House Session
The House passed the Red River Private Property Act, which would require the Bureau of Land Management to sell land to individuals who own property on the Texas river.
View in Congressional Chronicle783 viewsThe House passed the Red River Private Property Act, which would require the Bureau of Land Management to sell land to individuals who own property on the Texas river.
View in Congressional Chronicle783 viewsThe House passed a $305 billion, five-year highway funding bill as current funding was set to expire on December 4. Members also approved an energy infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle843 viewsThe House voted 289-137 to approve H.R. 4038, a bill to limit the number of Syrian refugees admitted to the U.S. until increased security checks are in place.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,014 viewsRepresentatives from the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Homeland Security Department testified at a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee heari…
3,044 viewsAssistant Secretaries of State Anne Patterson and Victoria Nuland testified at hearing on U.S. policy in Syria, and how that policy has adapted to the exacerbating factor of Russian military…
2,427 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a multi-year highway and transportation funding bill. Several amendments involve reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,092 viewsThe House voted on several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle257 viewsThe House voted 240-189 to pass H.R. 3762, a budget reconciliation bill that would repeal several aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle777 viewsThe House voted on H.R. 538, which would expedite environmental reviews and limit judicial reviews of energy projects on Indian lands.
View in Congressional Chronicle678 viewsThe House voted 242-184 to establish a panel to investigate Planned Parenthood. Members also voted 240-183 to defeat a privileged resolution introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter (D-…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,453 viewsThe House voted on a number of bills debated earlier under suspension of the rules, including H.R. 1553, the Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle298 viewsThe House voted 248-177 to pass H.R. 3504, a bill that extends legal protections to any baby born alive during an abortion procedure. Members earlier voted 241-187 to pass H.R. 3134, a bill …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,352 viewsSecretary of State John Kerry, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testified at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the Iran nuclear agreement and its enf…
14,706 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the implications of an agreement with Iran over the country’s nuclear program that was announced that day. Former Senator Joe Lieberman and former CIA Dir…
3,702 viewsRepresentatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Lois Frankel (D-FL) talked about the 2015 Congressional Art Competition, of which they are co-chairs. They also discussed issues facing Congress, su…
219 viewsThe House voted down a resolution requiring U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq and Syria in the absence of a congressional vote on an Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolution…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,532 viewsOfficials from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen testified on the May 2015 Amtra…
9,610 viewsThe House passed S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, 420-3. Members voted 387-35 to adopt H.R. 2353, a bill to extend the Highway Trust Fund by two-months. Members al…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,195 viewsThe House considered H.R. 1735, a bill that would authorize $515 billion for national defense programs and $89.2 billion in war funding for overseas contingency operations.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,200 viewsThe House voted 242-184 to pass H.R. 36, a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks and in favor 338-88 on a bill to limit National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance. The House started debate o…
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