Overclassification of Government Documents
Information, data, secrecy. and transparency experts testified at a hearing on the classification rules and procedures related to national security and intelligence documents. Members asked …
1,443 viewsInformation, data, secrecy. and transparency experts testified at a hearing on the classification rules and procedures related to national security and intelligence documents. Members asked …
1,443 viewsJudge William Pryor, who was on President-elect Trump’s list as a possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee, moderated a discussion on the importance Justice Antonin Scalia placed on the Federalis…
891 viewsThe House was expected to debate the rule governing a dealing with congressional oversight of international insurance industry standards. Members also considered 14 bills under suspension of…
View in Congressional Chronicle911 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle535 viewsOpening remarks were made at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held at St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, Florida.
362 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 viewsFederal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey testified at an oversight hearing of the FBI’s operations. Members focused their questions primarily on the FBI’s handling of the investi…
42,438 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the State Department’s record keeping practices and the investigation into 2015 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary …
5,904 viewsIRS Commissioner John Koskinen testified at a hearing on alleged misconduct at the tax-collecting agency, specifically related to the investigation into unfair targeting of conservative non-…
6,174 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 …
20,033 viewsWitnesses, including local law enforcement officers, testified at a hearing on the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program, which funds terrorism prevention efforts in U.S. cities.
848 viewsAttorney General Loretta Lynch testified at an oversight hearing on Justice Department Operations. She would not answer questions from Republican committee members about the FBI’s investigat…
69,417 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 Chronicle1,829 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…
107,621 viewsThe House debated amendments to H.R. 5293, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,111 viewsWitnesses testified at a hearing on the benefits of service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues. The panelists included the head of a …
3,079 viewsThe House Judiciary Committee heard testimony, including video from Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) on his committee’s investigation into alleged targeting by the Internal Re…
3,654 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 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 viewsFederal officials testified at a hearing on the possibility of incorporating information from social media into the federal background check system. The federal government was scheduled to s…
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