House Session
The House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,208 viewsThe House passed the final version of the House-Senate compromise of the farm bill. The legislation sets a five-year extension of farm subsidies, crop insurance, nutrition, and rural develop…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,208 viewsThe House debated and passed two tax policy bills. One encourages retirement and family savings through the creation of universal savings accounts. The other aims to promote new business inn…
View in Congressional Chronicle978 viewsThe House debated and passed a non-binding resolution saying that the House of Representatives does not approve of illegal immigrants voting in U.S. elections. Lawmakers also completed work …
View in Congressional Chronicle5,204 viewsThe House approved a fiscal year 2019 spending bill that covers the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction, energy and water programs, and legislation branch operations. Membe…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,389 viewsThe House passed two bills concerning health care costs. One expands health savings accounts. The other expands access to low-premium health insurance plans.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,565 viewsFBI Agent Peter Strzok, who was removed from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. elections, testified before a joint hearing of two House c…
118,634 viewsThe House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,086 viewsJustice Department’s inspector general Michael Horowitz testified at a hearing on the watchdog’s investigation of how the FBI and Justice Department handled its investigation in 2016 of form…
40,299 viewsThe House passed two bills intended to curb opioid addiction.
View in Congressional Chronicle679 viewsThe House passed bills dealing with the nation’s opioid epidemic, including housing for recovering addicts, shipments of illegal drugs, and the effect of opioid addiction on families.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,137 viewsA House oversight subcommittee held a hearing to examine the reasons for the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, and the Trump administration’s options and strategy moving forwa…
1,145 viewsThe House passed the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act. The vote was 351-66.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,481 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, one of the approved amendments included the creation of a comm…
649 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear agreeme…
595 viewsThe House continued work on the farm bill, with members considering approximately 50 amendments.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,699 viewsDuring this second portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members voted on several amendments. In addition, they …
496 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on preparations for the 2020 Census. The committee agreed to subpoena Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, who was …
936 viewsThe House debated bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle350 viewsThe service personnel chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps testified before a House subcommittee at a hearing on recruitment and retention issues. Among the areas covered we…
962 viewsRepresentative Steve Russell (R-OK) talked about the need for a congressional vote on a new Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the Syria conflict.
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