House Session, Part 1
The House convened for a legislative session. They held a few procedural votes then went into recess.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,787 viewsThe House convened for a legislative session. They held a few procedural votes then went into recess.
View in Congressional Chronicle6,787 viewsHouse members debated four bills under suspension of the rules and passed H.R. 4012, which requires the EPA to disclose the scientific data it uses to justify its regulations. Members delive…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,272 viewsHouse Republican leaders spoke to reporters following their party’s leadership elections for the 114th Congress, which would convene January 2015. They talked about their agenda for the rest…
1,691 viewsRepresentatives of the Republican National Committee spoke to reporters in the lobby of the RNC headquarters. They called the party’s gains in the previous day’s midterm elections a rejectio…
1,567 viewsRepublican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus, National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Se…
332 viewsThe House debated a combined rule for H.R. 2 and H.R. 4, two anti-regulatory bills, following a vote in favor of a rule governing the debate. Final votes on the legislation are expected shor…
View in Congressional Chronicle799 viewsThe House debated a combined rule for H.R. 2 and H.R. 4, two anti-regulatory bills.
View in Congressional Chronicle484 viewsThe House held a vote series on amendments, a motion to recommit, and final passage of H.R. 5078, the EPA water jurisdiction rule. The House also held a final passage vote on H.Res. 644, a b…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,495 viewsNational Republican Congressional Committee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the weekly Republican address. He urged voters to support his party in the midterm elections.
204 viewsThe House considered several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,071 viewsThe House reconvened to consider 10 bills under Suspension of the Rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle740 viewsTom Wheeler testified at a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) oversight hearing. Much of the hearing focused on the FCC’s proposed rule that would allow content providers such as Netfli…
6,269 viewsMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology made opening statements at a markup of legislation to extend expiring provisions of the Communications …
196 viewsWitnesses testified on the the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA), which governs the satellite television industry. One part of the law ensures access to local broadcast…
520 viewsThe House considered a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including H.Res. 499, a bill that condemns Russian intervention in Ukraine. It also called on Russia to remove all of it…
View in Congressional Chronicle717 viewsFour former chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testified on ways to improve the Communications Act, which was last updated in 1997. Much of the testimony focused on the …
5,688 viewsMembers of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) testified on upcoming legislation to reorganize their agency.
390 viewsWitnesses testified on the evolution of telecommunications laws for wired communications to Internet Protocol- (IP) based networks, and their impact on consumers and businesses. Other topics…
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