took questions from the medi…
131 viewsThe House approved a separation of powers bill that would override legal precedent that requires courts give deference to federal agencies' interpretation of the law. Members also debated am…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,892 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,894 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,110 viewsLeaders of organizations representing manufacturers and the Department of Energy were among the witnesses testifying at a hearing on current and future energy consumption regulations for ele…
743 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first bill allocates $622 million for Zika virus research and prevention. Members also voted 277-147 in favor of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,445 viewsParents of student athletes who sustained head injuries, medical experts, researchers, and sports officials testified at a hearing about concussions in youth sports. Dr. Thomas Talavage said…
1,539 viewsTechnology and law enforcement officials testified at a hearing on the use of encryption technology. Witness Amy Hess argued that without access to encrypted data on smartphones and other de…
2,123 viewsActing Administrator Andy Slavitt testified at a hearing on $3.5 billion in payments made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to insurance companies. The reinsurance program wa…
587 viewsThe House approved a resolution authorizing Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to file an amicus brief on behalf of the House of Representatives in U.S. v. Texas Supreme Court, a Supreme Court case on…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,139 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a roundtable discussion on concussion research and treatment. Panelists include experts from the medical, mili…
5,178 viewsHouse Homeland Security Committee Chair Mike McCaul (R-TX) and other committee members spoke to reporters on the recent arrests of two Iraqi refugees in the U.S. on terrorism-related charges…
611 viewsThe House convened for legislative session. Members voted to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood for one year.
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