House Session
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,788 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 258 to 176 to begin an impeachment inquiry into President Bill Clinton.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,788 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee met to mark up a Republican plan to replace portions of the Affordable Care Act.
497 viewsThe House debated the rule governing the $618.7 defense authorization conference report, as well as a bill rolling back a provision on the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law.
View in Congressional Chronicle652 viewsThe House passed a bill that changes the federal medical research process as well as makes policy changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and federal foster care programs. They also approved several …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,805 viewsThe House approved several bills debated under suspension of the rules. Representatives James Comer (R-KY) and Dwight Evans (D-PA) were sworn in.
View in Congressional Chronicle668 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing reviewing federal laws guaranteeing parity of coverage for physical and mental health. Witnesses included behavioral health experts who discussed mental heal…
1,094 viewsTwo House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a hearing on the implementation and sustainability of the Affordable Care Act. Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Humana announced plans to leave h…
610 viewsThe House debated several bills, including one that bars discrimination against health insurance providers who do not provide abortion coverage, and an Interior Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,827 viewsA House-Senate conference committee met to consider a bill addressing opioid abuse treatment and prevention. S.524, the “Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016,” would authorize th…
770 viewsThe House debated H.R. 2646, a mental health care bill, and H.R. 1270, a bill dealing with health savings accounts.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,352 viewsHouse Republicans had been planning to allow a vote on gun control legislation after the June 12, 2016, mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, but some majority party members objected to the bil…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,208 viewsHeadlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines were open for viewer responses to the question, “What is the legacy of the Vietnam War?” Telephone lines were divided by Vie…
496 viewsRepresentative Joe Pitts (R-PA) talked about his military service in Vietnam and the legacy of Vietnam War.
385 viewsThe House debated the combined rule for two bills dealing with energy policy and congressional approval of the Washington, D.C. budget. Members also resumed consideration of an energy and wa…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,112 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first bill allocates $622 million for Zika virus research and prevention. Members also voted 277-147 in favor of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,445 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle126 viewsThe House convened for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on a variety of topics.
View in Congressional Chronicle143 viewsThe Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on the transfer of fetal tissue. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) …
2,472 viewsThe House voted 224-181 to pass H.R. 4901, a bill to reauthorize a Washington, D.C., school voucher program for students from low-income families.
View in Congressional Chronicle843 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives held a hearing on the bioethical issues surrounding fetal tissue transplant research. The investigative p…
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