House Session
The House debated the rules for three upcoming bills and later approved one of them, a measure seeking clarity on regulating cryptocurrency and providing protections to consumers. During rul…
View in Congressional Chronicle840 viewsThe House debated the rules for three upcoming bills and later approved one of them, a measure seeking clarity on regulating cryptocurrency and providing protections to consumers. During rul…
View in Congressional Chronicle840 viewsThe House approved four bills reversing Biden administration’s environmental policies, including a measure to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. Members also passed sever…
View in Congressional Chronicle472 viewsRep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and several other House Democrats spoke with reporters about the situation in the Palestinian city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Rep. Tlaib reiterat…
707 viewsThe House approved (221-219) a bill that prohibits the EPA from implementing a proposal that establishes new emissions standards for light and medium-duty vehicles. Members also passed (246-…
View in Congressional Chronicle525 viewsA group of progressive U.S. representatives led by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and several rabbis called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, outside the Capitol. Rep. Tlaib had recently b…
2,733 viewsAfter approving the debate rules for a fiscal year 2024 Department of the Treasury and White House spending bill, lawmakers continued work on fiscal year 2024 funding for the Departments of …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,538 viewsIn a news conference on the Israel-Hamas conflict, House progressives joined activists outside the U.S. Capitol to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in response to Hamas terrorist att…
1,840 viewsAlong party lines, the House approved a resolution removing Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Members also debated and approved a resolution condemni…
View in Congressional Chronicle8,248 viewsThe House approved a package of 13 measures promoting diversity and inclusion in the financial sector. More specifically, it includes provisions intended to increase access to banking servic…
View in Congressional Chronicle705 viewsThe CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell, and Chevron testified at a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on climate change. The witnesses faced accusations from lawmakers that their industry ha…
4,717 viewsThe House passed a resolution to censure Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for posting an animated video on social media depicting himself killing Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,935 viewsRepresentative Cori Bush (D-MO), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and several other congressional Democrats spoke at a news conference to discuss evictions prevention legislation.
455 viewsThe House began work on federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 budget year, a package of seven of the dozen bills that set annual spending. More than 200 amendments were allowed, and a vo…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,547 viewsThe House debated more than 20 bills under suspension of the rules, including legislation by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) awarding four congressional gold medals to the U.S. Capitol Police an…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,042 viewsThe House passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which would expand and improve consumer, student, service member, and small business protections against abusive debt coll…
View in Congressional Chronicle3,041 viewsRepresentative Ilhan Omar (D-MN), along with Democratic congressional colleagues, held a news conference on legislation to provide rent and mortgage relief.
884 viewsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), joined by other Senate and House Democratic colleagues, called on President Biden to use executive action to cancel $50,000 in federal student lo…
1,267 viewsThe House debated the rule covering the fiscal year 2021 spending measure that funds the Departments of Agriculture, State, Veterans Affairs, and Interior as well as military construction. …
View in Congressional Chronicle18,959 viewsThe House debated amendments to a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill.
View in Congressional Chronicle785 viewsIn a vote of 236-181, the House passed the Democratic police reform bill, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), Will Hurd (TX) and Fred Upton (MI)…
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