House Session, Part 2
The House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,559 viewsThe House considered 21 bills under suspension of the rules, including the naming of several post offices.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,559 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee about monetary policy and the economy. He addressed several issues, including inflation, jobs, une…
2,797 viewsThe House continued work on H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the IRS among other agencies. Members also pas…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,991 viewsThe House passed 14 bills dealing with foreign affairs, federal lands, and armed forces issues. Members ended the day by debating H.R. 6147, a fiscal year 2019 bill to fund the Department of…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,607 viewsTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the international financial system. He addressed members' questions on several issue…
1,477 viewsThe House considered several suspension bills, including one that expands services and benefits for Peace Corps volunteers.
View in Congressional Chronicle498 viewsSecurities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton testified at a House Financial Services oversight hearing of his agency. He was asked about several issues, including updates to the Volc…
1,359 viewsHousing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified before the House Financial Services Committee as it conducted an oversight hearing of the agency he leads. Most of the questions …
6,053 viewsC-SPAN presented live coverage from the annual congressional baseball game between Republicans and Democrats. Radio commentary courtesy of Federal News Radio. The Democrats won the game, 21-…
5,755 viewsRandal Quarles, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to talk about the central bank’s role in the supervision and regulati…
708 viewsThe House approved several bills. One would change the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulations reform law. Another would allow terminally-ill patients to use experimental that do not yet have …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,290 viewsThe House passed a bill that reconciles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department standards for antitrust cases. Members also approved a measure that would require state or local…
View in Congressional Chronicle544 viewsWhite House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, also the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the consumer agency’s semi-annua…
3,333 viewsThe House passed a bill that gives the Federal Reserve authority over writing certain banking regulations and limiting the roles of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Depo…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,071 viewsThe House debated a constitutional amendment that would require the federal government to operate under a balanced budget each year.
View in Congressional Chronicle824 viewsThe House debated the rules for two bills. H.R. 5247 would allow terminally ill patients to use experimental drugs that have not been approved by the FDA. H.R. 4566 would exempt some financi…
View in Congressional Chronicle188 viewsThe House voted on bills debated previously under suspension of the rules. Members also observed a moment of silence in memory of Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY) who died on March 16 …
View in Congressional Chronicle676 viewsThe House passed a suspension bill, H.R. 4909, the STOP School Violence Act of 2018 providing grants to prevent gun violence in schools. Members also passed a H.R. 1116, a bill to limit fina…
View in Congressional Chronicle932 viewsThe House passed H.R. 4607, which requires bank regulators to review and identify outdated regulations every seven years. Lawmakers also passed several bills under suspension of the rules in…
View in Congressional Chronicle949 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the House Financial Services Committee to deliver the central bank’s semiannual monetary policy report. He said the economic outlook remai…
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