House Session
The House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,308 viewsThe House approved a bill that would require annual audits of the president’s tax returns. The legislation, titled the Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act, passed with 222 to…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,308 viewsReps. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Robin Kelly (D-IL), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, along with a Biden administration health care official, discussed health care policy in…
236 viewsThe House considered 32 bills under suspension of the rules, including several dealing with transportation and veterans issues. They also debated a rule for measures on school-based mental h…
View in Congressional Chronicle961 viewsThe House passed four bills related to policing and public safety. One would create a grant program to help smaller police departments. A second would provide grants to states, Indian tribes…
View in Congressional Chronicle969 viewsIn a 220-207 vote, the House approved the Democratic tax, health care and climate change bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act and which passed the Senate 51-50 the previous Sunday. The p…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,454 viewsThe House approved two abortion-related bills in response to the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The first measure, the Women’s Health Protection Act, turns the 1973…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,189 viewsThe House passed two bills. The first measure addresses mental health and opioid abuse treatment. The second establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, focused on accelera…
View in Congressional Chronicle739 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology convened a hearing with a panel of communications industry representatives and academics to examine potential chan…
314 viewsThe House considered 12 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation to reauthorize water projects by the Army Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act (WRD…
View in Congressional Chronicle598 viewsChristopher Calamari, Abbott Nutrition’s U.S. and Canada nutrition president, called the baby formula shortage “heartbreaking” and apologized for the company’s role in the ongoing shortage. …
1,837 viewsThe House passed legislation that bars price gouging for oil and gas. The measure prohibits price increases during national energy emergencies as declared by the president. In addition, it a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,028 viewsOil executives with BP, Chevon, Devon Energy, ExxonMobil, Pioneer, and Shell defended their companies' operations and profits amid rising oil and gas prices during a House Energy and Commerc…
3,870 viewsHealth and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on his department’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. The secretary re…
1,009 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on next-generation wireless technologies. Topics discussed included spectrum auctions, the continue…
439 viewsFCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel and the other commissioners testified about the agency’s priorities before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. Inquiries covered a variety of topics, incl…
294 viewsThe House approved a bill to limit the cost a one month’s supply of insulin to $35. Members also approved a measure to instruct House conferees who were negotiating with the Senate on a bill…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,583 viewsHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other Republican House leaders held an opening news conference previewing their retreat in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. They talked about their…
952 viewsNewly-confirmed National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Alan Davidson testified about efforts to expand broadband across the country. Mr. Davidson spo…
341 viewsThe House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held a hearing on price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples cited during the hearing included the in…
763 viewsThe House passed legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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