Morning Hour
The House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle703 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle703 viewsFood and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf testified on oversight matters before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. He answered lawmakers' questions on …
1,195 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the Fed’s semiannual monetary policy report before the House Financial Services Committee. He said that economic activity expanded at a stron…
1,327 viewsThe House will consider several bills under suspension of the rules including legislation to reauthorize and update federal workforce development programs.
View in Congressional Chronicle202 viewsThe House Oversight Committee held a hearing amid the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into President Biden, with testimony from Hunter Biden’s former associates, Tony Bobulinski and Jason…
713 viewsRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and several other House Democrats spoke with reporters about the situation in the Palestinian city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Rep. Tlaib reiterat…
684 viewsHousing sector stakeholders and policy advocates testified on housing affordability before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Several topics were discussed, …
610 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 viewsThe House approved a measure that would impose criminal penalties for individuals who operate a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border to flee Border Patrol or cooperating federal…
View in Congressional Chronicle305 viewsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testified on a semi-annual report of his agency before the House Financial Services Committee. Several members of the Republican ma…
822 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of post offices as well as legislation to ensure U.S. Secret Service agents continue to be paid for ove…
View in Congressional Chronicle238 viewsThe House debated the rule for three bills, including a resolution denouncing the Biden administration’s southern border policies.
View in Congressional Chronicle515 viewsThe House failed to pass the debate rules for three upcoming bills, the second rule vote failure since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected to the presiding officer position at the end of…
View in Congressional Chronicle475 viewsThe House approved the Senate-passed final version of the fiscal year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, which provides $886 billion in national defense funding. It also includes an ex…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,959 viewsThe House debated a resolution to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Members also debated H.R. 1147, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023, which would allow whole …
View in Congressional Chronicle5,703 viewsThe House approved (221-219) a bill that prohibits the EPA from implementing a proposal that establishes new emissions standards for light and medium-duty vehicles. Members also passed (246-…
View in Congressional Chronicle512 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,265 viewsThe House debated the rule for consideration of a fiscal year 2024 funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and related agencies.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,227 viewsA group of progressive U.S. representatives led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and several rabbis called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, outside the Capitol. Rep. Tlaib had recently b…
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