House Session, Part 3
The House voted on several federal building space management bills under Suspension of the Rules, followed by Special Order speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle198 viewsThe House voted on several federal building space management bills under Suspension of the Rules, followed by Special Order speeches.
View in Congressional Chronicle198 viewsThe House approved (320-99) a continuing resolution to extend government funding in two stages, until March 8 and 22, to avert a looming partial government shutdown at midnight March 1. The …
View in Congressional Chronicle918 viewsBy a party-line 213-209 vote, the House voted to censure former Select Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) for his claims about former President Trump’s ties to Russia. Six Repub…
View in Congressional Chronicle4,107 viewsThe House failed to override President Biden’s first veto of legislation to repeal a Labor Department rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental, social, and corporate …
View in Congressional Chronicle890 viewsThe House met for Morning Hour, with members permitted to speak on any topic.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,162 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 viewsMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke after meeting with President Biden and administration officials on the administration’s State of the Union agenda and other policy proposals.
335 viewsThe House continued work on legislation to expand disability and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Members also approved a measu…
View in Congressional Chronicle652 viewsThe House debated and approved another continuing resolution to fund the government through March 11, 2022, with current federal spending set to expire on February 18. Members also passed a …
View in Congressional Chronicle1,148 viewsThe House passed a bill requiring the Veterans Affairs Department to automatically enroll new veterans in the VA health care system.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,069 viewsThe House approved a bill seeking to limit presidential power and election interference.
View in Congressional Chronicle5,909 viewsThe House debated and voted on a number of bills under suspension of the rules, including measures condemning the abuse of the Uyghur people in China. Members also considered bills involving…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,384 viewsThe House in a 222-190 vote passed a bill to create a 13-member select committee to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol. All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, a…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,466 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 Chronicle3,040 viewsThe House passed an organized labor bill, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, that makes it easier for workers to unionize. Members also debated and passed the rule for the final…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,663 viewsThe House voted 230-199 in favor of a resolution to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) from her two committee assignments. The resolution pertains to past comments she made …
View in Congressional Chronicle17,666 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) held a hearing on the U.S. Capitol . Members of the CBC, civil rights activists, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance …
3,008 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches and then considered a suspension bill, S. 3744, the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which would sanction China over its treatment of minorities.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,585 viewsIn a 217-189 vote, the House passed H.Res. 965, allows proxy voting on the chamber floor and committees to conduct business remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members also passed, 208-19…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,670 viewsThe House debated and passed by voice vote a $2 trillion Senate-passed coronavirus economic aid package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Lawmakers had hoped to pass t…
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