House Session, Part 2
The House consider five bills under suspension of the rules to sanction Iran following its attack on Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle365 viewsThe House consider five bills under suspension of the rules to sanction Iran following its attack on Israel.
View in Congressional Chronicle365 viewsMembers of Congress reacted to President Biden’s State of the Union address.
2,133 viewsThe House approved the debate rule for a bill that would eliminate all Biden administration restrictions on the import and export of liquefied natural gas. Members, however, failed to pass t…
View in Congressional Chronicle521 views“I absolutely believe it’s headed in the right direction,” said Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when asked about the U.S. economic outlook before the House Financial Services Committee. The …
1,055 viewsFederal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson testified before the House Financial Services Committee on rule changes within the agency and the mortgage fees it charges. She discus…
1,226 viewsA House Financial Services subcommittee held a public hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) oversight and regulatory enforcement of U.S. capital markets. Witnesse…
294 viewsLibrarian of Congress' Carla Hayden hosted a conversation marking President Harry Truman’s desegregation of the United States military with Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948. Her guests …
412 viewsIndustry leaders testified on variables that influence insurance costs before the Housing Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Topics included state and federal regulati…
359 viewsIndustry stakeholders testified on the impact of environmental, social, governance (ESG) mandates on the insurance and housing sectors before a House subcommittee. ESG is an investment frame…
326 views“The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient,” said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as he testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the economy. T…
1,106 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- along with the Missouri Congressional Delegation -- welcomed a bronze statue of Harry Truman to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He is the 10th president to be …
768 viewsTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the importance of international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and International Mo…
1,703 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the agency’s semi-annual report. Topics included consumer protection aga…
286 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler answered questions on oversight of the agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Topics included cryptocurrency, categ…
4,153 viewsThe House approved a bill to reverse changes made by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to the pricing for home loans that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,103 viewsDavid Maurstad, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official, testified on reauthorizing and improving the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The hearing took place before the…
1,803 viewsThe House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress held a hearing to discuss ways Congress can become more effective in its operations. Witnesses included professionals from the Hou…
521 viewsFair housing advocates testified on affordable housing proposals before the House Financial Services Committee. Topics included inflation, homelessness, housing supply and demand, rental ass…
763 viewsThe House debated a bill that prohibits the drawdown of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Energy develops a plan to increase the percentage of federal la…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,367 viewsThe House Financial Services Committee convened a hearing as part of its investigation of the crypto currency company FTX, which collapsed in early November 2022. The company’s former CEO, S…
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