The House approved two spending packages to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2020. The eight-bill domestic package passed 297-120, and the four-bill na…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,354 viewsThe House Rules Committee met to debate the $1.4 trillion dollar government spending bill. The first 10 minutes of the hearing concerned other committee business related to legislation d…
469 viewsFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the Joint Economic Committee. He said that he expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a steady…
2,972 viewsDr. Francis Collins and other National Institutes of Health leaders testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on funding and research efforts. They witnesses addressed the institu…
1,275 viewsMembers debated the rules for two bills to be debated later in the week. Then, in a 354-60 vote, the House adopted a joint resolution opposing President Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. tro…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,897 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,600 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee convened a hearing to discuss the high rate of mothers dying due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S. Olympian and gold medalist track …
10,321 viewsLabor Secretary Alex Acosta testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee about his department’s fiscal year 2020 budget request. Democratic committee members asked about what they sa…
1,970 viewsEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee on President Trump’s 2020 budget request for her department. Several topics were discussed including prop…
5,602 viewsThe House passed a war powers resolution requiring the president to get congressional authorization for military action in Yemen, and current U.S. military support to end within 30 days afte…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,305 viewsHouse Republican leadership members, female political experts, and former campaign staffers participated in panel discussions at the launch event for Representative Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) p…
1,020 viewsHouse Republican leadership members, female political experts and former campaign staffers participated in panel discussions at the launch event for Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-NY) political ac…
70 viewsThe House speaker held a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony with newly-elected representatives. The event happens at the start of each Congress. The official swearing-in ceremony took place ear…
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