House Session
The House convened for one-minute speeches and debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with national intelligence programs and 911 calls.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,139 viewsThe House convened for one-minute speeches and debated and voted on several bills under suspension of the rules, including bills dealing with national intelligence programs and 911 calls.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,139 viewsHouse Republicans spoke to reporters following a conference meeting to discuss the next steps to elect a new speaker of the House. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) unexpectedly…
274 viewsThe House approved a bill that increases timber production on federal lands. House leadership pulled the fiscal year 2016 bill to fund the Department of Interior and the Environmental…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,275 viewsThe House debated and passed H.R. 1195, a bill requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to employ advisory boards. Members spoke on a variety of subjects.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,200 viewsThe House amended and passed H.R. 240, a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through September 2015 and defunding executive action on immigration, and H.R. 37, an…
View in Congressional Chronicle2,083 viewsThe House took a series of four votes, including passage of S. 2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, 417-7, with 10 members not voting.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,335 viewsThe House passed H.R. 3522, a bill that allows insurance companies the option to continue offering all group-market plans until 2018. House members delivered general speeches, during which…
View in Congressional Chronicle700 viewsFollowing One Minute Speeches, the House began an hour of general debate on the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill. The open rule, which provides for…
View in Congressional Chronicle1,261 viewsThe House debates six suspension bills, including one condemning the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, for the abduction of 276 schoolgirls.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,569 viewsThe House considered a continuing resolution to fund the government through the remainder of fiscal year 2013, as well as the House Republican fiscal year 2014 budget. Members voted to pass…
View in Congressional Chronicle425 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session.
View in Congressional Chronicle176 viewsThe U.S. House of Representatives convened for a legislative session. The chair announced that the whole number of the House was 432. A bill was passed to defer the debt ceiling until May…
View in Congressional Chronicle578 viewsThe House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act by a vote of 244 to 185.
View in Congressional Chronicle260 viewsLegislative business: Amendments to Defense Authorization
View in Congressional Chronicle1,549 viewsOne Minute Speeches (15 per side) Begin Consideration of H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers…
View in Congressional Chronicle998 viewsThe House considered President Obama’s jobs bill and legislation on the National Labor Relations Board.
View in Congressional Chronicle1,328 viewsThe Faith and Freedom Coalition held its second annual conference. Speakers included Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, House Speaker John Boehner, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and…
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