House Session
The House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,178 viewsThe House approved a bill aimed at increasing computer chip production in the U.S. to better compete with China. The measure would next to go to the president for his signature. Members also…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,178 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first measure addresses mental health and opioid abuse treatment. The second establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, focused on accelera…
View in Congressional Chronicle738 viewsThe House considered legislation that seeks to expand U.S. production of semiconductors. Most are made abroad, and there was a shortage of semiconductors, resulting in higher prices for auto…
View in Congressional Chronicle679 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,005 viewsThe House passed four bills. One bans religion-based travel bans, and the second requires that all individuals entering the U.S. have access to legal counsel if stopped by immigration offici…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,608 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,187 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 Chronicle1,612 viewsThe House began work on the National Apprenticeship Act, a bill that seeks to expand apprenticeship opportunities.
View in Congressional Chronicle917 viewsThe House considered five veterans-related bills under suspension of the rules, and voted on another suspension bill debated earlier in the week. Members also debated H.R. 4447, the Clean Ec…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,670 viewsThe House passed two bills. One would provide a path for undocumented farm workers to get green cards. The other was the final version of a fiscal year 2020 defense policy and programs bill.…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,419 viewsIn a 232-196 vote, the House debated and passed a resolution laying out the rules in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump, including public hearings, and rights for the president and m…
View in Congressional Chronicle24,276 viewsThe House debated and voted on amendments to a near-$1 trillion spending package covering four of the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government and related agencies. This speci…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,069 viewsThe House voted on amendments to and passed the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act (HR 987), which addresses health care and prescription drug costs.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,116 viewsThe House worked on a bill requiring the president to keep the U.S. in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. President Donald Trump had said he would pull the U.S. out of the agreement…
View in Congressional Chronicle11,580 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle980 viewsThe House considered 38 bills under suspension of the rules, including reauthorizing programs that deal with flu outbreaks; a Senate-passed drug-pricing transparency measure allowing pharmac…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,455 viewsThe House approved H.R.6691, the Community Safety and Security Act of 2018. The bill further defines the term “crime of violence” in immigration law that may be used in determining whether a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,945 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 viewsThe House passed H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS and other agencies. Members also passed a non-bin…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,586 viewsThe House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…
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