Interior Department Fiscal Year 2017 Budget
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testified on her department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request, which includes $2 billion for improving coastal resilience to climate change. Secretary Jewell …
684 viewsInterior Secretary Sally Jewell testified on her department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request, which includes $2 billion for improving coastal resilience to climate change. Secretary Jewell …
684 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 Chronicle1,807 viewsA House oversight hearing examined the health care law since its March 2010 enactment and its effects on the insurance market including rising health care premiums. Also discussed were alleg…
2,079 viewsDuring Special Order Speeches, House Republicans spoke about a resolution to impeach Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen over conservatives groups being targeted when seeking…
141 viewsThe House passed legislation that would make it easier to demote or fire employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs for poor performance or misconduct. Members also approved a bill to r…
View in Congressional Chronicle302 viewsSeven congressional liaisons from the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other agencies involved in reviewing emails from the account of former Secretary of State …
20,035 viewsThe House debated the rule governing a bill dealing with Justice Department settlement agreement funds. Members also debated several bills under suspension of the rules.
View in Congressional Chronicle621 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 Chronicle1,831 viewsThe House approved a separation of powers bill that would override legal precedent that requires courts give deference to federal agencies' interpretation of the law. Members also debated am…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,892 viewsFBI Director James Comey testified at a hearing on the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers, as well as the decision to not recommend criminal charges agai…
107,632 viewsThe House debated the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,895 viewsNational Park Service (NPS) Director Jonathan Jarvis testified at a hearing on an Inspector General’s report on alleged sexual misconduct by NPS workers at Canaveral National Seashore. Mr. J…
2,335 viewsRepresentative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) talked about his amendment to the fiscal year 2017 defense spending bill that would allow only immigrants who have a “lawful immigration status” under the Im…
1,124 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,111 viewsThe House passed H.R. 5325, a Legislative Branch appropriations bill that covers House of Representatives operations, the Library of Congress, and Capitol Police. They also considered two no…
View in Congressional Chronicle930 viewsThe House reconvened after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to a joint meeting of Congress. Members debated the rule governing three bills dealing with ozone pollution standards…
View in Congressional Chronicle583 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 Chronicle1,118 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first relates to Zika virus prevention that amends federal law on pesticide use in or near navigable water. The other measure makes a number of changes to Env…
View in Congressional Chronicle802 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the Obama administration’s messaging strategy on the nuclear deal the U.S. and some of its allies made with Iran. Much o…
2,902 viewsStanley Meiburg testified at a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s response to previous cases involving sexual misconduct, theft and other allegations. The assistant EPA inspect…
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