House Session
The House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members al…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,049 viewsThe House approved legislation to provide relief to borrowers who consolidated federal student loan debt with a spouse and need to separate it due to divorce or domestic violence. Members al…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,049 viewsLawmakers participated in the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C, a tradition that dates back to 1909. The Republican team defeated the Democratic team by a score of 10-0.…
7,699 viewsLawmakers participated in the annual Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C, a tradition that dates back to 1909. The Republican team defeated the Democratic team by a score of 10-0.…
1,647 viewsThe House approved a measure that combines two bill that were previously passed by the House in the first session of the 117th Congress. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,442 viewsThe House approved the rules for debate on legislation combining two voting rights bills (the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act) that were previously passe…
View in Congressional Chronicle416 viewsThe House voted 229-202 to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for his failure to respond to a subpoena and testify before the January 6 Select Committee on its investigation into the …
View in Congressional Chronicle3,913 viewsLawmakers from both political parties took part in the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The Republicans won the game 13-12. President Biden made a sur…
12,827 viewsThe House worked on several suspension bills, including one to let the Federal Trade Commission go to federal court to recover monetary damages for victims of fraud and scams. Members also b…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,068 viewsThe House debated the rules governing four bills, approved suspension bills debated the previous day, and then passed two bills. In a 285-120 margin on the first measure, members voted to re…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,194 viewsThe House passed a bill that would ensure the same burden of proof in age discrimination claims as in other discrimination cases. The measure would reverse a 2009 Supreme Court ruling on age…
View in Congressional Chronicle494 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 a bill to provide $1.9 billion in additional funding to improve U.S. Capitol security in response to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It creates a quick-reaction …
View in Congressional Chronicle2,153 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 debated H.R. 1, the For the People Act, which makes changes to campaign finance, voting, and ethics laws.
View in Congressional Chronicle3,414 viewsThe House voted on a suspension bill debated earlier in the day.
View in Congressional Chronicle489 viewsThe House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for a second time. Ten Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor of the resolution.
View in Congressional Chronicle23,188 viewsThe House approved the rules for the 117th Congress. Among the items in the package was curbing the minority party’s use of the motion to recommit and a procedural tactic to change legislati…
View in Congressional Chronicle6,599 viewsThe House considered several suspension bill, including legislation establishing grants for local governments to help mitigate the impact of damage caused by disasters and natural hazards su…
View in Congressional Chronicle533 viewsThe House passed a number of suspension bills, including a continuing resolution to fund the government through December 18, 2020.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,188 viewsThe House approved the House-Senate compromise on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense programs and policy for fiscal year 2021. President Trump had vowed to vet…
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