U.S. Strategic Command Commander General John Hyten, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified at a hearing on utilizing satellites in space for commer…
913 viewsThe House rejected in a 121-301 vote the Republican compromise immigration bill. Members then resumed debate on a fiscal year 2019 Defense Department spending bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle2,087 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the policies and priorities of his agency. Secretary Azar addressed the opioid e…
1,859 viewsThe House considered two bills. One relates to federal grants for states and local communities to deal with gang violence. The second concerns Army Corps of Engineers water projects for fisc…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,103 viewsDuring this portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members debated amendments concerning the Iran nuclear agreeme…
596 viewsDuring this third portion of House Armed Services Committee consideration of the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, members voted on several amendments to the proposals fro…
283 viewsThe secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force testified before the House Armed Services Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for their respective branches. They …
924 viewsThe Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues held a hearing on combating sexual harassment in the hotel, service, and airline industries. Employees and advocates from those industries shared …
1,658 viewsGeneral John Raymond, the Commander of the Air Force Space Command, testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. Joined by two other Defence department officia…
586 viewsThe House passed two financial services bills. One would create an office to review bank complaints against regulatory agency reports. The other would exempt stock offerings under $75 millio…
View in Congressional Chronicle953 viewsThe House passed a bill creating separate Environment Protection Agency emissions standards for coal-waste power plants.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,311 viewsNavy Secretary Richard Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson testified at a House Armed Services joint subcommittee hearing focusing on surface warfare and combat rea…
1,118 viewsThe House debated and passed a bill that settles certain water rights and land issues for the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. There were also several protest votes, also known as “mo…
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