House Session, Part 2
The House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one dealing with computer science and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education.
View in Congressional Chronicle516 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one dealing with computer science and STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education.
View in Congressional Chronicle516 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one that increases federal penalties for violence community religious centers.
View in Congressional Chronicle453 viewsThe House began initial debate on the Republican tax reform bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,964 viewsThe Civil Rights Act of 1957 created the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. To mark the 60th anniversary, current and former commission chairs discussed its history and future. They talked abo…
275 viewsThe House approved a bill that would redefine the term “joint employer” to ensure that franchises and temporary agencies are not held liable for the working conditions of employees. Members …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,389 viewsThe House considered a number of suspension bills related to veterans affairs.
View in Congressional Chronicle280 viewsLegal experts and trade association leaders testified at a hearing on the regulation of political advertising on social and traditional media. The witnesses analyzed disclosure rules for onl…
961 viewsFollowing one-minute speeches, Representative Al Green (D-TX) unveiled articles of impeachment against President Trump in an effort to force a House vote on removing him from office. Members…
View in Congressional Chronicle5,085 viewsThe House considered H.R. 3697, which was a bill to combat gang violence by criminal aliens and enhance public safety. Members also continued work on fiscal year 2018 federal spending.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,563 viewsThe House continued work on an omnibus fiscal year 2018 spending bill for eight of the 12 agencies that fund the federal government and related agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,066 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a fiscal year 2018 “minibus” spending package.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,976 viewsThe House considered the Make America Secure Appropriations Act, an annual spending bill covering the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, energy and water programs, and the legislat…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,978 viewsFollowing a House vote break, members of the Appropriations Committeee resumed their debate on the 2018 Homeland Security Markup with an amendment offered by Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) concern…
750 viewsThe House debated and passed several bills, including that reaffirms the U.S. commitment to NATO.
View in Congressional Chronicle920 viewsThe House passed a bill that would provide wage subsidies for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) beneficiaries, a welfare program that provides up to five years of cash payments …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,270 viewsActing FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified at a hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2018 budget request for the bureau. He denied President Trump’s claims that the agency was in disarr…
1,907 viewsEPA Administrator Scott Pruitt testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s 2018 budget request for his agency, which called for deep cuts and a reduction in wor…
2,752 viewsThe House passed three bills under suspension of the rules including one resolution condemning the violence against peaceful protestors outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washingt…
View in Congressional Chronicle381 viewsThe House passed bills under suspension of the rules related to the veterans' health, businesses that self insure employees, and separate bankruptcy proceedings for banks and large instituti…
View in Congressional Chronicle846 viewsThe House debated H.R. 1431, the EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act.
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