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The House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including one providing temporary protected status (TPS) for residents of Hong Kong and another calling for the global repea…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,616 viewsThe directors of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service testified at a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on their efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus in the f…
2,443 viewsThe House began work on the National Apprenticeship Act, a bill that seeks to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
View in Congressional Chronicle921 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,102 viewsCandidates for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Karen Handel (R), participated in a televised debate. Atlanta Press Club and GPB-TV sponsored the e…
857 viewsThe House passed two bills. One condemns anti-Asian rhetoric and sentiment during the coronavirus pandemic. The other seeks to provide employment protections for pregnant workers.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,624 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules involving such issues as education discrimination lawsuits, grants for child care providers during the coronavirus pandemic, …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,004 viewsFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Law. The tech CEOs faced que…
20,396 viewsThe House considered spending bills for fiscal year 2021 and two child care measures.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,460 viewsAttorney General William Barr testified on the Justice Department’s mission and programs in an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers questioned the attorney gener…
117,583 viewsThe House approved two suspension bills. The first measure establishes a Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. The second sets up a Commission on the Social Status of Black Men…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,488 viewsA House Education and Labor subcommittee convened a hearing to examine reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. The Tennessee Education Department commissioner and the Dallas, Texa…
1,462 viewsThe House voted to repeal President Trump’s 2017 travel ban on certain countries and to limit the president’s authority to issue new entry bans. Members also approved a Senate amendment to t…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,118 viewsThe House debated two bills: H.R. 1425, which makes make changes to the Affordable Care Act, and H.R. 7301, the COVID-19 housing relief bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,271 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,921 viewsCurrent and former Justice Department officials testified at an oversight hearing on the actions of Attorney General William Barr and department investigation decisions. Aaron Zelinsky said …
24,401 viewsThe House Education and Labor Committee held a virtual hearing to examine coronavirus racial inequities in education, health care, and the workforce. Former Education Secretary John King, wh…
918 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee met to mark up the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Following opening statements by Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Jim Jordan (R-OH), members de…
5,319 viewsHouse Education and Labor Committee held a virtual hearing on the impact of states budget cuts due the coronavirus pandemic on the nation’s public schools. Those who testified included the p…
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